Greetings from the Critique Club.
First impressions are of the fountain and the shadows across it.
Technically the commenters during the challenge said it all. The shadows are distracting and the composition, cutting off the top of the circle, is not overly pleasing. Processing is ok for the fountain but the rest of the shot seems a bit flat.
Artistically I see what you were going for but the crop doesn't show it off. A square crop just outside the circle might have forced us to focus inside rather than the current crop which draws us to the writing. The mountain in the background doesn't look all that impressive from this angle - that reduces what "wow" we might have. The trees also obscure it so in essence this shot has the trees in the "frame".
In summary on ok shot that scored midrange and does meet the challenge. It struggles to present the viewer with much to score above the 5/6 "average".
Feel free to PM me if you have any queries.
Gerry |