Mansion on the Hill

[Jun Xiang Goh]

Hi everyone, i have just taken this shot on a small hill in Aachen called Dreiländereck, which is a meeting point of Belgien – Germany – Niederland.

I got a few questions.

1) is my composition ok?
2) in this photo my subject should be the mansion. but does it look too small?
3) i am trying to capture the colour of sky so i lower the exposure bias. does it look underexposed?
4) any other comments or tips you would like to give on how i can improve the shot?

i am here to learn so don't hold back what you have in your mind and thanks very much


Camera: Canon EOS 450D
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 59 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: -2/3 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire

[mpf777]

The size of the mansion looks okay to me especially with the nice rolling green field in front. For me I think I would have zoomed in a bit to get rid of the fence in foreground and the branches at the top of the frame.

[PhotoPhix]

The colors are over saturated and the sky is underexposed. If you must have the fence in the shot it would look much better if exposed correctly rather than just the silhouette.Composition wise it works very well


Armando

[PhotogChic]

Colors are oversaturated. A bit much on the sharpening but may be color saturation that is throwing my eyes off on that. The fence in the foreground is underexposed to point that it looks fake. The sky is blown out and doesn't have anything to draw the eye to it and it competes with the color of the house. The landscaping in front of the house is too dark also.

The overall composition of the shot is very good!