Vancouver Science World

[Welly]

Hey guys,

Have been away for a while as I've been relocating to Vancouver but found the time to get back into taking more photos in and around Vancouver.

Took this a short while ago, which I was pretty happy with, but there is something not quite right about it and I can't work out what. Perhaps it needs cropping horizontally a little? Any thoughts?

[Richard Clary]

Hello!! Really, I would be proud to have gotten such myself. I wonder if your feeling of not quite right might be because of a small bit of perspective shift? The visual line horizon and the line off the dock seem a bit in conflict. You might try PTLens (free or $5.00) that works wonders. That was the first ever software I got for my D70s! If you have other stronger software and want to make it really "jump" I suspect that getting the sunset to be close to the colors of the pier area (reddish and orange are wonderful there) it would balance nicely and make almost a good gallery print. Well done anyhow, I sure am impressed.

[Richard Clary]

I do not know if I do this correctly or not. I sent a longer one via "new reply" button. hope it worked. Anyhow, this is fabulous. I think for a "gallery" print that the sky needs to have that "red/orange look up to about 70% of the distance to the pier edge from the left side. This is beautiful. If you have Capture NX it will be easy with just one adjustment.

[Welly]

Thanks for the feedback, Richard!

I think what my problem with the image is it looks a little "squat". If it was wider - more panoramic - with a little more background, that might have given it a bit more balance. I don't remember if I cropped it or not, I'll have to look at the original image later. I should try cropping it and see if that makes any difference.