This month I think I'll do my assigned critiques one at a time, and I'm
starting this month with Eduardo Corone Costa Junior, "Orange Dome".
I like this one a lot. What initially attracted me was the beautiful
symmetry, and the muted, yet lovely colours. And that was before I
figured out exactly what it was! I have always been attracted to images
that are, at first glance, somewhat abstract: in other words the shapes
and patterns seem to stand on their own, even without knowing at first
glance exactly what the image is of. This is one of those shots.
You obviously have a wonderful eye to have composed this shot. The
orange/red of the centre of the dome (is that the cupola?) contrasts
beautifully with the yellows of the rest of the dome, and the darker
edges.
Two teeny criticisms (that don't detract from the image in a major way):
I would have found the image to have been a bit more pleasing if the
black circles at the base of the dome were included in their entirely at
the top and bottom of the frame. This is a purely personal viewpoint,
and others may prefer your framing as is. There may also have been a
reason that you framed it in this manner (to keep superfluous detail out
of the image, for example).
It's also too bad that the bottom left corner of the image is so dark.
But I guess you have to work with the lighting conditions that are
presented to you.
As I said, these don't detract from the image as a whole, which I truly
enjoyed. Thank you for presenting it.
regards,
frank
--
"The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The
pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert
Oppenheimer
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