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Challenge: Free Study 2007-04 (Expert Editing*)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire, UK
Date: Apr 4, 2007
Aperture: f7.1
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Architecture
Date Uploaded: Apr 28, 2007

Walking around Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire at the end of a glorious spring day I turned a corner to be confronted with this - completely weird

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05/08/2007 08:41:07 PM
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

It took me a minute to see what you are referring to, but after I saw it, that is just weird, in an interesting kind of way.

Compositionally, this shot feels tight to me. I understand that to get the profiles, it would be difficult to shoot at another angle, but I find myself wanting to see more on the left. There are some good leading lines in here, reinforced by not all being straight lines. The grass line, the "faces" and the shadows and other lights all help to direct the eyes back and into the picture. That may be why it feels cramped to me, the eyes are taken almost completely out of the image, so it doesn't seem to have any "completion."

Technically, there are no blaringly obvious *wrong* things in this. I can see details in the light and dark areas, so exposure seems to be good. Focus is good.

Overall, it is a good picture, but if a viewer didn't notice the silhouettes immediately, there isn't a lot here that makes this shot stand out in a pool of almost 600. It doesn't really compel the viewer to stop and linger and study it, if that makes sense.

If I need to further clarify or explain myself, please feel free to contact me.

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05/05/2007 06:09:58 PM
indeed
05/02/2007 07:10:08 PM
is that Fountains Abbey?
05/01/2007 09:32:03 PM
took me a minute to see it, but that's really cool
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05/01/2007 01:12:47 PM
Weird! Nice capture! Great eye and imagination. The arches are interesting, but try cropping the top off this photo just a little above the first sunbeam. It brings more attention to your subjects.
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