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Philadelphia Inquirer Building, Philadelphia, PA, 2017. (fedia.io)

submitted 6 months ago by mattblaze@federate.social to c/photography@fedia.io

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Philadelphia Inquirer Building, Philadelphia, PA, 2017.

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[–] mattblaze@federate.social 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This was captured with a DSLR and a 19mm shifting lens. There's a bit of barrel distortion from the lens, but I decided this image looked better uncorrected.

The Inquirer building, completed in 1924, to me evokes a cigar-chomping editor who calls everyone "kid" and who says things like "bring me back a scoop".

The building had been vacant for a few years when this photo was made, the paper having moved to cheaper and leaner facilities. It has since been repurposed as police headquarters.

[–] mattblaze@federate.social 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

The Inquirer building also housed (until a few years before they moved) their printing plant, making it one of the last major dailies where it was at least theoretically possible for an editor to run downstairs and yell "stop the presses!" if a major story came in. But I'll bet that didn't actually happen very often.

[–] robcee@fosstodon.org 2 points 6 months ago

@mattblaze@federate.social that tilt shift distorts the vertical in a very pleasing way. Great shot!

[–] mmatute_us@infosec.exchange 1 points 6 months ago

@mattblaze@federate.social I interned/worked in a building like this a long time ago, and it was possible to feel the rumble of the running presses while still in the newsroom offices. Impressive. Great photo.

[–] ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

@mattblaze@federate.social Impressively sharp image from top to bottom... I guess that's the lens?

[–] mattblaze@federate.social 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org The Nikon 19mm shift lens. Not quite as sharp at the edges as I'd prefer for large enlargements, but got the job done.

[–] ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org 1 points 6 months ago

@mattblaze@federate.social Impressive!

[–] amarajf@mastodon.sdf.org 1 points 6 months ago

@mattblaze@federate.social I don’t know a tilt from a shift, but I know a beautiful photo when I see one. Looks cinematic.