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Old 04-29-2010, 11:59 AM
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Hi, this is my first post, and I'm thrilled to find such a great website & forum. I've been living in Ukraine for a few months, and I took this picture on Easter Sunday inside the Pechersk Lavra monastery in Kyiv. I was trying to feature the sun-lit clouds as the main subject, so I deepened the contrast quite a bit to get the silhouette effect and obviously changed the hue to make the sky stand out more.

I'm just looking for some feedback. How could I have improved this shot? Could it have been composed better, had better lighting, etc?

I'm working with a Canon Powershot A610 and here are the settings I used:
ISO 50
1/2500 shutter speed
F8.0 aperture

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Old 04-29-2010, 12:37 PM
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Color balance seems to be off,and the silhouette of the steeple is ok but there is a building in the foreground that is still visible. Cropping a bit tighter might work.


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Old 04-29-2010, 01:23 PM
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Main issue here is that the church does not seem relevant. Cropping the photo closer to it should make it more what I think you want. Also, I think it has a greenish hue to it, so I would suggest make it bluer. Maybe a little more contrast too to make the silhouette pop out.
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Old 04-29-2010, 02:19 PM
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I wish to see more of the church silhouette and less of the sky.
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