It's just too grey!

[gnownad]

Hi, I've been finding the sky quite annoying in London, it's always the same old shit grey!! But yeah, I took this shot, but feel there's something I could've done to make it better through PP, but couldn't figure out what!



I think maybe I should've put the horizon on a third and perhaps waited for better weather for a more interesting sky... Any thoughts?

[IainM]

The location has potential, but there are some things bugging me a bit.

Yeah, perhaps wait a while for both better weather and for the scaffolding to dissapear from that building. Perhaps also leave the grass in the corner out, or add more and make it in focus? I dunno.
It does need something though, perhaps actually taken from that boat out on the water? But then the boad does look good in shot. I feel like I want to shift the camera about 2m to the left though.
Maybe zoom in a little bit.

Hrm it has potential though, perhaps revisit it in summer...

[junglebear]

It's cool to see a shot about 2 minutes from where I live

I think this shot could be better taken from the right with some people in the foreground on the pathway, maybe some punks with spiky hair
Or you could go up the middle of the lock to the left of shot so you'd be shooting from the middle of the body of the water. Just a couple of thoughts.

Oh and good luck getting a nice sky in London at this time of the year!

[gnownad]

Originally Posted by IainM

The location has potential, but there are some things bugging me a bit.

Yeah, perhaps wait a while for both better weather and for the scaffolding to dissapear from that building. Perhaps also leave the grass in the corner out, or add more and make it in focus? I dunno.
It does need something though, perhaps actually taken from that boat out on the water? But then the boad does look good in shot. I feel like I want to shift the camera about 2m to the left though.
Maybe zoom in a little bit.

Hrm it has potential though, perhaps revisit it in summer...

Hmmm, That was about as far left I could go without going for a swim! I might try climbing onto the wooden barrier things one day, but not sure if a) they'll hold me and b) I'm allowed- the location is literally right next to the security peoples' hut.... But thanks for the ideas!

Originally Posted by junglebear

It's cool to see a shot about 2 minutes from where I live

I think this shot could be better taken from the right with some people in the foreground on the pathway, maybe some punks with spiky hair
Or you could go up the middle of the lock to the left of shot so you'd be shooting from the middle of the body of the water. Just a couple of thoughts.

Oh and good luck getting a nice sky in London at this time of the year!

Oooo a fellow Londoner! I went out in Camden for a bit of a morning photo-spree to capture the market without people in it, and ended up along the canal! Are people allowed to climb on those wooden barrier beams which they move across the water? They have handrails, so presumably people can walk across.... I'll be going back at some point during an afternoon to shoot some cool hair/outfits at some point!

[zona5101]

why not replace the sky?


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[gnownad]

Originally Posted by zona5101

why not replace the sky?


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Because then I'll have to fix the reflection of the sky in the water too, which will be a pain in the behind!

[junglebear]

Originally Posted by gnownad

Oooo a fellow Londoner! I went out in Camden for a bit of a morning photo-spree to capture the market without people in it, and ended up along the canal! Are people allowed to climb on those wooden barrier beams which they move across the water? They have handrails, so presumably people can walk across.... I'll be going back at some point during an afternoon to shoot some cool hair/outfits at some point!

The clue's in my profile 'location' Although I am currently in Madrid.
The wooden barriers are supposed to be clambered over, when people come along in boats they have to open and close them to get through the lock, so they need to go into the little island in the middle to do that. So yeah go for it!
I love regent's canal, it's a part of London most people don't see but it's got some great little spots along it. Happy shooting!

[windrider86]

Could you post your exif info?

[leviathan]

Gnownad, what a great location with such an interesting subject to capture. With how it is currently composed, it lacks a definitive subjective to initially grab the viewer's attention. From what I see, the boat would make a fantastic subject. If the boat were framed, for example, in the lower left or right third, it will create a more aesthetically pleasing balance to the image and allow the viewer to be grabbed by the boat and then continue exploring the quant town. Hope this might help. You could also boost the saturation and contrast a bit, which might help the colors and tones stand out a tad more.

[romas13]

Hey gnownad!
As you already mentioned weather doesn't help picture. You need shadows to get better feel of perspective. I would also suggest to zoom in or crop picture so you get boat closer and more detail on bridge and to loose the scaffolding. You also suggested bringing horizon on third which seems good idea for composition but be careful with converging verticals. You can fix that in PP.
But I'm new here and so I'm not really experienced and I could be wrong.

Important is that we all try our best as often as possible (-: