Gate to Heavens

[Yoyo Szeto]

Welcome your critiques.
yoyo

[PlantedTao]

I would envision the gate to heavens to be a bit more "special", you know, pearly gates and all ...hopefully more people waiting in line, too

I think the look is a bit dark (not inviting) for the title. It just doesn't have a feel of welcome. The distance and hard surfaces also give it a much colder feel. It feels more isolated...the feel of going off to work and getting sucked into the mundane.
If this is the gate of heaven, I may go look for other choices

I kinda like the photo overall...but the title kills it for me.
Cheers

[Old Timer]

Not my idea of heaven but a very nice eye for comp. I think the burned out area of the door dominates and takes away from the overall effectiveness of the image.

[Yoyo Szeto]

Hi PT, Thanks for sharing your views. I have not thought much when choosing this title. Your interpretation of the Heavens is more proper.

Hi OT, You are right about the over-dorminance of the bright area. I guess a reshoot in the twilight may reduce its contrast with the surroundings.

yoyo

[Herriot]

Mmmmmm, not one of your best but I can see why you took it, it's the bright area to the right of the image that ruins this for me, not going to repeat the other comments regarding the title, would like to see what you can come back with from returning to this scene.

Thanks for sharing Yoyo
Herriot

[Yoyo Szeto]

Hi Herriot,
Thanks for sharing your view as always.
yoyo

[gahspidy]

Yoyo, great framing and for me, the very bright,almost heavenly diffused soft bright glow at the right is what makes this very interesting for me. It is my favorite part of the pic. The one thing that i would have liked to see differently here is the person walking from the right area to be a bit sharper, or perhaps a bit more contrasty and defined to stand out stronger.

[Seb]

Welcome your critiques.
yoyo

I dunno, I like everything about this including the over exposed area at the right. It just seems to fit in this particular situation. I am glad to see that you are coming back to that kind of aesthetic. I guess that the title isn't quite appropriate for the picture but I don't mind it at all. That's a great image as far as I am concerned.

Seb