Bridge on the avon

[theshredder157]

A bridge in Stratford over the river Avon. I'm quite new to dslr's and photography as a whole so any advice would be helpful

[dcclark]

Hello! Please check out the forum rules. In particular, please ask specific questions -- it'll help both us and you with the critique. Also please post exposure information (aperture, shutter speed, ISO, etc.). Thanks!

[wal]

From my unprofessional point of view... i think the lighting is unbalanced.. the right side of the pic is too dark.. what would been better is to adjust your composition by moving to a different location, eg: more to the left so the composition would include the whole bridge without the dark trees in shadows.
Nice clouds and skies tho..

[MSidPhoto]

Wow. Nice landscape
Really Great shot.
Beautiful colors, contrast and beautiful sky and also nice water
Good work

Suggestion:you could zoom in a bit more to get a closer shot of the bridge

[dcclark]

There are a LOT of shadows off to the right -- I think a lot of detail has been lost there.

In addition, I feel like the bridge is your subject -- but it's rather small, and gets lost under the sky. There's nothing wrong with having a lot of sky, but the result is that it de-emphasizes the bridge.

I do like the colors -- the reds and blue contrast nicely.

Overall suggestions: try going in at a different time of day, to emphasize the colors more. Get closer, or at a different angle, to emphasize the bridge itself.

[theshredder157]

thanks guys i'll keep that in time for next time. i thought i was a bit heavy handed with the editing.

and sorry dcclark this is my first time on this forum. i guess i was wondering if you guys thought the shadows on the right were to much, which has already been answered so thanks. any more advise is appreciated