Attempts at landscapes...

[jake klein]

So a few nights ago I fell asleep far too early after a long work stretch. Waking up much, much earlier than usual I decided to give landscapes a go. I have one edited for now and will add to this thread as I finish. The first is just a local bridge that I feel has a nice view.

Paths

D90
nikkor 35mm f1.8
1/320
f8
Iso200

[Asher Kelman]

Originally Posted by jake klein

So a few nights ago I fell asleep far too early after a long work stretch. Waking up much, much earlier than usual I decided to give landscapes a go. I have one edited for now and will add to this thread as I finish. The first is just a local bridge that I feel has a nice view.

Paths

D90
nikkor 35mm f1.8
1/320
f8
Iso200

Jake,

Of course it's impressive just being centered like this, but have you thought of cropping away everything above the horizon or adding a white horizontal bar to make a vertical diptych?

Asher

[jake klein]

Originally Posted by Asher Kelman

Jake,

Of course it's impressive just being centered like this, but have you thought of cropping away everything above the horizon or adding a white horizontal bar to make a vertical diptych?

Asher

Thank you for the comments.
I have multiple crops with different foval lengths I'm working on.
Great idea on the vertical diptych, although I'm not sure if I have the understanding to pull it off.

[Jerome Marot]

I would leave it as it is. It is a very powerful image, because everything is centered and because of the remaining asymmetries. The top lamps, in particular, are placed just at the classical 2/3 rule says. Of course, rules are made to be broken, but here the construction already breaks the rule that symmetry should be avoided. The position of the top lamps is just what is needed to balance the picture. That, and the sign on the right.

Actually, that picture works on two planes. On the first plane, you have the symmetry and the message of endless road which goes with it. On the second plane, you have the anchors of the top lamps and sign to guide the eyes of the viewer to explore the frame. The top lamp middle, the sign and the symmetrical point of the sign form an equilateral triangle. I find my eyes almost trapped in that virtual triangle, moving from the top lamps to the sign and then jumping to its symmetrical point which is empty so that I am forced to find something else and explore, then go back to the top lamps and starting again.

The picture may be improved by lightening it a bit, improving the contrast and removing the vignette.

[jake klein]

Originally Posted by Jerome Marot

I would leave it as it is. It is a very powerful image, because everything is centered and because of the remaining asymmetries. The top lamps, in particular, are placed just at the classical 2/3 rule says. Of course, rules are made to be broken, but here the construction already breaks the rule that symmetry should be avoided. The position of the top lamps is just what is needed to balance the picture. That, and the sign on the right.

Actually, that picture works on two planes. On the first plane, you have the symmetry and the message of endless road which goes with it. On the second plane, you have the anchors of the top lamps and sign to guide the eyes of the viewer to explore the frame. The top lamp middle, the sign and the symmetrical point of the sign form an equilateral triangle. I find my eyes almost trapped in that virtual triangle, moving from the top lamps to the sign and then jumping to its symmetrical point which is empty so that I am forced to find something else and explore, then go back to the top lamps and starting again.

The picture may be improved by lightening it a bit, improving the contrast and removing the vignette.

Thank you for the in-depth critique. I'm having some issues with what I see on my home computer. They have very little vignette and are much brighter. I'm working on getting my dispay to a proper setting with proper calibration tools.


I'm off to give the same location another go, this time I'm be trying a night version.

[Jerome Marot]

Originally Posted by jake klein

I'm having some issues with what I see on my home computer. They have very little vignette and are much brighter. I'm working on getting my dispay to a proper setting with proper calibration tools.

Your image is saved using the AdobeRGB profile. That may explain the difference if the application you use to display is not color managed.