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Aug 17, 2020 13:52:36   #
mffox Loc: Avon, CT
 
Great shot. Very well composed. It draws the eye right in.

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Aug 17, 2020 14:02:59   #
bertloomis Loc: Fort Worth, Texas
 
It's a pleasant photo. I like it!

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Aug 17, 2020 14:05:30   #
bertloomis Loc: Fort Worth, Texas
 
My eye is drawn to the lighter wall stones to the left of the door. Somehow I feel it should be drawn to the door itself.

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Aug 17, 2020 15:12:01   #
Fitz424 Loc: Los Angeles
 
Thanks

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Aug 17, 2020 16:47:48   #
mikeroetex Loc: Lafayette, LA
 
Fitz424 wrote:
Shot with Sony A900 Tameron 28-200 1/1000 f8.0 ISO 200

My eye bounces around too much. Mostly drawn to the white bricks, but then the door, then the cross then the sky above. I can't definitively tell what is the subject and what is your story you want to convey.

I would crop to make the image stronger. Bump the contrast just a touch more, then crop away everything but the door and the cross and a bit of the shadow of the left wall (letting its presence be implied). I'll send it to you by PM and you can post back to the thread, if you like the idea.

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Aug 17, 2020 17:10:57   #
Fitz424 Loc: Los Angeles
 
thanks would like to see it

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Aug 17, 2020 17:11:34   #
Fitz424 Loc: Los Angeles
 
thanks

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Aug 17, 2020 17:11:56   #
Fitz424 Loc: Los Angeles
 
bertloomis wrote:
It's a pleasant photo. I like it!


thanks

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Aug 17, 2020 17:14:36   #
mikeroetex Loc: Lafayette, LA
 
Fitz424 wrote:
thanks would like to see it


Sent to your inbox!

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Aug 17, 2020 19:09:46   #
mikeroetex Loc: Lafayette, LA
 
mikeroetex wrote:
Sent to your inbox!


With permission from Fitz, this is how I would crop the photo.



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Aug 17, 2020 19:23:16   #
Fitz424 Loc: Los Angeles
 
mikeroetex wrote:
With permission from Fitz, this is how I would crop the photo.

Thanks I like the crop a lot

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Aug 18, 2020 10:04:29   #
ediesaul
 
The crop is excellent! It keeps the interesting objects, such as the cross, the door, and the wall; the textures; the variants of shades. It deletes the large courtyard. Great job for a photo that already had wonderful potential.

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Aug 22, 2020 07:53:50   #
Uuglypher Loc: South Dakota (East River)
 
Cany143 wrote:
What camera, what lens, and what their settings were are irrelevancies as regards critique of this --or almost any-- image. What is relevant in an image like this is content, composition, and ultimately, meaning; each of which will inevitably be more or less subjective.

Often, images --especially those shot in or converted to b&w-- should pass the (your) 'squint test.' By that, I mean literally squint you eyes such that detail is no longer a criteria, and you can instead 'judge' the balance of light and dark, the symmetry or asymmetry of the elements, and whether or not the whole justifies the means. Having passed that, then compositional forms/norms come into play, and by that I do not mean the so-called 'standards' of "Rule of Thirds" or "Golden Mean" or any of the dozens of other 'rules' that do actually help, but are not by themselves what does or does not make a good image. By this, I mean to state that whatever the particular elements in the image are, they should stand in some meaningful relationship with each other, in conjunction with the ranges of lights and mids and darks, at least as regarded by you.

Do you want a complete breakdown as I see it? Probably not. Especially since you probably see the relationships of elements somewhat differently than I might. What I do see, though, is a more than competent image.
What camera, what lens, and what their settings we... (show quote)


I concur with Jim’s comments- seemingly those of an experienced and duly competent judge - whether he is a judge/ juror I know not - but if not he ought be!

Dave

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Sep 10, 2020 16:45:03   #
Fitz424 Loc: Los Angeles
 
Architect1776 wrote:
Looks good to me.
Seems to have a mystery about it.

I am no expert though and only photos with things that bother me personally will get comment.

I like this as is.


Thanks

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Sep 10, 2020 16:45:39   #
Fitz424 Loc: Los Angeles
 
PixelStan77 wrote:
Image looks great in download. Has a great tonal range and composition. You should be very pleased with it because it is a perfect image.


Thanks

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