Churchyard

[jc1305us]

I was waking through a gothic churchyard in Summit, NJ and snapped this one. Thoughts? 

[William Michael]

 

6 hours ago, jc1305us said:

Thoughts? 

It is very busy.

What was your intended Main Subject / Main Message?

WW

[marc_rochkind]

A few things, not all of which you can change at this point:

1. Unfortunate that the branches hang so low at the top. Would have been better if the light and top of the arch were more visible.

2. Bright opening at the left is distracting. Experiment with cropping just to the left of the drainpipe.

3. If the image data can support it (that is, if you shot in raw), do some work in post to bring out the pattern and texture of the stones on the ground.

4. The drainpipe is an unfortunate element. Not too bad, though. Maybe it could be toned down a little.

5. Make the structure brighter, and tone down the bright background that you can see through the arch. I think the giraffe stonework is the most interesting element here. 

[michael_kucinich]

I'd like to see more of the structure of the church and less of the leaves of the tree in the upper half of the picture.

[jc1305us]

22 hours ago, William Michael said:

 

It is very busy.

What was your intended Main Subject / Main Message?

WW

I usually don’t look for messages, I guess I was just going for a feeling of calm and peace. 

[Robin Smith]

I think it is dull. It's a shot of a drainpipe. There must have been more interesting shots is my reaction, I am a big fan of cemeteries too.