Chapel of the Holy Cross

Hope you like it.

 

All comments/critiques/ratings are greatly appreciated.

Clearly this is very interesting scene with great lighting. I don't understand why the cactus (?) in the foreground is the subject of the shot (intentionally or not). Is comes across as the subject to me because its much brighter and the largest element in the scene. Perhaps you could explain.

It was uninentionally to be seen as the focal point. I used it as a mean by which the viewer could be lead from the bottom of the scene to the top or vice versa, just as a visual anchor to add more interest other than the church and the rocks themselves.

Lee, I agree. The cactus works well as an initial lead and contributes well to the context of the desert. It is the high contrast of the sky that then draws my eye up into the main subject, the church, with its regular geometry in stark contrast to the natural chaos around it. It's a really nice capture, with, I suspect, a little more than slight manipulation in PS for the sky? Don't take that as negative, it's the final image that counts and I love this one!. Thanks for sharing.

Great sixsix composition!

The cactus works for me, very nice. This is Sedona AZ I believe. I have slides from here that I shot in the mid 70's. Did you go up through Oak Creek Canyon to Flagstaff? It is a photographers dream.

Best regards

Jim

I think the dark but clearing clouds and the thorny cactus, as well as the barren wasteland that is the rocks, combine to provide a meaningful context to the house of spiritual belief that is obviously the focus of the picture.

 

This is art. Great photo.