Train Bridge

[Wimpie Swart]

Old Train bridge in Wilderness, George, South Africa. Camera Model Canon EOS 550D
Shooting Date/Time 2011/10/26 06:15:14 AM
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 0.8
Av( Aperture Value ) 22
ISO Speed 100

[Hill Country Hack]

Hello. Per the critique rules, do you have a specific question about your image? What you were trying to convey?

Here are some general comments.

I like the use of repeating parallel lines made by the rocks and bridge
You picked a good time of day to make this image

Your focus is a bit soft. If you were handholding the shutter speed was a bit slow and there may be camera shake.

Generally speaking landscapes are shot at f8-f11. At f22 you take the chance of distortion.

Composition- My eye is drawn more to the strip of beach instead of the bridge.

Keep shooting

[cmh]

Very nice photo, but my eye gets stuck on the light runnel of water crossing the beach.

I like the diagonals of warm color in the upper right/lower left (bridge and beach), and cool in the upper left/lower right (sky and rocks). You also have a lot of interesting clouds in the sky to balance the rocks and bridge. You picked a nice day and nice time of day to shoot. I'd visit this site again and try different angles that maybe include a little less beach and more rocks and bridge.

[Wimpie Swart]

Originally Posted by Hill Country Hack

Hello. Per the critique rules, do you have a specific question about your image? What you were trying to convey?

Here are some general comments.

I like the use of repeating parallel lines made by the rocks and bridge
You picked a good time of day to make this image

Your focus is a bit soft. If you were handholding the shutter speed was a bit slow and there may be camera shake.

Generally speaking landscapes are shot at f8-f11. At f22 you take the chance of distortion.

Composition- My eye is drawn more to the strip of beach instead of the bridge.

Keep shooting

Thank you for the critique, I was shooting from tri-pod, but as you say the high fstop and lack of knowledge of focus point made the shot soft. First morning trying my hand at landscapes, will definitely shoot at lower f and look at he focusing.