>>3068538>>3068535>>3068524These people are correct.
Yes, of course it is unreasonable to get St. Peter's Basilica all to yourself. Which is why the next best thing is to do a long exposure and make the people irrelevant.
It would have been spectacular if everyone was looking in the same direction, towards the roof or towards the light. That would have been the best case scenario.
But they weren't, they were all doing their own thing talking to whoever and looking wherever.
The first thing I noticed after the light rays were how every person was not paying attention to the light or to the prettiness of the scene.
One could make the claim that "that's the whole point", that even though this place is so gorgeous, people still don't care enough to smell the roses. But that's bullshit. It's just distracting now.
It's still a great photo, OP. But, if you want a critique, that's it. A long exposure would have made this current shot better. You have to work with what you have.
