Santuario de Guadalupe
Dec 8, 2014 19:24:09 #
An exterior view of the Santuario de Guadalupe Mission in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Dec 8, 2014 19:45:33 #
jackm1943 wrote:
An exterior view of the Santuario de Guadalupe Mission in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Hi, Jack,
Your technically excellent, well composed celebration of soft curves and finely textured adobe surfaces as a backdrop for the small, severe sharp-edged rectangles of the dark wood-barred window and its adobe-embedded lintel is great use of both tonal and textural contrast.
It is a strong and sensitive culturally iconic image.
Dave in SD
Dec 8, 2014 20:52:52 #
That is a superb image Jackm. Excellent composition and perspective. I really like BW on this.
Dec 8, 2014 20:54:26 #
Uuglypher wrote:
Hi, Jack,
Your technically excellent, well composed celebration of soft curves and finely textured adobe surfaces as a backdrop for the small, severe sharp-edged rectangles of the dark wood-barred window and its adobe-embedded lintel is great use of both tonal and textural contrast.
It is a strong and sensitive culturally iconic image.
Dave in SD
Your technically excellent, well composed celebration of soft curves and finely textured adobe surfaces as a backdrop for the small, severe sharp-edged rectangles of the dark wood-barred window and its adobe-embedded lintel is great use of both tonal and textural contrast.
It is a strong and sensitive culturally iconic image.
Dave in SD
Thank you Dave. Santa Fe and Taos are fantastic areas to photograph.
JackM
Dec 8, 2014 22:21:58 #
If I could put it as well as Dave has done I would but without his exquisite fluency with the English language I will just totally concur with what he has said.
You have a great eye to spot this. 99.9% would walk on by.
Billyspad
You have a great eye to spot this. 99.9% would walk on by.
Billyspad
Dec 9, 2014 08:07:01 #
jackm1943 wrote:
Thank you Dave. Santa Fe and Taos are fantastic areas to photograph.
JackM
JackM
I have to add that I've been to Santa Fe and Taos many times and been to the Santuario...and likely walked by that spot on more than one occasion, but never "saw" it there as you did. More's the pity, and the greater my admiration for your image!
Dave
Dec 9, 2014 08:58:35 #
Interesting shot. I really like the contrast of the curves with the square window and straight bars.. The composition is excellent. The rule of thirds works will here.
Dec 9, 2014 09:35:36 #
Jack, great shot! The composition is flawless. I would increase contrast a tad so that the whites are pure white and blacks are deep black. Adding some slight burning around the edges would not hurt. But this all comes under the heading of "Gilding the Lily"!
Dec 9, 2014 10:09:09 #
Billyspad wrote:
If I could put it as well as Dave has done I would but without his exquisite fluency with the English language I will just totally concur with what he has said.
You have a great eye to spot this. 99.9% would walk on by.
Billyspad
You have a great eye to spot this. 99.9% would walk on by.
Billyspad
Thanks for your kind comments Billyspad. I feel very lucky to have stumbled onto this image, I knew when the shutter was pushed it would be pretty good if I didn't screw it up.
And I agree that Dave does put a lot of thought and effort into his critiques, which I think we all appreciate.
JackM
Dec 9, 2014 10:11:18 #
Country's Mama wrote:
Interesting shot. I really like the contrast of the curves with the square window and straight bars.. The composition is excellent. The rule of thirds works will here.
Thanks C Mama. I didn't give the rule of thirds any thought on this, but you're correct that it does fit.
JackM
Dec 9, 2014 10:42:25 #
jackm1943 wrote:
Thanks C Mama. I didn't give the rule of thirds any thought on this, but you're correct that it does fit.
JackM
JackM
I don't think most of us think about it but because it "looks" better that way that is how it turns out. :-D
Dec 9, 2014 10:53:04 #
Yep ... great composition. I like the reflections in the window as well. I suppose if a photographer stood there all day the reflections would change ... wonder what other things would show up in that window? It would be interesting. I would like a little more contrast. I especially would like to see the water stains brought out more.
Dec 9, 2014 11:47:04 #
I grew-up in NM and this captures the simple, peaceful, quiet of the SW. Great composition and technical capture. Thank you for posting.
Dec 9, 2014 18:08:34 #
SonyA580 wrote:
Jack, great shot! The composition is flawless. I would increase contrast a tad so that the whites are pure white and blacks are deep black. Adding some slight burning around the edges would not hurt. But this all comes under the heading of "Gilding the Lily"!
Thanks for your comments and suggestions SonyA580.
JackM
Dec 9, 2014 20:17:10 #
jackm1943 wrote:
An exterior view of the Santuario de Guadalupe Mission in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Jack, this is a wonderful image. You captured the texture of the building, as well as that of the light falling on it. The gentle curves contrasted by the sharp angles of the window, which is place very nicely placed within the image itself.
This is truly inspirational, as I'd like to travel there myself someday and photograph in that area.
--Bob
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