Abandoned building for disabled children and adults.

[caspalta]

8x10 Calumet C1 Ilford hp5+ 40 sec exposure f6.3 300mm

[Bernard_L]

Nice, but as a personal opinion too much empty space on the left. Suggest cropping to a portrait format (8x10 proportions) on the right side. Hope you don't mind the manipulation; crop is shown just to illustrate what I suggest.

[docw]

Taste being what it is, I like both croppings. The portrait version is more dynamic than the horizontal and the light from the opening in the middle becomes intriguing. One wants to know what is in there. On the other hand, the landscape crop really brings out a sense of loneliness. This always happens to me in the darkroom and I often agonize for days over a simple change.

In either case, it really is a beautiful photograph.

[pepeguitarra]

8x10 Calumet C1 Ilford Fp5 40 sec exposure f6.3 300mm

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It is a matter of taste and preference...... I do like the first crop, it created a more stable and dynamic composition. The repeated circular tumultuous mystery circles create rhythm and lead the viewer to the top, to then drop the eyes to the main light below. From there, you have to look back at those circular ethereal something again, and repeat the movement over and over. It is very difficult for the eye to abandon the photo, which is what the artist wants. I really like it.

[caspalta]

Thank you for the comments! I actually initially did a crop but I wanted the whole ray of light in the picture along with the dimly lit rubble on the bottom left.