Ceiling - Grand Hall - Canadian Museum of History

[Manfred M]

Ceiling - Grand Hall, Canadian Museum of History - Here we see the work of two First Nations artists; the ceiling fresco by Alex Javier and the building, which is the work of architect Douglas Cardinal.

The museum is located in Gatineau, Quebec, across the river from Ottawa.

[ST1]

That looks like a challenging composition Manfred. I love the ceiling artwork, very colourful. I would have liked to see all of the arc at the lower edge of the composition, though that may not have been possible.
Also I would be inclined to clone out the dark triangle at the top right of the image


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[Manfred M]

Thanks for the comment, Peter. I definitely don't want to clone out that area as I want to preserve both the architecture and the fresco. I did go back and dodged that part or the image to see what difference that make






I also have a slightly wider version that show the whole fresco.

[Martin A]

... Here we see the work of two First Nations artists; the ceiling fresco by Alex Javier and the building, which is the work of architect Douglas Cardinal.

FWIW, I prefer the wider viewpoint. It appears to me to be less abstract and better illustrates both the structural detail and the artwork. Wonderful image!

[ST1]

FWIW, I prefer the wider viewpoint. It appears to me to be less abstract and better illustrates both the structural detail and the artwork. Wonderful image!

I agree with Martin^


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[DanK]

I also agree with Martin.

I take your point about wanting to preserve the architecture, but I find the black in the upper right a distraction. it draws my eye away from where I think it belongs.

[Manfred M]

Thanks everyone; the second version it is then. This is part of my work that I am preparing for archival prints, so I will hopefully work on that once Easter is over.

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