Did I Nail this?

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Looks good to me

I don't think you should be creating multiple threads on the same topic in different forums to elicit responses. In any case, I responded to you in the Critique Forum

There seems to be a dark area in the sky emerging from the upper right of the frame and spreading across the sky toward the dome - this may be the result of the CPL and is distracting. In a featureless sky, these kinds of artifacts are really obvious. Why did you decide you needed a CPL for this shot? With a properly exposed HDR sequence, you can manipulate the sky to be as deep and saturated as you want. The CPL adds a gradient across the image that is a function of the angle between the camera and the sun - in this case creating a partial eclipse.

The fence is also a distraction, unless you are making some commentary on the state of political affairs in Mass or something like that. I'd reshoot from a spot where it is not in the image, or at least is not so dominant. If you must include the fence, possibly use DoF blur to tone down its presence ie, focus on the building and blur the fence, giving the impression that the viewer is standing at the fence looking through it to observe the building - or vice versa, focus on the fence and use DoF blur to include the building in the background, but as a blurred entity that is recognizable but not competing for visual attention based on sharpness and focus. Each approach to visual separation suggests different things, so it is an artistic choice; however, right now, the fence and the building clash visually in part because the both contain strong verticals and are both in equal focus. My eye can't settle on either.

The Flickr sized image appears in need of sharpening and neutralization of the blue color cast. While the building face that we are viewing may be in shadow (and thus blue) the image could benefit from some warming to suggest late afternoon. The overall contrast is good but the image might benefit from a boost to local contrast - it may be helpful to post the 0 EV shot here for comparison, as, other than the sky, this image's DR would probably be contained in a single RAW.

There is also some chromatic aberration going on at the high-contrast borders of the wrought iron fence and sky (purple and green fringing).

Hope this is helpful.

Kirk

Nathan wrote in post #10816557
I don't think you should be creating multiple threads on the same topic in different forums to elicit responses. In any case, I responded to you in the Critique Forum

FYI to the OP:

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=194511

Go to the "Important Reading" section of the forum rules to understand where Nathan is coming from.