Response to Looking Through (Response #141)

Uploaded 613 Days Ago by nattfodd - 10 comments

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matt said 613 days ago:

i think if i were shoting this picture i would try to put the background in the focus. so that you look through something. ok, we have seen this a lot but i think it would be better.

nattfodd said 613 days ago:

@matt: I actually did both, and I liked this version far better, since there is a lot more things in focus, and the painting (I don't know the exact english word for this) has quite interesting details.
Also, I think the subject is really this religious figure with a big hole in it, and not the croos itself.

Thanks for your comment.

George said 613 days ago:

An interesting composition and scene. Has a strong feeling to it. The fact that the woman (I assume) is missing her head and torso with a view to the cross beyond is suggestive and full of symbolism. It takes more than a few seconds to appreciate this image. I hope other raters do the same. I think the image could be cropped in on the left, since it goes off into a rather dark area which, to my eye, tends to distract from the main part of the image (the woman), because I'm struggling to see what's over there.

Pixorperfect said 613 days ago:

This was a good quality shot that passes for the theme, but doesn't give any real impact to me. Also, is that a guard rail along the bottom in front of the stained glass?

Still, a pretty good shot.

nattfodd said 613 days ago:

@Pixorperfect: I'm afraid so. I tried to remove it with Photoshop, as well as the one that passes just above the cross, but I didn't manage to get a very convincing result so I just left it at that. If someone wants to give it a try, I can provide a full-size jpeg :)

eduardo said 613 days ago:

sorry, but is not clear

ChrisDymond said 613 days ago:

I really like this. Perhaps just a shame it wasn't a brighter day, but that's being picky.

pete said 613 days ago:

great photo, and what a place to find... a little more focus on the cross would have made it perfect i think..

nattfodd said 613 days ago:

Thanks all. It was taken this afternoon in the Pere Lachaise cemetery of Paris (the one where Jim Morrison rests, among others). I heartily recommend any photographer to visit it during a trip to Paris, there are really many great shots waiting to be taken there.

Ana said 612 days ago:

this took me a few tries to see what this is, but now that I see...it's great! Glad I waited and kept looking.

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