Saint Mark's Square & Polar Coordinates, a photo from Venice, Veneto

Photographer's Note

Interested about the use of the polar coordinates tool of photoshop, after to have seen some example on the TE pages, I've tried some experiment, this is one of the results that I much like, I don't post this image as final version of the original, because I think that this is not an improvement of it, just a graphic elaboration. Hope this is right for the TOS.

Paolo, rigoletto, niphredil76, Buin, miumiu, lilimih33, jaywalker, kittyhawk, paololg, AiresSantos, josepmarin heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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bruce_wayne (1507) 2008-02-26 4:51

CIao Vinicio!
Foto strana...fa girare la testa!!! BElla idea e interessante risultato!!
Se ci sei ci vediamo domenica a Roma!

Alessandro

Paolo (41258) 2008-02-26 5:12

A livello di thumbnail e senza leggere il titolo ho pensato a qualche strano macchinario che voi fisici utilizzate, tipo il sincrotone o qualcosa del genere!
un esperimento...estremo, ma ben riuscito grazie all'ottima qualità dell'immagine originale, ai bei colori e alla luce ottima per la buoan esposizione.
un buon risultato!
ciao

rigoletto (34279) 2008-02-26 5:43

Hey, this is [rho = 1 - sin(theta)] cardioid, drawn in polar coordinates :))
What a San Marco this is!
And seems that you had real fun turning the original into a cardioid.
A mathematical beauty, when art meets science.
I loved your experiment Vinico.
Ciao,
Deniz

amaryllis (37047) 2008-02-26 5:44

bonjour
fantastique cette photo et good idea
belle perspective
bravo
juliette

andante (7092) 2008-02-26 6:06

It is such a fun image to look at. Very sharp details, and engaging as well. TFS,
E

jasmis (58653) 2008-02-26 6:16

Interesting play with pixels. Looks impressive.
Regards my dear friend.

carmen_alba (126) 2008-02-26 6:26

VERY NICE WORK.....I LOVE WHAT YOU DID WITH IT......GREAT ORIGINAL IDEA.....I'D LOVE TO SEE THE ORIGINAL PICTURE

chpp (4283) 2008-02-26 6:28

Ciao Vinicio
me piace questo lavoro. penso che dà un buon cornice a la chiesa. while San Marco is almost untouch the rest curls around gracely. The original is a perfect shot so.... this is a perfect WS
cheers
C

khsu157 (28) 2008-02-26 7:09

Wow Vinicio, tht's a cool shot. I'm definitely gonna have to try that. TFS. Kiley

niphredil76 (850) 2008-02-26 7:15

Ciao Vinicio! io non sono una patita degli effetti speciali, ma questa mi piace proprio! Sembra di vedere il mondo in una sfera di cristallo!
Laura

Faros (12) 2008-02-26 7:30

Hi Vinicio,
It's beautiful and magic,

Phil.

Buin (42580) 2008-02-26 7:31

Hallo Vinicio!
A masterpiece, truly a masterpiece - and very very interesting and confusing. When I was there, 10 years ago, I have seen it in another way! ;-)
An icredible and breathtaking picture!
Greetings from rainy Germany!
Frank

miumiu (6117) 2008-02-26 12:45

Hello Vinicio!
Fantastic photo!!! l like it, superb idea! Thanks for sharing!
Very very special!
Greetings
Agnes

lilimih33 (9918) 2008-02-26 13:53

Hello Vinicio!
Interesting PP work and lovely effect!
Great colours and perfect clarity!
Excellent done!
Best regards!
Lili

anesugur (18789) 2008-02-26 14:07

Ciao Vinicio,
Very well captured shot.
Composition and colors are excellent.

Thanks and best wishes. Uğur

jaywalker (16105) 2008-02-26 14:59

Hi Vinicio, What an amazing effect of this famous landmark, the light, the focus &, the sheer beauty, I love it, kind regards Wilson,

edytungkal (4551) 2008-02-26 17:54

Interesting and artistic result, very nice experiment Vinicio. I can see the beautiful of St. Mark Square combined perfect with your experiment. Thanks for the shot friend..

daniel

kittyhawk (1802) 2008-02-27 1:48

Hello Vinicio,

Great shot. I really like this one. An interresting view of this place... TFS.

Friendly,
- Halgeir

PixelTerror (0) 2008-02-27 1:48

Ciao Vinicio,
He he nice Athos99ade taken in famus surroundings one would recognize at one with or withour PP, i agree there could be bit too much PP here for TE but the reasult is great and given the heart form you could have saved that one for Valentine day... too late !
Have a nice day JY

gilou530 (34) 2008-02-28 4:01

salut vinicio
une photo au cadrage original de cette place célébre, ca donne une photo intéressante et agréable a regarder
amitiés
gilbert

Silvio1953 (221525) 2008-02-28 5:36

Fantascientifica Vinicio, Venezia sembra ingoiata da un buco nero, splendida ed originale, bravo, ciao Silvio

paololg (31448) 2008-02-28 14:12

Credo che tu non abbia bisogno di comperare quadri per abbellire le pareti di casa tua, dal momento che sai costruire opere d'arte come questa. Come idea, come creatività e, non ultimo, come conoscenza del fotoritocco, questo tuo lavoro merita un distinto distacco dalla media delle foto in TE, comprese le mie. Te la rubo e la metto tra le mie favorite. Sei grande.
Ciao
Paolo.

mikeo (12129) 2008-02-29 13:11

Hello Vinicio,

Its absolutely...

A M A Z I N G !!!

Perfect idea, execution, colours, sharpness...its so modern in very well chosen frame...

I love it!

Greetings
Mikeo

crckt (7222) 2008-02-29 15:18

Hi Vinicio,
WOW! This is really fascinating work! I love your imaginative photography, this shot shows what your mind was thinking. Loved it, I have no words to express how much. Thanks for sharing, this goes to my favs.
Regards,
Shaeri

banyanman (7797) 2008-03-01 2:42

This probably doesn't meet the TOS for TE, Vinicio (I guess Adam hasn't spotted it - so we won't tell!) but I am pleased that you have posted it here rather than TL otherwise I wouldn't have known about the polar coordinates tool of PS. I had a look at the original, and would have to say that I like this presentation 10 times better. It's a real work of art. At first glance I thought it was something you had done with a fish eye lens, but when I saw that you had shot it with a Cybershot I realised that couldn't be possible, so read your note to find out how you did it.

Presenting the image this way completely removes the distortion problems that you mentioned in the original note. Thanks for introducing me to this tool with this magnificent image. I can't wait to try it out myself. Have added this to my favourites.

Cheers . . . David

AiresSantos (56155) 2008-03-01 23:59

Ciao Vinicio
An excellent effect in this very good phoyojob. The original is nice but i prefer this one.
TFS and greetings
Aires

smarcell (19965) 2008-03-04 0:20

In genere non mi attraggono molto gli effetti speciali, ma in questo caso il risultato e' veramente bello.
Sicuramente un' immagine originale di Venezia. Sebra un lavoro fatto con l'argento.
Ciao Stefano

archimatica (20648) 2008-03-05 14:33

Sembra un piatto, o meglio, un oggetto artistico d'argento, meglio d'antiquariato.
Mi piace la pertinenza tra il risultato dell'elaborazione e il soggetto, cosa non sempre facile.
Ciao
Renzo

Angshu (56760) 2008-03-07 21:25

Ciao Vinicio
I was baffled, I wondered, but I was bowled over. It's art, it's science, it's the combination which creates a flutter. I certainly do remember the original shot of yours, but this is quite extraordinary!
Best Regards
Angshu

Lika (268) 2008-03-17 9:20

Ciao Vinicio!
Fantastic foto!
Great idea!
Bravo!
TFS,
Regards!
LIka

giorgimer (35017) 2008-03-30 14:28

Ciao Vinicio,

con questo splendido soggetto l'uso di quest effetto è stato molto efficace. Risultato vertiginoso!

Complimenti!

Gio

keribar (43841) 2008-04-03 21:30

Ciao Vinicio,
A very interesting discovery for me, I 'll try to learn how this is done. The result seems great to me, by I am not an expert so
may there's a chance to improve, I don't know.
All the best - Ciao Izzet

azizbilgili (2111) 2008-09-25 4:54