Closing of the Day !
by hotroll

Comment by riversong:
Moody, yet pretty!

Closing of the Day !
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Comment by MG:
Sorry – but this shot to me doesn’t convey any idea or mood.

Closing of the Day !
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Comment by channeL7:
I thought this picture had a nice idea behind it but failed to deliver. The clouds are in an interesting colour but it feels more like a background than a subject

Closing of the Day !
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Comment by missykim:
cool capture!

Closing of the Day !
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Comment by MLange:
Would be nice to see even just the bottom 1/3 as a silhouetted landscape to be able to offset the massive amount of purple. Beautiful, though!

Closing of the Day !
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Comment by jeger:
Interesting lighting and shadows. This photo could benefit from a stronger focal point.

Power in these pews
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Comment by hotroll:
I see that I messed up in my processing. I actually went for the grainy look. I thought the plain white walls of the church did nothing for the photo, so I warmed them up and added some film grain to add a little texture. Thank you all for your comments. This is a beautiful old church with amazing stained glass windows.

Closing of the Day !
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Comment by Tammer:
The colors look very surreal and a bit "hot" in the light pink areas. Good concept for the challenge though.

Power in these pews
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Comment by muz64:
Colour & contrast - looks faded

Power in these pews
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Comment by Haneck:
Well, here's my two cents. :)

My first impression of the image was that it was out of focus. It's not really; but the arm of the closest pew is out of focus, and since it's a large and dominates much of the shot, it kind of messed up my whole initial reaction of the photo. Either cropping that first pew arm out might have helped, or if possible, a less shallow depth of field would have fixed that while you actually taking the photo.
Also, it looks really grainy! If it's possible, I would suggest lowering the ISO on your camera. Getting rid of the grain will also make the photo appear in better focus.
And last, the composition. It's really kind of confusing. Instead of leading my eye to a particular point, my eye akwardly wanders all over the place. For this particular shot, I would suggest choosing a whole different angle for the shot.
I hope this was helpful! :)