Picture of a votive stand, taken late in the afternoon at my church (Stella Maris). I had the camera set on macro so that the rest of the background would be blurry, drawing the viewer's attention to the stand itself. I wanted to evoke the calm, peaceful, prayerful attitude that's evoked by the church itself.
After I put it on the computer, I did the following edits:
-Adjusted the hue/saturation (pushed it more to the red spectrum and desaturated most colors a good deal)
-Cropped it a little
-Increased the brightness through the "Levels" command
-Ran "Unsharp Mask"
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I really wish this shot was in focus and had more subtle lighting. Like a long exposed glow from lit candles. I think it would have scored much higher.
Interesting take on the challenge. The focus is soft - thinking it is hand shake from not enough light. The window makes the background too light (blown highlights). Maybe a lower point of view would make for a more interesting composition and cut some of the glare from the window.
slightly out of focus. the bright pillar at the back distracts the eye from the interesting geometric composition. color might have been more saturated
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