This church is about 2 miles from my house. They don't always light it up (weekends only, I think), and I've yet to see it at night with the stained glass lit up, alas.
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Night lighting on nice architecture can often produce lots of nice photos. The darkness of the sky helps to remove a lot of possible unwanted elements like grey skies, poles, and wiring that often clutter the urban landscapes. The night lighting also helps to produce textures and contrasts that are not always visible in the daylight.
In your photo, there is one element that I particularly don't like. I'm sure there is a reason you chose this composition, but there is no 'base' or 'footing' for this building. The ground is not visible and there is no path for me to 'walk' into this scene. As I look at this photo, the most interesting part of it that I see is the domes/crosses on top of the church. I personally believe that your best photo opportunity is in that segment of this building.
There was something about this shot that bothered me, I mean it has clarity and light but the shadows on the domes is distracting to me and the tree on the right and left are also distracting to me. I'm thinking a tight crop on that very interesting looking window would look cool or maybe to see it in the daylight without all the shadows. A 5 to start, a 7 to finish
I think you could have zoomed a little closer towards the top of this spectacular building where the staight lines, curves and shades offer the most compositional options.
Cool lighting. The shadows of the trees on the fron tof the church are lovely, the bold shadows on the domes add dimension. Might look more compelling cropped on the right to bring more attention to that dynamic tree on the left.
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