GARDJOLA
by keithborg

Comment by KiwiShotz:
Love the sandstone against the blue

THE SILENT CITY
by keithborg

Comment by loseme:
*Critique Club*

If this is your first photo, great job! I am glad your were able to share this, it is an amazing area that I haven't seen before. This is a great entry. The lighting is lovely, the highlights are just a little too strong. I love the composition, as well as the overall feel the photo gives the viewer. The colors are very nice and soothing, I am glad you did not do a black and white, I like the warm colors. I think it was a very strong image for the perspective challenge, and it probably would have just placed higher based on the highlight. I defiantly want to congratulate you on your first entry, that is always the hardest one. I look forward to seeing more entries!

GARDJOLA
by keithborg

Comment by tuffy:
Good comp & exposure

GARDJOLA
by keithborg

Comment by Riponlady:
fascinating place! love the ears and eyes on the tower. meets challenge

GARDJOLA
by keithborg

Comment by Caltrop:
that is pretty cool - nice shot

GARDJOLA
by keithborg

Comment by The_Itinerant:
Interesting building. Unfortunately, the picture is at such a low overall contrast that I didn't see the eye and ear at first. I don't think there's much to be done with this picture except to go back and reshoot when the sun is nearer the horizon. This looks like noon/afternoon sunlight which doesn't cast enough light on the vertical walls (since the light is vertical) and provides too bright a sky to really make the subject stand out from the background. Early or late sun would throw more light on the walls and darken the sky, focusing attention on the castle and bringing out the textures of the walls and the odd features of the tower.

Also, better light would let you know whether the wall is interesting enough to keep in the photo. Otherwise crop it out and have the tower in the opposite corner of the picture with a twilight or night sky in the background.

GARDJOLA
by keithborg

Comment by kena:
Like it, very interesting.

THE SILENT CITY
by keithborg

Comment by KiwiShotz:
Love these old town images

THE SILENT CITY
by keithborg

Comment by aaronb532:
I like the emptiness this portrays. The only nitpick is the blown highlights. Still, a strong entry. 7

THE SILENT CITY
by keithborg

Comment by vtruan:
cropped a bit to tight to me.