This is a continuation of my effort to offer a mini-critique on various photos I like. In fact, I like them so much I bought them with the credits I've earned from blogging here.
This one from photographer Lukasztymszan and is titled "Cathedral."
Here's what I like, and why I bought it:
1. The jet black sky. Looks like Indian ink. This sets the tone for the whole image. Clearly it feels like nighttime. Had this been during the daytime, I think it would have been just an ordinary shot.
2. In spite of the jet black sky, we've got great lighting in the windows. And, the bricks of the building are well lit. Yet, there's no "spotlight" kind of affect. Quit well done in my opinion. How do you do that?
3. This paradox of jet black sky and well-lit windows, (and bricks) is also aided by the very nice blue glow out of the top of the building. In my judgment it gives a nice dose of extra color in a very useful way.
4. I like the photo for the affect it creates. Where am I? Why am I here? What is this cathedral? What's going on inside?
5. The angle clearly puts me on the ground, looking up at this impressive looming building. I feel very small.
All these things considered, I picked this out of the bunch. Nice photo and nice affect! I like it.
(Throughout this process, I find myself learning things that I want to try to apply in my photographs.)
