[Dave]

Not quite sure about the composition of this one. What would you have done different ?

[P-E]

As ever a lovely polished conversion

I might have cropped out the right hand side.........so as not to include the barge etc as I find my eyes settle on the building and over hanging trees

Just my opinion of course

[Dave]

Feel free to crop & to show your version

[fionaB]

i like this although i wonder what it would be like with a tad more of the face of the building..... i dont mind the barge so much as the jetty type thingies

Fi

[stepheno]

About a third of the shot is trees which are not very interesting - I think I would have moved

[Charlotte]

I like this - nice reflections + I like the bridge - but here's what I'd have done different:
Not clipped the top of the willow tree.
Added a subtle vignette.
Sawn a foot or so off the end of the 3rd jetty.
Sat down for a fag-break + used one of the handy ashtrays on the end of a jetty.
Then hopped on the barge for a saunter down the river to go find a better location.

Just kidding with the last 3

[Dave]

Originally Posted by fionaB

i like this although i wonder what it would be like with a tad more of the face of the building..... i dont mind the barge so much as the jetty type thingies

Fi

I'll have to go back & try that Fi One thing I would lose is the diagonal of the water, so would have to possibly look for something in the foreground to lead in to the shot ?

[Dave]

Originally Posted by stepheno

About a third of the shot is trees which are not very interesting - I think I would have moved

I thought that was the best bit Shows how we all have difeerent views on subjects

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Charlotte

Not clipped the top of the willow tree.
Added a subtle vignette.

I was at max end of 17mm lens, so will have to re shoot with 10-20mm to get whole tree in ... good point.
Treid this with shot as it stood & possibly due to clipped tree it didn't work too well. Maybe after I re-shoot with 10-20mm it will be OK

[Dave]

Originally Posted by P-E

I might have cropped out the right hand side.........so as not to include the barge etc as I find my eyes settle on the building and over hanging trees

Yeah, that played on my mind & I tried that crop, but it was a bit too tight to the building & made the shot feel unbalanced in my eyes. One way is to possibly clone out a bit of the jetties, boat etc to give more space.....that would be a challenge

[ralph]

really nice image but it screams for more hight to the picture for me maybe try a shot portrait style instead of landscape. It seems to be a combination of the trees and buildings they look like they impose on the image too much but adding a bit of height would bring everything together. good feel to the image though

[Dave]

Cheers Ralph

[P-E]

Originally Posted by Dave

Yeah, that played on my mind & I tried that crop, but it was a bit too tight to the building & made the shot feel unbalanced in my eyes. One way is to possibly clone out a bit of the jetties, boat etc to give more space.....that would be a challenge

Yes I know what you mean......I tried it too.

I would go back and try again..........couple of steps to the left and straight forward should do

[Dave]

I wanted to get lower in the shot, but the jetty area was locked .... I was thinking of jumping over the wall, but then realised how much moneys worth of camera gear I was putting at risk

[Sonsey]

Originally Posted by Dave

I wanted to get lower in the shot, but the jetty area was locked .... I was thinking of jumping over the wall, but then realised how much moneys worth of camera gear I was putting at risk

Yeah, how much gear do you need to drown before you learn water and electronics don't mix?!