Taj Mahal

[MSarah]

Hie everyone !

Im a first time poster on DPS and also an amateur photographer - i hope to be able to learn much on this forum .

Up for critique is a picture taken on one of my recent travels to India - The Taj Mahal




Looking forward to some constructive criticism


My equipment is a Nikon D90
ISO 200
f/11
F length 18mm
Max Aperture 3.6
Exposure time 1/500th sec

[NaturalPhotog]

I'm not even an amateur.....but i will tell you that its an interesting picture. The only thing I would say is that I don't like just the peak at one of the towers on the left. I would have cropped it out - looked for a more interesting crop.

Good luck with the answers from the pros on here!

[MSarah]

Originally Posted by NaturalPhotog

I'm not even an amateur.....but i will tell you that its an interesting picture. The only thing I would say is that I don't like just the peak at one of the towers on the left. I would have cropped it out - looked for a more interesting crop.

Good luck with the answers from the pros on here!

Yeah, i was assesing the picture once i uploaded it, and i thought of the same thing - its distracting ... thanks

[ecannizzo]

One thing I noticed about your picture is that the towers don't stand straight up and down, but instead bend toward the center of the picture. That happens when your camera is not level when you take the shot. If the converging verticals were not intentional, you can eliminate them by making sure your camera is pointing straight ahead and is not tilted up or down. If you can find a place to stand that is further away or on higher ground, it might be possible to get nearly the same shot while holding the camera level. You would have to crop the image afterward to get the framing the way you have it here, but it would eliminate the converging verticals. If it's not practical to move further away, anything you can do to get the camera closer to level will reduce the converging verticals effect in your photograph.

[Krusty79]

Welcome to DPS.

FYI - you're supposed to ask for feedback on specific elements of the image. It also helps us if you tell us what feeling/story you are trying to convey.

You might be able to use the Transform tool to fix some of the distortion in the image. The towers should not look like they are tilted.

For me, I would prefer either to see all or none of the wall in the front of the shot. It feels like a barrier preventing me from seeing beyond it. So, I would prefer either a slightly higher perspective so I can see over the wall or a lower perspective so I can see the whole thing, not just the top.

Do you have a circular polarizer? You might be able to reduce some of the glare and improve the colors with it.