Tourneau Watch Temple, New York
Tourneau was not far from where we stayed. Tourneau is a four storage high and 1500 square meters watch temple. Its located at 12E 57th Street. This shop is in the Guinness World Records, because of its size.
Tourneau opened their first shop in 1900 and have kept expanding. Today they sell over one hundred different brands and models, including their own brand. If you look at the big clock you can see this is short early in the morning and apparently before New York(ers) woke up.. and i thought it was the city that never slept.
Camera: Nikon D200
Focal length: 27mm
Aperture: f/11
Exposures: 5
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26 Comments
I like the crispness and detail of this excellent composition!
Nice framing and composition
I'm curious, when you get this "sharp/distinct" lines is that an effect of HDR (which I've never tried myself) or is this something to decide you want?
@Jan: Its something i decide i want :)
Before i publish my photo, i resize it too 900x600 and then i sharpen it. This one was sharpen by duplicating the layer and the using the highpass filter, you start at 0.1 and slowly go up until you begin to see the outline. Then switch the layer to "linear light" and the percentage about 67% for this one. Merge and save for web.
Sometimes in LAB mode i sharpen the L channel. It all depends on the photo and the size, but doing the sharpness should always be done at 100% and at the image size you want.
What software do you use? (it's vacation tomorrow and maybe, just maybe, I get the chance to try HDR this summer)
Love the framing and compostion of this image. Your post-processing is simply amazing!
@Jan: HDR is darn fun :)
I use photomatix from hdrsoft to blend the images together and tonemap them. hdrsoft have a trial version. There's a standalone and a plugin version.
If you need any information just ask, ill happily share
Interesting image, I love all the clocks. Great job framing this one and excellent processing as usual.
I love clocks. This is a building I could stare at for a very long time:-)
Not much to add to above. But everything from the lines in the streets and on the buildings, the repeated circles of not just the clocks but on the ceiling inside and advertising on bottom left exquisitely layer this image. The frame is amazingly balanced with desaturated grays, the green trees and reddish sculpture.
"The city that never slept", I loved your comment, Bo.
One thing I like very much in this shot is the lights inside the shop, which makes the eyes trying to enter. And a great work as usual.
i know that Tourneau store ... can't afford a darn thing in there (unless its a Fossil)
Great job on the clocks :) They look surreal!
Somehow this one feels a bit uneven, maybe it's the angle? but the colors are nice very much your style!
That is alot of clocks! I like the round clocks against the square buildings.
No people on the street right now, but somewhere after 8:30 I bet they start to pout out of busses and subway stops and into the buildings - or is it Sunday - they aren't supposed to sleep then, are they?
And is there really someone in the world who needs to know all the world times - right there? NY is nuts, if fun sometimes.
Thanks for the view. Can't go there now.
I really like the color tones of the lights/neons. Another great shot! Also, I really appreciate your willingness to share your post-processing techniques and other tips. Many thanks.
yeah! the colors are great, and the place too!
I like the green trees! Nice shot.
This is a timeless image...(sorry, I couldn't resist). I love the glow it has.
Great lighting here Bo. I never knew this building was here.
Impressive building and a great photo.
Yes, yes, you captured it well, the time is all around :p)
Ah... I who was exact to carry out the imagination about New York while seeing this photograph, because I was not possible would until there.
Regards from Yogyakarta Indonesia.
One should have no excuse to miss the train!
Bo, thank you so much for the information about your picture processing, this image is again so sharp, so nice, just live it, I hope you made it time to to your next meeting ;-)