Shot at dusk at the beautiful Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego, the largest all-wooden hotel in the United States. The "monks" are, of course, simply the umbrellas over the tables, closed up at night.
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VERY good idea, ashame perspective is a bit off-putting for me. I would have also cropped the bulding on left off which kills a possible spiritual mood. Still very clever.
very clever to spot the parasol shapes but distracts from the challenge itself as they are not the real subject which, to me, is the roof. As for that, the building to the left and the lights and restaurant below take away from the geometry of the roof. how about repositioning your vantage point next time? and the monks will still be there for the right challenge!
I say this of a lot of picture I comment on - I think you could have cropped the right third of this image. It would put more emphasis on the roof of the structure, and still maintain a "rule of thirds" composure (with the roof being in the left third). But nice photo.
I love your sense of humour. You just made me lought out loud. The title is absolutely perfect for this shot. Love the blue sky contrast with the brownish orange roof of Coronado Hotel. The two lamps are distracting a bit, but the shot wins it with it's humour.
Good eye. Would dearly love to see something done about the noise in the blue here, but I appreciate your dilemma with the black umbrellas and any kind of darkness.
The title really makes this shot. Some small overexposure issues, but the composition cleverly hides them I think. Overall, a good effort, and a fun picture to view and vote on.
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