Hello from the Critique Club. I am Artyste, and I'll be serving you today.
Initial Thoughts
A lack of focal point here, with the fence in the foreground being a distraction. The subject you've chosen is far too far away to be effective, and without the title, one could miss it as a subject far too easily.
Composition / Content
The composition lacks a number of points here. There is no true focal point, as I've mentioned. The Cathedral is just a small object in the background, and not the true subject as you seem to have desired. The horizon is just a little too central, which also detracts from giving the viewer a path of viewing, setting them up to wander all over the photograph. As for content, it's a nice shot of a part of a city, but, again, no real interest.
Background
Your problem here is that your subject *is* the background, and while that isn't always a *bad* thing, you generally want a path of interest leading to your subject, if it's in the background, and this photo doesn't have one. The river *almost* works, but because of the clutter of the architecture around it, the fence in the foreground, and the fact that the river is cut off long before reaching the cathedral, it ultimately doesn't work.
Camera Work - Technical
The camera work here *is* good. You have a great sunlight exposure, focus is crisp, and DOF is deep and clear.
Digital Processing
You didn't give any details on your post, but I'll assume that you probably played with the basics such as bright/contrast, USM, and the like. Nothing you've done in post, if anything, has taken away from the image.
Fits the Challenge
Being a Free Study, it definitely fits the challenge.
My Opinion on the Photo
I feel that it's an average snapshot of a city, that had a lot more potential. I'm a little confused as to your choice of subject, it being so far away. If you had a stronger path to the subject.. a horizon that was closer to the bottom of the photo, giving you more sky and a stronger look at the cathedral, it might have helped.. or just had simply been a lot closer *to* the cathedral, this photo would have worked much better. Keep shooting, and good luck in the future. |
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