| Author | Thread |
|
|
05/26/2005 11:23:09 PM |
|
|
|
05/26/2005 09:45:54 PM |
Hi from the Critique Club!
This is an image that creates a dark, moody, mysterious atmosphere. It conjures up memories of watching late night horror films as a child, where the victims always ended up in the graveyard at night, and you hid behind the sofa.
The dark threatening sky warns us that something unpleasant may be about to happen. In this picture the steeple and cross are in the light, highlighted against a dark sky, which gives the impression of a soon to come battle between good/light and evil/dark. The battle begins as soon as night falls. This symbology is echoed by the bottom left diagonal being lighter than the top right.
That said, the viewer̢۪s eye is drawn to the top of the steeple, but the trees on the right are distracting: The focus of the picture is the steeple, but it is in competition with those trees and therefore the image loses its impact. Cropping the image, or reframing it at the time, to focus solely on the steeple would have created a more powerful image.
The sky is dark , moody and dramatic and is the essential ingredient in creating the striking atmosphere of the picture. However, the dodging around the steeple is a little over done and a little harsh on the eye. But even so, even done like this, it has an unreal quality to it that perhaps works. The leaning steeple perhaps adds to this unreal feeling.
The building itself has too much detail for a true silhouette. Had you exposed correctly for the silhouette, the image would have been more powerful.
This image does evoke a sense of foreboding and appeals to our primal fears. |
|
 Photographer found comment helpful. |
Comments Made During the Challenge  |
|
|
05/21/2005 08:46:07 PM |
| Steeple is leaning and isn't casting a true silhouette. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
05/20/2005 11:39:25 PM |
| Dodging the tip of the steeple was a good idea, but you went so far that the editing is obvious. In my opinion a somewhat more subtle edit would have been much better. Even so, this is one of my top picks so far. I really like the shot's moody feel. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
05/19/2005 01:27:40 PM |
| Really nice. Has a creepy feel to it. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
05/18/2005 06:31:54 PM |
| The lighting around the cross is exquisite. I think I would prefer a different crop for this pic, though. The dark clouds and trees on the right give the pic an unbalanced feel. Perhaps a crop with just the church and spire would give this a cleaner 'feel', but hta's just my opinion. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
05/17/2005 08:52:27 AM |
| Looks a little crooked, but other than that, very nice! Good use of dodging around the cross. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
05/17/2005 03:29:47 AM |
| The dodging on the steeple is blatant. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
05/16/2005 11:34:36 PM |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
05/16/2005 09:10:12 AM |
| Wonderful sky..really striking. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
05/16/2005 08:13:54 AM |
| Making the steeple vertical would have made the composition far more apealing to me |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
05/16/2005 01:57:49 AM |
| Too much detail, meter the backround, increase two stops and try it again. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
Home -
Challenges -
Community -
League -
Photos -
Cameras -
Lenses -
Learn -
Help -
Terms of Use -
Privacy -
Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2025 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 04/02/2025 11:27:29 PM EDT.
Add photograph to your favorites
Add photographer to your favorites
