Ryman Auditorium, Home of the Grand Ole Opryby
DougPazComment by frisca: Hello again from the Critique Club, Doug!
I think there is a conspiracy in the CC with me getting your pictures! :) I hope you don't get sick of me and my suggestions! At least I get the chance to expand on my original comments on this photo.
Colour, Composition and Contrast:
I like your choice of subject a lot. Architecture and buildings are naturally dramatic shots I find. I miss the top of the building though, and would have liked to get the peak in, especially if it is modeled after a church, I think it would be a good inclusion in the shot. I like the angle, and prefer it to a head on shot, but almost wish you were a little more to one side or the other to make the angle more dramatic.
All the colours seem a bit shadowed, though I think the contrast is just fine. I am not fond of the yellow font, I think it detracts from the building, but the size and place is good, and with a right justification as Paul suggested below, it would be bang on! :)
Focus and lighting:
I think your focus is crisp on the building and I haven't a word to offer you in improving that! :) I don't like the compression artifacts on the beige building to the right of our subject, but jpeg compressions are notorious for messing with fine lines.
On lighting, I think the whole shot appears to be in shadow due to the overcast day. As kiwi suggested, it would have been nice if the day was a bit sunnier to give you some interesting sky either blue, or even a few clouds and to give a little more light and brightness to the building.
Overall
I like this shot, its certainly great fodder for a postcard and I like the trivia behind it. A slightly brighter day and slap a thin border on that baby, and you've got yourself a fine postcard! :) Well done.
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