LeeWhitney-Window

This week I wanted to find something colorful so that I could really play with the post processing tools introduced in this weeks lesson. I thought the mural surrounding this window did the trick. I struggled with whether or not the window is the focal point of the photo. At first glance I would say no, but as you spend more time with the image and realize that the window is the only "real" item in the image I think it becomes the true focal point. Also I had to make some framing choices, to balance the fireplace I had to include just a bit of the sleeve of a person framed out of the photo. Similarly the image may not appear horizontally balanced but that is the mural painting, closer inspection will show the window is horizontal. Also this was a bit of a challenge because this building was located on a busy road, so to get my shot I had to run out into the middle of the road with my camera and tripod, get the shot and run back before cars came, then do it again and again and again until I got the shot I wanted.

Done