just married by niki barbati

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Congratulations Niki for this POTW. I’m really happy to see that one of your photographs has been selected as POTW. This is a beautiful composition with masterful light-and-shadow management. Best regards.

thanks Sumon, I'm really proud to see my works chosen as photos of the week. is a photo taken almost by accident, I walked into that church in Trastevere, and expected it to end the marriage to take some shots when the couple came out and the light was so beautiful and inviting .... thanks to all

Congratulations Niki, there is so much of fine elements in this image, specially the lighting and shadows here is very appealing and so the the atmosphere is very original, I your wise choice for the b/w format along with its related contrast and tone, they are of very high quality, the present of the couple is also a great add of life to this image and so well connecting it with the viewers.
All of the best.

Love the atmosphere that comes across from this photo. The bride & who's walking her down the aisle at not only the beginning of the ceremony, but the beginning of an entire chapter in her life. You can almost feel the tension in them at the moment
Technically nicely done with good detail in the shadows & highlights

The end and the beginning. I don't recall ever seeing a wedding photo quite like this one. It is very nicely understated.

The presence of the church is overwhelming. Yet it is the couple, seemingly diminished by the surroundings, who command all of our attention.

Interestingly, this is the second time in the last several weeks when we don't see the bride's face. We hardly see much of the groom's face either. But this works nicely. In this way they become the universal bride and groom.

For me, the draw of the photo is the lighting and the couple walking into it. That takes up about one third or less of the photo. The rest of it doesn't really support that. The design on the floor, which is a substantial aspect of the photo, seems not to work with what I'm seeing and not to be dealt with strongly. The big podium in the shadowed area to the left doesn't do much for the overall photo. The shadowed areas simply supply an offset for the light but don't intrigue me in any way and don't hold much interest beyond being a foil for the light. But there is enough going on in the shadowed areas to draw my attention and then disappoint. As an idea, this works well. And in terms of the light on the couple, their gate, etc. it's nicely done. But as a whole, where often the devil is in the details, the detail and sub-plots here don't do much for me. They actually seem to get in the way. Though the cross on the door and the one hanging above the picture on the far wall, almost as a halo to the couple, are very nice touches.

I know there is some debate as to altering people's images, however I could not express in words how I would prefer it to look so here goes: I dislike the top of the door frame and the light crack at right so I cloned it out and re cropped and re toned. Pardon me Nikki and congrats on photo of the week.

I know there is some debate as to altering people's images, however I could not express in words how I would prefer it to look so here goes: I dislike the top of the door frame and the light crack at right so I cloned it out and re cropped and re toned. Pardon me Nikki and congrats on photo of the week.