Qutub Minar with Moon. C&C Welcome

[fotugraphy]

Hi, going forward on my photography venture I stopped and clicked another shot. Can you please review it and let me know what exactly is missing for it to make it much better?

It is a shot of Qutub minar, situated in New Delhi, India. I like the light on the qutub so i choose to shot moon with partial qutub minar. I also like the color contrast of blue vs orange tone (diffused light).

Please provide your views and suggestion with composition, crop and processing.

Thank You

PS : Please click on the image for lightbox screen view (Highly recommended)



Update #1 : Half Crop of Qutub Minar

[Shadowman]

Nicely captured, the moon adds a nice touch.

[fotugraphy]

Nicely captured, the moon adds a nice touch.

Thank you for your kind review and appreciation

[HaseebM]

Your composition is great, only wish the left side of Qutub was not so dissolved in shadows.

[fotugraphy]

Your composition is great, only wish the left side of Qutub was not so dissolved in shadows.

Thank you for your kind review and suggestion. It was a deliberate attempt for such exposure to give strong dimension to the Monument and to provide some mystery for the darks. I tried opening up the shadows and lost the dimension.

[flashback]

The lighting and color is very good. But since we see neither top nor bottom of the structure, maybe a vertical crop on the right side, leaving something just more than half of the structure (eliminating the blue sky on the RHS)?

[The half light/half dark structure would nicely mimic the half light/half dark (unlit) moon]

[bnnrcn]

Very nice patterns on the minar, the moon adds to the image

[fotugraphy]

The lighting and color is very good. But since we see neither top nor bottom of the structure, maybe a vertical crop on the right side, leaving something just more than half of the structure (eliminating the blue sky on the RHS)?

[The half light/half dark structure would nicely mimic the half light/half dark (unlit) moon]

Thanks a lot for your kind review and suggestion. I really love the crop you suggested. Please check the description for the updated image as suggested

[fotugraphy]

Very nice patterns on the minar, the moon adds to the image

Thank you for your valuable review and suggestion

[flashback]

Raj, that's exactly what I envisioned. To me it's now a stronger image, but the we all have different perspectives. I think it would look great on any wall.

[bnnrcn]

The crop looks much better indeed