Siena Cathedral v.2

Second attempt at this shot, this time with some (lots of)

sharpening and a square crop. Original is

href="http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6367889">here.

Advice? Comments always welcome.

Not sure which crop is better but I really like this one. Each version has a different feel. Amazing architecture!

Joseph,

 

Thanks as always for stopping by. Glad you liked this. I felt like the skinny crop was more disorienting, maybe even bordering on abstract.. where this crop really gives perspective to the enormity of the architecture in the cathedral. I think the crop could go either way, but I am leaning towards this one. Glad you enjoyed it!

 

Karen

Wonderful perspective. Very dramatic.

wonderful compotition

this really grabbed my eye as I scrolled thru the critique submissions. The drama of the perspective; the colour contrast of the orange/black against the blue/gold and the 'volume' defined by the lighting of the ceiling make this really dramatic. Well done. Feeds my architectural addiction!

just compared it to the other crop. i reckon this is much better because it is a photo of a space, light volume, mood, character... where the other one is 'just another photo of a column' (without intending to be rude). Here the drama of the column leads your eye to explore what the column is created to support.

Drew, Eduardo, Thank you, I'm glad that you liked my work on this. And thank you for taking the time to rate and make comments, I really appreciate it.

 

Tony, Thanks for taking the time to comment. I agree that this one is much better. Not rude at all.. the other one just didn't cut it for me either, it needed work. I'm glad you enjoyed this. The sense of space and volume is what I was going for when I reworked this.. glad it worked. :)

 

Karen

I especially like the dynamic composition

That is well done! I am very impressed. That is just incredible.

 

I really love the angle and I trully love this one even more because you got more of the room in it.

 

AHA ~

 

Did you dodge and burn it?

 

How did you get the blue to come out more?

... the composition works well and the blue in the nave is stunning. Very fine work.

Jef, thanks for looking and taking the time to comment. I am glad you liked this.

 

Dennis, Thanks so much for commenting and I'm glad you liked it.

 

Micki, Thanks! I can't believe the response I got off this. :) I actually didn't dodge and burn at all, I just went back to the untouched original image and reworked it. I straightened it a bit and did quite a bit of sharpening work. I also saturated it some, but not too much. The blues just came out on their own. Glad you liked it.

 

Karen

Photo of the week!

Hehe. Thanks Bob!

 

Karen