The Horsehoe

[vainqueur]

I have been shooting for about a year now and but seen my skills improve by a lot in a certain way but now I feel, I should take a step back, maybe go back to basic and strengthen my foundation (in a way). Please be very straight forward with me, anything good and bad.

Anyway, this shot was taken at the Punngol Waterway in Singapore, just 1 of the many shots I took at Punngol Waterway.

Exposure 30
Aperture f/8.0
Focal Length 9 mm
ISO Speed 100

Let me start myself, I just realized my horizon was not parallel (edited and repost) and the small tree in front on the right a bit distracting. What else?

Flickr: victorlevainqueur's Photostream

[Hill Country Hack]

It is funny how many differing opinions there can be in one photo. I don't mind the small tree to camera right. The one at camera left is the one bothering me. If you could have composed higher to allow the span to cover up the lights, the mid section of the bridge would not look as it does. The highlights from the street lamps reflecting off the water is blown out. As stated the horizion is slanted.

Personally I may have shot this a few more feet camera right. Keep at it.

[vainqueur]

Originally Posted by Hill Country Hack

It is funny how many differing opinions there can be in one photo. I don't mind the small tree to camera right. The one at camera left is the one bothering me. If you could have composed higher to allow the span to cover up the lights, the mid section of the bridge would not look as it does. The highlights from the street lamps reflecting off the water is blown out. As stated the horizion is slanted.

Personally I may have shot this a few more feet camera right. Keep at it.

As you might have guessed, this bridge is like a horseshoe, I could shoot from the somewhere near the start of the bridge which is certainly higher than the ground, I get what you mean, the lights are distracting, I agree.

Thanks for the feedback man...

[Krusty79]

Originally Posted by Hill Country Hack

It is funny how many differing opinions there can be in one photo. I don't mind the small tree to camera right. The one at camera left is the one bothering me. If you could have composed higher to allow the span to cover up the lights, the mid section of the bridge would not look as it does. The highlights from the street lamps reflecting off the water is blown out. As stated the horizion is slanted.

I agree with all of this, except I do find the tree sapling on the right distracting. Also, the plants in the foreground are not sharp. I'm not sure if it's a depth of field issue or if the wind was blowing. Also, you have lines going everywhere! Besides the curving line of the bridge, you have the curving lines of the river and the vertical lines of the support pillars for the bridge. I would prefer a more unified composition where the lines are not leading in different directions, if possible.

[vainqueur]

Originally Posted by Krusty79

I agree with all of this, except I do find the tree sapling on the right distracting. Also, the plants in the foreground are not sharp. I'm not sure if it's a depth of field issue or if the wind was blowing. Also, you have lines going everywhere! Besides the curving line of the bridge, you have the curving lines of the river and the vertical lines of the support pillars for the bridge. I would prefer a more unified composition where the lines are not leading in different directions, if possible.

Damn! You made very good point, the lines are indeed going all over the place. Too bad in Singapore, it's very hard to find a location where there aren't any distracting trees or branches.

Oh ya, the plants aren't sharp because of very strong wind that day.

Thanks for the lines trip, I tried to take note of these things as much as possible but sometimes I tend to forget.