Anthony's bar

Do you think the exaggerated perspective of a 17mm lens detracts from

the subject?

Beautiful place and so well exposed, the DOF is so impressive and the details are so fine, the vivid colors are remarkable and adding to the well thought off composition here.

Thank you for sharing it and wishing you all of the best.

I don't think it detracts from the subject, but rather makes the subject to the extent that the composition is in keeping with the bright and yellow lights amid an otherwise blue scene.  It's not quite "real," but rather an attractive artistic rendition of this area.

Beautiful spectacle, well used wide angle lens, nice mixture of natural (available overall) light and artificial light and well composed by integrating various elements in the composition!

PDE

The distortion from the wide angle lens is not an issue for me at all. I actually think it adds interest. I love the variety of colors visible in this work. Excellent job of creating this image without making it look too "fake."