The Grand Central
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No match
A classic photo of the magnificent Grand Central Terminal, New York City.
About the photo
Canon EOS 500D.
Photo settings: 10 mm.
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Comments (24)
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dirtyvu
great color and sharpness. the hdr is not overdone. you can easily fix the ghosting problem due to multiple exposures in photoshop. put the hdr image on top, create a layer mask, and peel off the ghost to reveal the clean underneath image. it won't affect the image and if you're careful about it, no one will ever know.
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Woofa
The notion of shooting an empty GCS is ridiculous, why remove people from a shot when that is what GCS is about. Also showing them completely still doesn't convey the idea that nobody hangs around in there for the most part, they are quickly moving through. The way the people look in this shows the activity. firefly.serenity is exactly right. onis_uk there is no such thing as an error when your intent is the outcome.
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RussJones
I have to weigh in on the side of the "I like the people in the shot" folks. That's one of the busiest rooms on the planet, it's literally never empty, and I think this picture captures it. I also like that it's in color. I've seen a many different versions of this same basic shot, some dating back to the earliest days of Grand Central, and they're almost always in black and white, or sepia, or the color's very muted. But the color here just adds to the vitality. Thanks, lrehnberg, for a very satisfying shot! Russ
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knaim2
way too busy for me.
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mjball
http://interfacelift.com/wallpaper_beta/details/2078/grand_central_terminal.html http://interfacelift.com/wallpaper_beta/details/1581/grand_central_station.htm
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Mercyflush64
This looks a lot like a black and white submission from a long time ago. Must have been taken from a similar position in the station. Nice to see it in color.
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WizardFusion
I actually like the image, the people are a little distracting, but I do like the effect. The only thing I don't like about this image, and all images of this station, is the sodding great big flag spoiling the architecture.
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I agree with firefly.serenity. I would add that some people won't be satisfied until every submission here is a hyper-realistic take on rocks in the ocean in front of a sunset-- or the skyscrapers of Manhattan. Give me a break.
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firefly.serenity
What some people don't get is that IFL is a wallpaper website, not a photography website. There is always someone who points out "errors" in submissions as if to suggest that only perfect, ultra-realistic photographs are the only thing that should make it to the top. Now, I have only been here for a few years, but there have been plenty of submissions that were not photographs at all, and those have garnered community-based critical acclaim. Let's look at IFL as it should be - a great website offering some of the best computer wallpapers that exist on the Internet - but not a "capture-real-life-as-best-you-can" website. This submission is very artistic, and pretty much the *exclusive* reason that I like it so much is because it is different from reality. IMO, it is a near-perfect capture of life at Grand Central Terminal. Just because this is different than what you can see with your eyes in real life does not make it "wrong" or as having "multiple faults." Almost every submission I have ever seen on IFL has been doctored, cleaned up or otherwise digitally altered in some way. This alteration, by definition, makes the pieces "art." We should critique them as such.
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dohlfhauldhagen
I love the ghosts from the 3 exposures. Keep up the good work.
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Yes, firefly.serenity & n3lly definitely get the point. I wanted the odd effect on the people, it catches the Grand Central busy atmosphere. However, the ND-filter tip was useful.
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SmithNL
Tried the same last week, but your colours and sharpness beats my 450D + 15-85. Great shot!
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bmndibbd
Are those the ghosts of all the travelers who died on trains in the past?
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multiple faults with this picture not up to the high standard i'd expect on this site!
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firefly.serenity
Sorry, one more. This is, without a doubt, one of my favorite IFL pieces of all time. Congratulations on a spectacular image.
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firefly.serenity
No, no, no. This is wild. I grew up in Manhattan, and this is exactly the way that GCT should look. The people whizz by and they leave pretty much as soon as they enter. This is and incredible effect, and if it was done intentionally, leaves my jaw on the floor. This is the epitome of a "capture." This is still life, NYC-style - there is no such as "still" life.
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stubulman
Beautiful shot. Could you move a little bit to the left please?
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I also like this photo, because of the colours and contrast. For me the people don't spoil it that much, but it could have been maybe a little bit nicer with them blurred. You should try a long exposure like Patrick above suggests, and also, do some reading about chromatic aberration. It might not be an issue at a smaller size, but when your shots end up on a 27" monitor, it is very visible! In all, congrats, and I like the urban scene, a nice change compared to the usual wilderness!
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Salem
You can remove the ghosting with CS5
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This image is definitely not spoiled. With people moving or with people frozen in their tracks, Grand Central is one of my favorite places on the planet and this photo does it much justice. It's going on my desktop right now.