Glouster Cathedral

[sbunting108]

Hi people... This is a recent shot of mine on a visit to Glouster Cathedral. I want to know how the composition can be improved and what I can do to improve the general overall look of the photo. Thank You, all comments are much appreciated.



Camera: Sony DSLR-A300
Exposure: 0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 125
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: On, Fired

[windrider86]

Is there anything in particular you may want help with? It helps a great deal (plus it is asked for in the guidelines) to as something more specific. That way we have more of an idea where to focus our critique on.

[sbunting108]

Sorry edited it in now.

[knarfmo]

I think it looks good. My only suggestion would be to see if you could bring out more light and texture in the lower left - maybe a fill flash feature in photoshop?

[sbunting108]

Thanks knarfmo I will have a play with the photo tonight and lighten up the bottom left hand corner as you suggested.

[miketxgm]

It seems that the foreground building is competing too much with the Cathedral as the main object. Maybe try playing with cropping so that there is more of the Cathedral showing than the building in the foreground.

[sbunting108]

Originally Posted by miketxgm

It seems that the foreground building is competing too much with the Cathedral as the main object. Maybe try playing with cropping so that there is more of the Cathedral showing than the building in the foreground.

Thanks alot miketxgm I have cropped the photo now, so that the building is not competing with the cathedral as much.



What do you think?

[knarfmo]

I definitely like the photo with the crop, but I think the original composition could also work - I considered it an ensemble of architectural contrasts, which is why I wanted to see more texture (light) on the lower left.

[nswphotos]

I don't think you can improve what you have done>it's a great photo, the blue sky really brings out the main feature.& as a bonus we get to see the Tudor property in the forground, I couldn't see Romeo though was he around? or busy looking for Juliet? lol.. Well done, ,

[sbunting108]

Originally Posted by knarfmo

I definitely like the photo with the crop, but I think the original composition could also work - I considered it an ensemble of architectural contrasts, which is why I wanted to see more texture (light) on the lower left.

Thanks knarfmo for the feedback, sorry I forgot about your feedback you left about lightning the wall on the left hand side. I will post the edited photo tomorrow.

Originally Posted by nswphotos

I don't think you can improve what you have done>it's a great photo, the blue sky really brings out the main feature.& as a bonus we get to see the Tudor property in the forground, I couldn't see Romeo though was he around? or busy looking for Juliet? lol.. Well done, ,

Thanks alot nswphotos, unfortunately Romeo was not around at the time, he probably was looking for Juliet as you suggested! lol .