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03-MAY-2005

Golden Arches

Back for more night shots, but this time, all by myself. Sigh.

Question: Should I crop out more of the dark arch in the foreground?

Does the frame work, or does it suck?

Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel ,Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
5s f/11.0 at 22.0mm iso200 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time02-May-2005 20:09:43
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length22 mm
Exposure Time5.00 sec
Aperturef/11
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias-2.00
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modeaverage (1)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Jude Marion08-May-2005 18:53
I like the dark arch .... adds to the over all framing ... it draws us into the space.
Beautiful hallway ... is this the foyer in your place ...??? ; )
Herb 07-May-2005 06:57
Great!!!
Leo Charette05-May-2005 13:04
Gary this is spectacular... beautiful exposure. I enjoy the play of light and shadows on the arches. Nicely framed too.
snootydog05-May-2005 03:14
The dark arch makes a wonderful frame so I would leave it just as is. The background frame that you added surprising does not bother me as I would think it would. It almost feels as though this photo is hanging on one of its own walls if you know what I mean. But, your photo doesn't need the frame as it is strong on its own.
Guest 04-May-2005 23:10
I have to agree with some of the other posters. The dark arch makes the picture and is a frame in itself. The outer frame is way too light for the pic.
Chris Sofopoulos04-May-2005 05:50
Great perspective and with beautiful vivid colour!! I like these night shots.
Guest 04-May-2005 04:56
Wow.. beautiful shot indeed!
Guest 04-May-2005 03:08
Lovely photo and the frame works for me , but then I am Charasmatic , Reformed , Quaker going to a Baptist Church ... :) I really like the Photo !
Guest 04-May-2005 02:44
Very nice shot, BTW.
Guest 04-May-2005 02:44
I think that the arch is integral to the shot. The frame is undesireable, IMHO.
Gayle P. Clement04-May-2005 02:24
Beautiful, Gary. I'd prefer a darker frame, something really simple, also.
Karen Leaf04-May-2005 01:35
Lose the frame. Or make it simple black, classical. Rotate it first CCW, just a smidge then crop to the very very cool door thing (can't think right now what it's called-where the doors join at the floor). Aren't you sorry you asked?
Jeez the more I look at this the more stunning it is. Such excellent light. Gotta vote.
laine8204-May-2005 00:10
Superb shot & the frame is just fine as is.
Pepe Zyman03-May-2005 21:51
Wow Gary! This is excellent! (just a little tilted to the right)
uofmtiger03-May-2005 20:55
I keep meaning to start a thread about whether to frame or not. However, I have never been to a museum that had Renoir hanging by a thumb tac! LOL

Anyway, lovely photo. The lighting is fabulous!
Gail Davison03-May-2005 20:26
I love the dark arch but I think the light frame does detract. Very, very nice. vote.
Guest 03-May-2005 20:17
I love the dark arch in the foreground! I think it brings out the light in the rest of the picture!
JeremyGood03-May-2005 17:43
I love the dark arch, but drop the frame, the arch frames it perfectly.
Coleen Perilloux Landry03-May-2005 15:47
I like the dark frame as it gives greater perspective and form. Beautiful scene.
markvm03-May-2005 15:42
Wonderful perspective with lovely warm color!
Costi Jacky 03-May-2005 15:33
This is a superb shot.
Robin Reid03-May-2005 13:33
I very much like the dark arch in the foreground, Gary. It frames nicely and creates the contrast to appreciate the golden light further down the walk. Excellent work.
Guest 03-May-2005 13:02
Beautiful! For my two cents worth, the arch works, but the frame doesn't. For me, the rough frame detracts from the view through the arch. Love the golden glow, though! :)
Guest 03-May-2005 12:23
great shot!!!
Guest 03-May-2005 12:23
great shot!!!
Guest 03-May-2005 11:06
the frame works. it adds another dimension. great job.
Saskia 03-May-2005 09:27
I think the dark arch is a wonderful natural frame, so I would probably not add another. Wonderful photo!
Guest 03-May-2005 09:19
Frame works very well imo.. I think it looks great!
Guest 03-May-2005 07:50
Bloody marvellous.
Guest 03-May-2005 06:56
In my opinion the arch it`s ok, adds great framing to the rest of the photo and give it a nice perspective.
About the frame I`m not sure, but I guess I agree with Dennis
Dennis Steinauer03-May-2005 05:50
I think I'd lose the frame -- at least that frame. The drop shadow on the left seems to conflict with the matted effect on the right. Also, both the matte and the silver frame seem to clash with rather than bring out the golds in the photo. (But then, I wear stripes with plaids.)
Dennis Steinauer03-May-2005 05:47
No, the dark arch lends scale and frames what might otherwise have been just a shot down a long hallway -- albeit quite an impressive hallway.
Guest 03-May-2005 05:42
The dark arch brings out the light from the rest of the image.
Guest 03-May-2005 05:37
I like the dark arch, frames the rest of the photo very nicely
Guest 03-May-2005 05:31
Very good atmosphere!
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