Architecture Assignment

Alpha_Plus

Hi all.

I'm looking for some harsh critique on these photos. I will try not to take it to heart, but I have an assignment coming up for a photography class I'm taking this semester. Our subject is architecture.

With today above freezing for the first time in a few weeks, I took advantage of the conditions and went shooting. There is this petite barn locked up at the end of the football field that I've noticed for a few days and here are a couple of shots of it.

Thanks in advance.

Thwack

Any details on the actual assignment or is it just "architecture"? Hard to say if it meets the assignment without knowing a bit more…

Sky detail seems missing - any chance of catching that barn at sunrise or sunset with some color in the sky?

Alpha_Plus

Thanks for the reply Thwack. Unfortunately we weren't given any more details. It's wide open for interpretation. I guess I'm looking for some critique on the composition and processing.

In terms of the detail in the sky, I was thinking of converting to b&w all except the barn doors. I also thought about the possibility of a square crop to eliminate the distraction of the tree, fence and church in the bottom left.

Thoughts?

Alpha_Plus

How about this one. I went back to almost the original crop. I took a few pixels from the right side though and gave back some breathing space on the left. I think this one is the best so far.

Thwack

I like the square crop, but would consider going even tighter…to eliminate the background clutter in the bottom left and bottom right (at the expense of part of the building).

Then again, I would expect the instructor is trying to see what the students come up with on their own and expects to provide feedback to help shape future assignments.

quark

I personally prefer the first two. The selective coloring on the door doesn't really tell me a different story. I like the drip shot best but it doesn't really convey architecture without the wider shot. Maybe a collage?