Cephalonia Church

The bell in the foreground was the original bell from the church that

was lost in the devastating earthquakes.

 

I was in contention as to whether to make the church or the bell in

focus, in the end I went for the church because I liked the design of

the door.

 

All comments welcome, especially concerning composition and focus.

Also, any ratings give me a better understanding of its appeal.

 

Many thanks guys,

 

Markus

Nice color and contrast. I think I would have gone for a little less depth of field and blurred the bell in the foreground a little more. The design on the bell detracts from the design on the door. Also, with the bell overlapping the door detracts from the door as well.

 

Overall, a strong and appealing photograph.

I like your subject and concept here, but you've made some technical errors by overlapping the bell and the church that are quite jarring. Also, in a picture like this I would have focused on making the white church really stand out as white, and it seems too gray/dark on my monitor (though it might be my monitor). You maybe could have opened the exposure up a stop.

... for your comments guys. I knew that it need something but couldn't quite pick it out.

 

MKJ

I would recommend something exactly opposite to what Mark suggested: I would go for a tack-sharp bell with fuzzy church in the background.

As for overlaps, they might be very effective, so on general principal I don't fully agree with Brian. In this case, however, something is not quite right: (1) the bell merges with the door; and (2) the horizontal stick supporting the bell cuts off the tower. I don't know how much room to maneuver and what focal lengths did you have at your disposition, so it's hard to suggest a specific solution to improve perspective.