Askari Mosque

Critiques [Translate]

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• andante (6582)
• [2008-05-18 10:28]

In order for you to improve your photos you have to be aware of what you are photographing. Having say this, comes the first question for yourself, what do you want to say to the viewer with this image? Judging from the photography point of view, the light is flat, no shadows, no contrast, the electric lines are distracting, the image is tilted, etc. From the point of view of architecture, why is this brick interesting?
You say this is a mosque, I'm a foreigner with very little knowledge about your culture, the reason why I come to TE is to learn about other cultures so I can understand better; now you are the ambassador of your country, what are you showing me here and why this is relevant?
In advertising they have the 2 second rule: You, the advertiser, only have 2 seconds, which is the viewer attention span, to convey your message. In photography you are subject to the same rule: you only have 2 seconds to communicate with your viewer, after that they are gone.
I'm not trying to be mean to you, actually I'm the toughest critiquer/judge of my own work. What I want you to take out of this is that you have to ask yourself constantly: 'Why?'
Hope you find this helpful.
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• Srini2610 (0)
• [2008-05-19 10:59]

Man where is the Mosque? Again the angle and the purpose of covering the Mosque is missing.

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• av78 (12)
• [2008-05-19 15:41]

I would be more aware of the overall composition. Just the angle of the shot does not bring enough intrest to the photo. When I look at photo's I want them to evoke an emotion (good, bad and anything in between) and this one just feels blank to me. I don't know what your trying to express with this image. Good for trying out diffrent angles though.