A trip to Dublin

[Jeff685]

I haven't been on this site in such a long time, how rude of me.

Anyway, here's a picture I took in Dublin a week or two ago. Personally I'm not really fond of the sky, and I also think it's much better when viewed full size, but oh well, let me know what you guys think.

[chuckmoser]

I agree with you about the sky. If it weren't so black and white I think it would work better. Do you have a version where there is more gray tones in the sky. You have so much beautiful detail in the church lying in the middle values, but none in the sky.

[Jeff685]

Long gone are the days of deleting my original shots Here's a version with a more neutral sky.

[afdlips]

the edit is beautiful. the black sky just looked overprocessed. The building is now seperated a little better than before.

[Greg McCary]

I like the second one best. The biggest thing that bothers me is the white cloud? on the left. It is so white it almost looks like a torn photo. I might would try and clone some sky in on that side?
Greg

[gahspidy]

Jeff, the sky is better in this and sets up the subject better.I agree with Greg about the white cloud in the left side. i would like to see the base of the lamp post and more street in this shot. Pehaps standing much further away and compressingthe scene with a telephoto lens would work and also reduce some of the distortion.
good subject and it has an ominous feel to it.