Act Of Faith

Don't really know why I named the photo thus. Just occured to me.

Thanks for any comment.

Very good though...

... I wonder whether the cross obstructs the view of the peak on purpose.

... I think the border is a tad severe.

...I keep wondering what the strange vertical lines in the clouds upper left are. (Shot taken through the window of a riding train perhaps?)

Nitpick: would a tad wider have improved it? (Giving a little more context / information about the mountains top left, the reason for the fence and a hint of what lies to the right of this peak.)

That said, the atmospere is great, contrast very good and overal impression nostalgic.

Hope this helps, Matthijs.

I appreciate your views on my photo. I wish more people raised pointers like you have, which really helps.

I took this photo from inside a room, so now you know you were right about the glass panes producing the lines in the upper right bit of the photo. Well noticed. I take your other points as well. Thanks.

Do you think this photo would look better frameless? I did crop the photo to exclude a distraction to the right (in the form of a metallic structure) which aroused your curiosity. I also cropped to the left to leave out a bit of the background to help focus on the cross and the peaks.

I'm not sure about frames, they're not my style. (But that's entirely a matter of personal taste.)

They can be used to add to an atmosphere though.

In this case maybe a "silver grey" might be better to lighten the mood?