Cropped, resized, sharpened. No other Edits.
I found the right spot but there were branches in the way and power lines above the building. Trying to use different lenses than ultra wide once in awhile. Last challenge I used my cheap 70-300 I scored around 4.7, so here's hoping I beat that hehe. My guess is 6.1.
Focal length 240 mm.
Post challenge: Thanks everyone for the votes and comments. I know a few didn't like the centered crop and little Oof parts. Here is a different version a little cleaner composition. :)
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Incredibly crisp detail, particularly the weathervane. And the sun definitely has a presence here - I can't think of a better way to describe it. And whatever is out of focus simply adds texture to my eye - doesn't bother me a bit. Sometimes "clean" can be too clean.
It's all to easy to include too much in a shot like this, thus diminishing the importance of the subject but you've done a great job of including just the important elements. Images like this really are a pleasure to judge.