Whatcom Falls Park

[priya]

Photo Walk on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

I am very new to photography. This is something I want to take seriously. I have been ding photo walks every day and I post the pictures on my blog. I want to know if this picture is worth to take a look at a second time. I want to take pictures that mesmerize the viewers and me of course!

Thank you!
Priya

[dcclark]

First, welcome to DPS!

Second -- I like that photo a lot. It's a great use of the lines in the walkway. It's very geometric. So, it's definitely worth taking a second look at.

Critique-wise, the very first thing I notice is your huge watermark. PLEASE remove it... it's just distracting from an otherwise good photo. I almost made a snarky comment about "wow, someone chalked your name right on the path!" but decided to avoid it (until now ).

Also, there is a lot of interesting stuff in the photo -- but most of it is on the sides (the "walls" or railings), while those same lines draw me into the photo in a different direction. You might consider emphasizing the great textures of the walls by composing more with them in mind. While I like the symmetry, this might just be a time to break the symmetry and look at the walls instead.

So, keep it up, and keep posting!

[LoveDSLR]

Obviously you are playing with symmetry and leading lines here. However, you didn't straighten the photo and it is out of balance.

I like to have the background brighter to lead the viewer eyes to it as well. Just my two cents.

[kathiemt]

I was going to suggest that it needs to be lighter/brighter. With your watermark, I'd shift it to the bottom right-hand corner so it doesn't take away from the photo. It doesn't have to be in-your-face, as long as it's there to help identify you as the owner of the photo. I have a light watermark on all my photos, after having experimented with lots of positions, fonts and sizes.