Valle d'Anterselva (Italia) - Pomeriggio

Wow! I like the contrasting themes. What a dramatic shot! Excellent!

 

Chris

The tension is killing me!

 

I LOVE your image -- well done!

Great shot! Perhaps a better scan would do this more justice. Again, a fabulous shot.

Balance is great. Mood mood mood. I like it a lot.

 

T.

it is great.a good and quality opera.i hope that is the original exposure, becouse the colour balance is a litle artificial, but if is real you have my congratulation

I don't think this picture is excellent. Maybe it is the scan, but from my monitor:

 

The front of the church looks washed out, overeposed. It seems out of focus, and the colors look unreal. Did you use Photoshop to alter it?

The subject is good, however, the church is overexposed and still there is no detail in the shadow areas.

It does almost look like a painting, but it's still a pleasing, dramatic shot.

I love this photo!!! The stark whiteness of the building set against the dramatic clouds combined with the rail fence create a wonderfully evocative image. I susp ect it is the scan/monitor, but I would like to see more detail in the white front of the church and steeple. Well done!!!

Very dramatic effect. The stark white of the church provides a dramatic counterpoint to the looming mountains and shifting clouds. A very surreal effect.

 

As has been stated earlier, it would be interesting to see if a little more detail in the church front augments or detracts from the overall effect.

 

In photography there is nothing as important as light. Imagine this shot taken on a sunny day. Be at the right place at the right time and push the knob.

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Good lighting, good contrast of dark background and light foreground.

What a perfect moment to be holding a camera. The post production however lets it down- it's basically "overcooked"

 

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The contrast is amazing. I can almost feel the electricity in the air!

I like the shot, and generally agree with the other posts regarding exposure. The building's backward lean bothers me. One thing you might consider "next time," is to include more foreground in front of the building, so that the film plane is more in parallel with the building. The lines will be straighter. However, I like the shot. You were fortunate to be there at the right time.

Awesome...full of emotion and tension...great job.

Beautiful.

My feeling is that the JPEG compression has been pushed a little too much on this one, distortion is noticeable around the edges.

Other than that, I really like the photo.

I think its element of non-reality is neat. A photo is nothing if it can't make a statement, even if it has to be "enhanced" (think of all the "hokey" stuff Ansel Adams did in HIS darkroom!). The JPEG compression is really bad though.Chunky chunky chunky... I like my peanut butter chunky not my pictures :)

i agree with ash mills, the contrast has been pumped up WAY too much in the darkroom (or photoshop), which makes the facade of the church flat and strips the shadows of detail. it looks like the environment had enough contrast and drama already. a great shot which is unfortunately made to look "fake" after the fact.

the photo is brilliant.the backround and sky are

playing agood role in the picture and adding dramatic effect in contrast to the white church.

Dramatic shot, lots of tension. The church is overexposed, though.