Hazlehurst Viaduct

[Davem]

I have always loved the colour which came out of this (this was the light when shot)or would I have been better to tone down the colours


denford (25 of 97).jpg by davem44, on Flickr



untitled-45.jpg by davem44, on Flickr

[Bobobird]

The lighter one is more arresting but you have lost the nice blue sky. Maybe merge the 2 pics eg 2 on top of 1 and use making to bring back the sky?

[Donald]

I'll defer to others on the question of whether to tone down the colours or not, but in terms of composition and exposure, the first one is, in my opinion, a much, much better image.

The sky is blown in the second one. There is a shadow coming across the bottom right corner in the first one, but I don't think it's too great a problem.

I think the view under the viaduct is far too central in the second one. And those steps up the side being so obvious add nothing positive to it.

I like the richness of tone in the first one.

One set of thoughts. Be interested to read those of others.

[MrB]

I prefer the composition of the first photo and I like the rich colours. The shadows appear to indicate that the sun was high in the sky, causing the camera to produce a higher contrast image than our eyes see. So, if it were my photo, I would try to get more details, and more of those rich colours, out of the shadow areas.

Philip