Busselton Jetty (Western Australia)

[C@pture]

6 months in to photography.
Still getting to grips with techniques, camera and photoshop.
This shot has been cropped, straightened and slightly over saturated.
Any comments/suggestions welcomed.

EXIF:
F/13
1/160
ISO-100


<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21878472@N02/2191711977/" title="Busselton Jetty by C@pture, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2253/2191711977_5de64b9554.jpg" width="500" height="161" alt="Busselton Jetty" /></a>

[jdepould]

We like critique threads to have specific questions to guide the critique, if only to help the critiquers understand your frame of mind when you took the photo.

[C@pture]

Ok, sorry.

I am afraid I may have cropped it too much (too narrow) and also wondering if the line to lead the viewer down the jetty actually works, whether the placement of the rail in the center of the wood is in a good position and finally if there are any thoughts on the level of saturation as I am concerned it may be a little too much.
Oh yeah, and if the wide depth of field provides a good sharpness accross the entire shot.
(You can see a bigger picture on my FLICKR page under "All Sizes")

Any any other tips in general.

[Sandie]

I like the narrowness. I am a sucker for an exaggerated one point perspective shot. The rail guides my eye back the shot and the clouds bring them foward. There is also enough horizontal information to be interesting without being distracting from the 'main subject'. For a slightly better composition, you might crop some off the right side so that the final point is on the 1/3 line.

I like the saturated colors too, they go well with the subject. Focus and DoF seem to work for the image, too. Good job.

[wulf]

One thing I find rather weird about this picture is the way the bench is leaning inwards - presuably a side-effect of using a wide angle lens (what was the lens? I checked on Flickr but can't see additional information which would normally reveal the focal length). That twists things round a bit - you may like it but, if not, I think there are ways of correcting it in post-processing.

Wulf

[C@pture]

Yes, it was a side-effect of using a wide angle lens.
I was using a 10-22mm Canon at 10mm.
I don't have the other details on me but ill post them when I get home.
In my post I mentioned that the photo ws straightened; that is because I used the bench as my main focus for the image and to keep that straight with the wide angle lens meant the rest of the picture (particularly the horizon) was on a diagonal, I chose the straight horizon over the straight bench.
In summary, yes I do agree with you Wulf, how would I straighten up the bench with post-processing but keep the horizon level?

[wulf]

I'm not sure on the details, although I do recall it was discussed here before. Anybody remember (or know from another source)?

Wulf

[GEli]

If you have Photoshop, it ships with a plugin called "Lens Correction" found under the Distort filter menu. You should be able to sort out the wacky barrel distortions with it - which are actually pretty good for 10mm on a zoom.

[C@pture]

Thanks, ill give it a go when I get home,