Riverside Church New York City

I like that you did this in b/w. It emphasizes and highlights the period of the architecture, which is very nice. I have a few simple recommendations that I feel would improve the drama and effect of your shot. These would be a little sharpening, pushing the black and white levels to enhance the light and to develop the foreground's row of trees, as they do lack a little definition. Also, I would clone out the antenna atop the church.

These are all minor adjustments that would make the shot more cohesive and with more depth.

Nice composition here and you chose a good subject to photograph, too.

Regards,

Maria

Maria,

Thank you. You raise some good points. I was concerned that over sharpening the image would make the already chiseled appearance a bit too strong. I also find that while I'm sharpening for print, I tend to leave the screen image a bit "smooth" to avoid overcorrection of the final output.

I'm interested in your idea of bringing up the definition and contrast of the foreground tree line. I felt the softer foreground helped draw out the lines of the stonework. I'll give it a try and see how it changes the overall texture.

By the way, you're absolutely right, BOTH antennas should go. Thanks for that attention to detail.

Regards,

Henry

Henry,

That's a good point about sharpening and the final output for pint. I sometimes like a chiseled appearance to the architecture, but that's just a personal preference for the most part.

If you do develop the row of trees at the bottom, I wouldn't mind seeing that.

Maria