The Bell Tower of University of Michigan

[mikoyan]

I was trying for a different point of view of the Bell Tower. I kind of like this shot and I was wondering what you guys think.

From Michigan Exposures

I was trying for an abstract angle on the Bell Tower to try to capture the feel of a tower shooting off into space, but I think I realized that maybe my aperature is too large making my depth of field too small. I'm also thinking that the sky is a bit too white. So anyways, do you guys agree with me? Do you think this picture would be better if I had more focus across the whole shot and perhaps the sky were a little starker?

f/4
1/60 sec
ISO-400
28mm (28~135 mm lens)
Canon EOS 50D

[mwanafunzi]

The blurring does not work for me. It would have worked better if the whole image was crisp. Maybe higher aperture and reduced shutter speed (if you have a tripod).

Curiously was there something specific that you wanted a critique on?

[dcclark]

I agree, the out-of-focus top doesn't do it for me. I can almost imagine that the top of the tower is getting covered by fog -- that wolud be a neat photo -- but if it's just out of focus, then it seems to lack interest. I'd go for a much smaller f/stop instead.

[mikoyan]

That's kind of what I thought. I wasn't terribly happy with the out of focus near the top....But I did like the abstract look.

[windrider86]

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