The space within spaces within this strikingly colourful and graphic shot is wonderful. The painted columns provide interest to the viewer, contrasting with the sky and sand on the beach. The people carrying on about their business really helps give a sense of scale to this image. The ferris wheel and other aspects of what are on top of the pier in the distance are intriguing to see, as the camera is positioned beneath a section of the pier. So you see below and above the pier in the same shot, which is interesting. I am always a fan of 16-35mm width shots, here is a 17mm shot. Plus F/11, perfect for landscape photography and work well here. I love the vertical lines being kept as they should be too. A fantastic shot.
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**This contest is open to photographers ranked between 1 and 250 in this week’s <a href="https://www.photocrowd.com/photographer-community/">Leaderboard</a>.** A feature of classical architecture in its many iterations through the centuries, columns and colonnades (rows of evenly spaced columns usually with a roof or arches connecting them) make an interesting subject for the photographer. Leading lines abound, either looking up at columns, or along colonnades. Or if symmetry is more your thing, there’s usually plenty of that to be found too. Classical columns can be very large, and including human elements in the scene can provide welcome scale. By definition colonnades can also be rows of other tall, evenly spaced objects such as trees, which might add some interesting variety to the contest.
