Cathedral
by Melethia

Comment by JerseyGenie:
Really like the PP on this one. Very nice. I like the dark and gloomy stormy night feel to this, Melethia.
The menacing swirling clouds really helped you out too. Amazing job.

Cathedral
by Melethia

Comment by jaysonmc:
I whole heartily agree with posthumous, crop to square format getting rid of the top. That image is magical (fav material :)!

Cathedral
by Melethia

Comment by posthumous:
All gothic cathedrals look the same from this angle. For me, all your crazy processing was the key to getting something memorable from this shot. You've made it... well... more gothic. It also reminds me of German silents, Fritz Lang with far more detail.

The only thing is that eventually I notice the man on the bottom and I realize you're trying to feature him in some way. For me, the competition between man and cathedral cancel each other out.

I can't help but notice that if I "crop" off the top (by scrolling down) to be approximately square, the man becomes the focal point and the picture is just astounding and strange and unique. My kind of picture!

Hotel lobby
by Melethia

Comment by jonfrommk:
I bet you stayed in a way more upmarket place!!! After the symettry of day two some lovely assymetry. Not a big fan of borders but this one works well.

Not sure what it is but the item obscurring a part of the flat screen tv is a bit distracting and just as an aside it felt a bit off that it was so (apparently) bright outside yet the lights on the right appear to be on
(my goodness I am paying wayyyyy too much attention to these pics)

J

Stairs, lights, bird
by Melethia

Comment by jonfrommk:
Your obsession with German train stations grows ever stronger!!!

I love the symettry of this shot (you should have shooed that pidgeon away!!!) and the really harsh whiteness coming through the skylight (Is this wonderfully reflected behind the platform sign or is it another section)

Not sure how much cropping went on but I do like the effect

Stairs, lights, bird
by Melethia

Comment by krnodil:
Cool - this could have been a symmetry entry - except the bird might have gotten you a lot of DNMCs :) [that is a bird on that beam, right?]

Hotel lobby
by Melethia

Comment by krnodil:
Oooh, shapes, shapes, shapes! Love the leading lines in this, and the lighting is great.

Body language
by Melethia

Comment by krnodil:
Nice slice of life shot, good silhouettes. Curious about those numbers in the windows - I wonder what they are for (general question, not "why do you have them in the shot")?

Hotel lobby
by Melethia

Comment by CapeSail:
Great lines(curves), again a very nice processing job. Nice perspective, the barrel fits perfectly in the curved section. The subtle lighting here works well.

Hotel lobby
by Melethia

Comment by Dirt_Diver:
okay that looks really cool