Is this too much contrast?

[jasono2000]

This is my first post on here, just looking for an opinion.




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[silverbirch]

I'm very much an amateur but for me there's almost two images here - by cutting them in half horizontally. As it is I find it a bit busy.

I think it would look good with the top half as the image with the boundary at the lower edges of the bridge construction.

[Elmo]

The amount of contrast depends upon the story you are trying to tell. This will dictate the mood the image need to portray. So the answer to your question is that is up to you.

One comment thought, the blown out spot on the far bank is too strong. Tone it down a tad. As is it makes the image look like a mistake (under exposed)

[Hill Country Hack]

Thanks for posting and asking for critique. Per the forum rules, one needs to post the exif so a more informed opinion can be made. Give this a read... Critique Forum Rules

Keep shooting and posting

[flytyer57]

Looking at what happened to the sky, I think the contrast adjustment was too much.

[Sweetlifephoto]

I agree with Elmo it is all about the emotion you want ot invoke. If you are going for a post-apocalyptic stark reality type image, then maybe the contrast is actually too low. If the emotion you are trying to convey is lazy evening sunset with slow -moving train, then the contrast is too high for my taste. I don't like the artifacts in the sky and the water the way it is processed now and would try and rein those in...

Cool image and TFS,

Frank

[Krusty79]

Please post your exif data.

I say "yes." You have a huge part of the image that is black with no detail at all and part of your sky is blown out. If you looked at a histogram of your shot, you'll see there are almost no pixels in the middle of the range and you have severe clipping at the dark end.

I didn't think you were going for the post-apocalyptic look in a shot of a train trestle.

[jasono2000]

Thank you all very much.