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richabhatiaComment by skief: Greetings from the Critique Club
As I've spent a little while looking at this photo, I am left with a sense of wondering. I am really wondering what it is that I am looking at, and why are all of these tourists looking at it as well. There are aspects of the photo that I want to look at, to see more detail of. It almost seems like you were trying to get so much into the photo, that all of the interesting things become so small as to be insignificant.
This photo has the feel of a touristy snapshot. It seems as if you just happened to take a picture and decided to put it in the challenge. The question comes, how does this picture tie into Perspective. The challenge was to use perspective to create a dramatic effect. This means getting in close, using a different angle, something in the way that you took the photo that creates interest in it.
I could easily see an interesting photo in this place if you could get closer to the Buddha at the end of the hall, get down low and photograph him from a different angle, maybe including one of the tourists in the photo (one and only one).
Simplification should be a key for you. There is too much going on here in the photo for me to see what it is that you are trying to get me to see.
Ask yourself in this photo, what is it that I am taking a picture of? Is this the best perspective (angle/composition) to focus on it? Are there distractions in the photo that detract from my subject? If you can answer all of those questions, you will see your score jump up.
In conclusion, I'm looking at your title, and I think through that you are trying to get us to look at the tourists in the hall as being the real gallery. Unfortunately, this is not that clear in the photo itself, rather only in the title.
If you have any questions or comments about this critique, feel free to PM me.
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