C&C Smog City

[tevo]

I am starting to read more into landscape photography and am trying to carve out opportunities to go make landscape photos. I came across this scene on the way home the other night, and I couldn't decide which I liked better. Which one works best & why? Do neither of them work? C&C is greatly appreciated.

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[D-B-J]

For me, there's too little. The sky is quite hazy, the sun is a light orange blob, and there is no foreground to draw me in. It seems like you were trying to make a keeper out of a non-keeper scene.

Cheers!
Jake


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[tevo]

For me, there's too little. The sky is quite hazy, the sun is a light orange blob, and there is no foreground to draw me in. It seems like you were trying to make a keeper out of a non-keeper scene.

Cheers!
Jake


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Will definitely keep that in mind. I saw the silhouettes of the power lines and wanted to create a backlit scene, which would inherently have a dark foreground. I will utilize the foreground in future photos, thanks for the tip!

 

[Light Guru]

You title it "Smog City" yet there is nothing in the image to indicate that you are anywhere near a city. I've seen power lines like that run through the country where there is not even a little town.

 

[tevo]

You title it "Smog City" yet there is nothing in the image to indicate that you are anywhere near a city. I've seen power lines like that run through the country where there is not even a little town.

The title was a complete afterthought.

 

[FanBoy]

It's a lovely sunset and like alluded to, the clouds seem more like lazy high clouds which typically make great sunset shots. A tighter crop with both sun and power lines in the composition might be better.

 

[Designer]

A - better balance