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Abbey by Cookie Pug, on Flickr
Taken from the other side of the brige
Canon Eos 350d
18-55mm
Edited in Lightroom
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Hi Gothgirl,
The first thing that struck me when I saw this image was that everything was cut in half.... the Abbey... the houses....
I can see that you have tried to show how the Abbey looms over the village so it is a nice idea but to make it work I think you would need to be further away with a longer lens and higher up... also as Arclight says above, be careful of putting your subject in the centre both vertically and horizontally (don't be afraid to crop if need be) and beware of leaning buildings (you can correct this in Lightroom to a certain extent and if not then in PS if you can't get it straight in camera).
At the risk of being somewhat brutal that shot does not have much going for it. It is flat and dull with a blown out sky. The main subject (large building - Abbey) is bang in the centre of the shot which does not help in this case and appears to be leaning to the right.
Sorry about that gothgirl. Please have another try.
Only viewing on my phone but it has potential. But it's not the Abbey it's St Marys church ;-)
I was there s few weeks ago but travelled light with the X10. Did you go up to the church? It was quite over grown then as access was limited due to the landslide earlier on this year.
GG, there's some great shots to be had at Whitby Abbey
Drive up Green Lane and have a go at the most complete section facing you, there's also a large pond that can give you brilliant refelctions
Long-time, no-see, Helen
I photograph buildings quite frequently, and I hate to see them leaning, or having converging verticals or distorted in any other way. Unless there's a good reason for it. And oddly enough, in this case I think that there is. Sorry to be the odd one out, but this is an image that I find grows on me the more I look at it.
I'll admit that my interpretation (or putting it another way, what it conveys to me) might not have been in gothgirl's mind, but in the absence of any guidance I feel free to consider the elements and see where it leads me.
The most obvious first impression is given by the colour. It suggests an older photograph by the tint. This is reinforced by the white sky, which was caused by early photographic plates being mainly blue sensitive, and hence gave white skies. So, an "old" timeless image.
The church is quite clearly leaning, so a small rotation would fix it. Or would it? The crosses on the extreme right are actually vertical, and so a rotation isn't possible. The church is leaning towards - almost trying to get to - the crosses. And the church by reason of the sky being darkened in the corners and towards the edge has a halo, which is an obvious religious symbol.
As PhotoHols pointed out, this is an image of halves. The top half shows a strong religious motif. The lower half shows buildings. Buildings which appear to have turned their backs on the crosses and be looking steadfastly the other way. Buildings which are undoubtedly more modern than the church.
And hence a whole field of reflection and speculation opens up.
I'll end by saying that for me this image is memorable. It isn't one I'd soon forget. So for me, at least, it has a lot going for it - as it stands.