Posted by JL Morris on January 7, 2008
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Architecture,
Color,
Critiqued,
Travel
Portovenere is an Italian port town that dates back to the first century BCE. In 1997 it was designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
The photographer has combined two images on the computer, the water front architecture superimposed over an oil painting. The pastel colors in the photograph blends nicely with the underlying painting. This photograph of the buildings and the bay tells us this must be a prosperous truest community. The exposure and contrast of the photograph is excellent.
I think the concept of combining the two images is good but the structures shown in the painting appear to be sitting on and weighting down the buildings in the photograph rather than sitting behind them. I think this is caused by the dark brown line in the painting at the crest of the buildings in the middle of the water front. The church spires appear to be sitting in front of the painting.
The photographer might also take a look at the right side of the frame. The painting is protruding through the photo. This does not appear to be intentional because it does not happen on the other side of the image.
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