Cityscape Mile High Skyline

Mile High Skyline · 05:05 AM

A shot of the Denver skyline from my trip to the Mile High City over Thanksgiving. We were walking to the football stadium to catch the Broncos/Giants game, when I stopped to snag this photo. Thanks for looking.

kevinschoenmakers · 12-12-2009, 08:12 AM

Lovely cityscape! Great conversion, too.

boodiespost · 12-12-2009, 10:37 AM

good ole mile high. I see elitch tower and pepsi center and I think that's the aquarium on the left. I lived there for 17 years and moved here to Cali 6 months ago, oh how I miss colorado! Nice shots ^^

paulyrichard · 12-12-2009, 10:50 AM

Good cityscape, nate. Any reason why it has been cropped?

**Ash** · 12-12-2009, 01:35 PM

Good one Nate.
A good-looking cityscape and well done B&W conversion.
Those foreground signs bother me though.

nate_b · 12-13-2009, 03:12 PM

Thanks to all for your comments - much appreciated. I'm yet to really know what I'm doing with B&W conversions (using GIMP with to desaturate and tweak until it looks OK to me), so I was pleasantly surprised with how this conversion turned out. Mostly luck.

boodiespost - I was born and lived in Ft. Collins until I was 12, but have always had family in Denver and go back frequently. I love that city/area. Good eye pointing out those landmarks!

paul - I cropped the image as a matter of personal preference. The foreground was a cement barrier (to which the sign in the picture was attached), and not all that attractive. It detracted from the cityscape too much for my liking, as I found the cityscape the more attractive subject. I should have just zoomed some more, in hindsight, but had just one shot as we were walking to the game.

Ash - Your honest feedback is always appreciated. The signs bother me a bit, too. I was hoping to have one point of interest in the foreground, but wish I'd had a chance to take another shot without the signs in view. Oh, well...I'm still pleased with the image overall considering the circumstances.

Barnster · 12-13-2009, 05:25 PM

I'm with Ash,if you remove the signs at the front,you have a great image.To me I can't appreciate the cityscape properly because the signs take my eyes away from that.Try a bit of cloning and remove the signs.

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12-12-2009, 08:12 AM	#2
kevinschoenmakers Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shanghai Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,509	Lovely cityscape! Great conversion, too.

12-12-2009, 10:37 AM	#3
boodiespost Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 114	good ole mile high. I see elitch tower and pepsi center and I think that's the aquarium on the left. I lived there for 17 years and moved here to Cali 6 months ago, oh how I miss colorado! Nice shots ^^

12-12-2009, 10:50 AM	#4
paulyrichard Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: London, UK Posts: 871	Good cityscape, nate. Any reason why it has been cropped?

12-12-2009, 01:35 PM	#5
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Good one Nate. A good-looking cityscape and well done B&W conversion. Those foreground signs bother me though.

12-13-2009, 03:12 PM	#6
nate_b Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 368 Original Poster	Thanks to all for your comments - much appreciated. I'm yet to really know what I'm doing with B&W conversions (using GIMP with to desaturate and tweak until it looks OK to me), so I was pleasantly surprised with how this conversion turned out. Mostly luck. boodiespost - I was born and lived in Ft. Collins until I was 12, but have always had family in Denver and go back frequently. I love that city/area. Good eye pointing out those landmarks! paul - I cropped the image as a matter of personal preference. The foreground was a cement barrier (to which the sign in the picture was attached), and not all that attractive. It detracted from the cityscape too much for my liking, as I found the cityscape the more attractive subject. I should have just zoomed some more, in hindsight, but had just one shot as we were walking to the game. Ash - Your honest feedback is always appreciated. The signs bother me a bit, too. I was hoping to have one point of interest in the foreground, but wish I'd had a chance to take another shot without the signs in view. Oh, well...I'm still pleased with the image overall considering the circumstances.

12-13-2009, 05:25 PM	#7
Barnster Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Mid North Coast,Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,016	I'm with Ash,if you remove the signs at the front,you have a great image.To me I can't appreciate the cityscape properly because the signs take my eyes away from that.Try a bit of cloning and remove the signs.

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