Which one?

4 years 6 months ago - 4 years 6 months ago #662715 by John Landolfi
Mussolini took the 16th century residence of the Venetian ambassador to the Vatican as his residence. It is now partially open to the public. From the spectacular courtyard. Which image works better? Comments welcome!

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Rome-2019-Palazzo-Venezia-No7 by John Landolfi , on Flickr

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Rome-2019-Palazzo-Venezia-No7-B&W by John Landolfi , on Flickr


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4 years 6 months ago #662720 by Ozzie_Traveller
G'day John

You ask for comments ... sorry mate - neither grabs me :(
Q- are you showing us the large tree? or the building?

If it is the building - as I suspect you intend - then maybe a horizontal view would be better - and even then maybe concentrate on either side of the building with the tree framing one edge

Insofar as colour vs mono - the colour has the edge to my eyes

Hope this helps
Phil from the great land Downunder
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Phil from the great land Downunder
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4 years 6 months ago #662721 by John Landolfi
It's the tree, Phil. And, thanks for commenting


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4 years 6 months ago #662735 by garyrhook
If your subject is the tree (trees?), then the color version. I'm never a fan of B&W with tons of texture that overwhelms the image (and the eye).

Honestly, though, I don't get "spectacular" from either of these. But I generally find images (such as these) of trees to be uninteresting (and I've seen plenty of them in portfolios) so it's probably just me.


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4 years 6 months ago #662736 by John Landolfi
"Spectacular" referred to the courtyard, not the tree(s) or my image of them. Thanks for commenting


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4 years 6 months ago #662811 by effron
For me, the first....

Why so serious?
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4 years 6 months ago #662812 by Nikon Shooter
None for me.
What ever the historical information, the picture
tells in itself no story nor inspire viewing pleasure.

Light is free… capturing it is not!
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4 years 6 months ago #662816 by John Landolfi

effron wrote: For me, the first....


Thanks


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4 years 6 months ago #662817 by John Landolfi
Thanks for commenting


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4 years 6 months ago #662900 by Lauren Grant
The details are just too much for both shots. it is looking too much for me. 


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4 years 6 months ago #662935 by garyrhook

John Landolfi wrote: "Spectacular" referred to the courtyard, not the tree(s) or my image of them. Thanks for commenting


Appreciate the clarification.


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4 years 6 months ago #662944 by John Landolfi

Lauren Grant wrote: The details are just too much for both shots. it is looking too much for me. 


Thanks. Do you mean too much contrast? Would you elaborate? 


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4 years 6 months ago #663381 by Suni Park
I think she is referring to the sharpness of the details of the shot. The contrast is fine with me. 


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4 years 6 months ago #663414 by John Landolfi
Thank you. I don't think I oversharpened. Perhaps it is the subject.


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4 years 6 months ago #663478 by Joshua Atkins
But this could have been a really good shot though. Nice exterior. 


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