Symmetrical

[neoHUNTER]

Hello this photo was taken during my photowalk recently. I am just wondering if my composition is alright, exposure, the sharpness and colour. Thanks in advance for any advices.

EXIF:

Camera	Canon EOS 500D
Exposure	0.025 sec (1/40)
Aperture	f/8.0
Focal Length	17 mm
ISO Speed	400
Exposure Bias	0 EV
Flash	Off, Did not fire

White Balance Manual

[SteveFromOhio]

Since this one is falling through the cracks I'll take a stab at it. The usual "I'm fairly new to photography and critiquing pictures so I might be full of crap" warnings apply.

The symmetry is off a little because you're about half a step to the right from being dead center in the aisle. Also, the bushy plant on the left being opposite of the wall on the right at the front of the picture throws the symmetry off for me. I think maybe half a step to the left and one or two steps forward would make it better.

Exposure looks ok to me.

It looks a little soft and the colors look a little muted to me, but if you're going for a dreamy kind of feel to this then it might not be so bad.

If you could get the same shot (adjusting your composition a tad), but have more fog in the background so that the hall kind off disappears into it I think you'd be on to something.

Just my opinion.

[katia]

crop vertically to make it more symmetrical, as well as eliminate the distracting bush

[Krusty79]

I would be tempted to try a Levels adjustment to give the colors more pop.

[EOBeav]

Originally Posted by Krusty79

I would be tempted to try a Levels adjustment to give the colors more pop.

I'll go one more, and say that you should either improve the colors (especially the greens) or desaturate this a little more. It's kind of at the in-between stage right now, which doesn't do a whole lot for me.

The composition is pretty cool though. Symmetry doesn't always have to be 100%, but just enough to where you notice it on some level.

[greenroomsessions]

+1 To crop vertically and get rid of the distracting bush.

I am new to photography but I was wondering what it would have looked like if you would taken the shot from a lower perspective (sitting or lying on the ground)?

[SwissJon]

Bit of a pity you didn't take a step forward and avoid the bush in the first place.. Your picture isn't quite symetrical, your're very slightly too far to the right, that's the problem with symmetrical photos.. you notice the slightest mistake. I wonder what this photo would have looked like if you'd deliberately stepped right and made the most of of the repeating patterns on the left.. The result would be that the lack of symmetry would not have been so noticeable..

Sorry, just me trying to think outside the box.

[neoHUNTER]

guys thanks for all your opinions, thats true it isnt 100% symmetrical with the bushes in the left side. I am not sure with my colour though, because in my monitor it looks a bit saturated already.