St. Peter Street Balcony – Photo

I was playing around with an image I captured of a St. Peter Street balcony in Photoshop (CC 2015.5) today, messing around with some filters when the image went berzerkoid on me. I’m actually intrigued by the way my image was morphed by the software so I decided to keep it and post it here. Below it you’ll find what I was actually trying to get to.

I usually try to compose all my images both vertically and horizontally if I have the time. Far too often I know I’m unlikely to return and, if I do return, the scene is unlikely to be the same. In this digital world, the cost of taking and storing the second composition is negligible so I really don’t see a downside. Often when I’m looking through my pre-digital slide or print collection I find myself lamenting just having the one orientation. I find it limits what I can do creatively with the image.

I captured this scene while strolling through the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, back in June of 2015. The house itself sits on St. Peter Street, about a block from Preservation Hall.

Here’s what I was actually aiming for:

And here’s a horizontal view of the scene: