My entry in the square crop challenge was a bit too much digital artish, so I received widely varying comments, which was what I expected and liked a lot. But, for those who wondered why 'the last part of the picture didn't load' (never thought of that), I'll gladly explain why I couldn't crop the picture otherwise. Here's the original:
I played with levels so the windows of the building were not visible anymore and tried a few square crops:
and But I liked the horizontal one best:
And turned it red to resemble a sunrise (actual entry):
After reading people's comments about the black border, I tried this:
(put a gradient in it)
However, I still like my entry better with the black border. I would really like to hear other people's opinions on the choices I made!
I gave you a 10 and made you a favorite, so I guess I liked the choices you made! Putting a gradient in is just taking a step back from a decision you made to be abstract/painterly.
you see, it's not a picture of clouds.
it's not a picture of a roof.
it's a picture of nothing, and there are few things more glorious, if you can really capture it.
Your right they are a wide variance in the comments!
I love when people post their originals and show what they did. I find it very informative thanks :-)
Btw a great photo!
A nice sequence, Noud! Reversing the image horizontally was masterful and made the result a better composition. I think that a thinner silhouette of the building and more sky would have been an improvement, but not too shabby as is.
I like the colours, light, and the unorthodox placement of the clouds alongside the frame's edges, with empty sky filling most of the frame. I don't like the horizontal black band in the bottom, I think that the image would be much better with it cut off (I realize that it won't be fit for this challenge then), and I don't think it adds anything to this shot.
A nice sequence, Noud! Reversing the image horizontally was masterful and made the result a better composition. I think that a thinner silhouette of the building and more sky would have been an improvement, but not too shabby as is.
Ditto.
The black, IMO, was necessary to support the claim of the title - an apt title at that.
I gave this one a 9. I didn't know own you did the black bottom, but I had a feeling that it was not done digitally, I somehow knew that it was part of the picture and , this, made me love the picture even more.
