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jamesf99 wrote:
I guess everyone has their own opinion, but here goes... 
While I wouldn't call it "unsettling", I would call it less than optimal from a composition standpoint. I realize that sometimes these things can't be helped and while there's a sense of gestalt you feel when actually present, it doesn't always translate to the image. I think we've all had this experience more often than not.
The image, comprising two buildings, a partial sky, and no people, presents a few problems. It illustrates the same effect as when a person is too close to the border and facing away. They're in effect, leaving the picture or at least pushing the "interest" into a very small area. Occasionally, if it's done properly, a case can be made that odd placement conveys the sense that there's something else outside the pictures boundaries and it makes the image seem larger.
In this case, the "face" of building (and the tallest segment) is next to the edge. IMO it gives both a cramped and somewhat uninteresting image.
Since we have color (vs B&W), we also have the brightest - and lightest value - color, i.e., yellow, crammed down in the lower left corner. The larger red mass loses interest and the eye is pulled to the much smaller, but visually more interesting, small yellow building.
I think the photograph presents a palette of beautiful colours and a good profile of a handsome building. One can always over-analyze things.
I don't know if you have photographed in India or any third-world countries. Often, the most beautiful things are juxtaposed with the most butt-ugly objects. Often, the background is awful. Often, you have to make do with the less-than-optimal lighting situations or orientation. There are moving parts, too, over which you have little control - carts, cars, vehicles, people etc. Often, you have to pray that all the stars align just so that you can get a shot.
In the current situation, I had unsavory objects behind the building to the right, and a car was parked in front of the entrance. Hence the tight crop. At any rate, I look upon this composition as documentation of a heritage building.
ps: I could have photoshopped out the lamp post. Perhaps I would if I were making a print.
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