Critique Derwent Res

[deepestandy]

So having just joined I thought I would throw up my first decent image with my new kit. It was taken a couple of weeks ago and is looking out over the dam wall through the entry where someone rather carelessly graffitied the wall. I liked the natural contrast here.

I made some minor level adjustments to bring out a little of the shadow detail.

 

[sbowler579]

Hi Andy, a good shot there, potentially. Personally I think the side walls do not particularly add to the shot, the graffiti and the control box on the left detracts from a great shot. I would crop this to a portrait orientation just after the y in the graffiti on the left.

 

[Nikon_Nick]

^^WHS^^

 

[deepestandy]

I actually did a crop like that in LR and debated on which one to put up, as a rule I'm not a huge fan of cropping. I like to do that in the camera.

Which one do you prefer guys?

 

[seaodyssey]

2nd one. And I would have crouched down a bit as you have the verticals of the doorway converging.
I would also have taken 2 shots using tripod, one exposed for the interior and one for the exterior and done some exposure blending as well

 

[mrtoad]

central themes are difficult to master
here you have an interesting left hand wall and a dark uninteresting right hand wall
a crop will put things on a non balanced composition and i think may prove more coherent
cheers
geof