The heavens declare the glory of God!
by Schmeldontino

Comment by Connor:
nice picture, love it 7

The heavens declare the glory of God!
by Schmeldontino

Comment by spiritualspatula:
Excellent placing the bush right on the bush. Title is a bit cliche, and I had a feeling I knew what it would before even reading it. The cloud cover is great, and the transition from orange to blue is beautiful. The combination of the clouds and the small sliver of earth makes this scene all the more grand. Great job!

The heavens declare the glory of God!
by Schmeldontino

Comment by Ja-9:
nice color

The heavens declare the glory of God!
by Schmeldontino

Comment by smudgeSMJ:
I really like the blue being included in this. I think I'd prefer for the plants to be not in the center.

The heavens declare the glory of God!
by Schmeldontino

Comment by boss351:
Nice colors in the clouds.

The heavens declare the glory of God!
by Schmeldontino

Comment by mileskea:
Big sky nice colours

The heavens declare the glory of God!
by Schmeldontino

Comment by vlado:
I love nothing more than a good cloudscape image. Excellent.

Can eyes get any bluer?!
by Schmeldontino

Comment by Lonni:
Only with spot editing :) Lovely model.

Memphis Blues
by Schmeldontino

Comment by SaraR:
Hello from the Critique Club.

Certainly an interesting old building; I always find old painted advertising intriguing.

The photo is a record shot, and for these to succeed well in competition they do need to be technically perfect. The composition is ok, but there is nothing dynamic about it; I see that you took this from a bus, and to a certain extent that does come across. The exposure is fine, although you might like to consider some selective dodging and burning of the paint and brickwork to enhance the detail even more - although you may feel that would take away the 'authenticity' of the photo. The sky appears fairly noisy - two possible reasons: a. initial incorrect exposure rescued in LR, or b. as a result of the 400 ISO. If it is as a result of the ISO - and I don't know how your camera performs here, I would have been tempted to increase the aperture to around f5.6 and drop the ISO to 200. The building is pretty much flat to the photographer, and as such doesn't require a large depth of field.

My over-all impressions are of a competent, although some-what uninspiring record shot that doesn't really make me want to linger. Hopefully I have given you some ideas on how you could approach the same subject were you to take the photo again. If you have any questions, please feel free to drop me a PM.

Can eyes get any bluer?!
by Schmeldontino

Comment by beckydi:
Pretty model! Gorgeous eyes!