In the cold light of dawn

Wizard1500 · Dec 11, 2015

I really, really like this....Excellent job.....

Light Guru · Dec 11, 2015

I like the composition. However I think the image needs to be straitened. Notice how most of the trees and the tower in the back are all leaning a bit to the left.

oldhippy · Dec 11, 2015

Wizard1500 said:
I really, really like this....Excellent job.....

And I really, really thank you for saying. Ed

jcdeboever · Dec 11, 2015

Most excellent as usual.

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MSnowy · Dec 11, 2015

Nice!

killerseaguls · Dec 11, 2015

Fantastic stuff

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katsrevenge · Dec 11, 2015

I love it. So atmospheric.

Looks so... tempting.. No matter the sign and missing boards!

oldhippy · Dec 12, 2015

Thank you all, like the replies a lot. have a great holiday season. Ed

Jim Walczak · Dec 19, 2015

I absolutely love the mood and feel here - some REALLY great "atmosphere", however I do have a few nitpicks. I have to agree with Light Guru in that I'd probably straighten the shot a tad and I do find the soft focus on the front of the bridge (lower right corner) to be a bit distracting...not sure what/how you shot this, but I'd be tempted to try a smaller aperture and/or a tripod for a bit more DOF there. Normally I don't mind a shallow DOF at all, however in this case it really feels like things could be a bit sharper. Also...and this is probably a bit more subjective, but I think I might have tried a slightly different angle (or two) with this shot. As the viewer...trying to imagine this scene as you were looking at it thru the viewfinder...I think I would have tried moving to the left a bit (if possible) to bring the bridge across/thru the image a bit more. It's a very interesting scene, but I think I would have tried to let the bridge dominate a fair bit more of of the composition.

Just my own opinion...again, lovely mood with that shot.

JustJazzie · Dec 19, 2015

Beautiful!! It gives me a moody, melancholy vibe. Well done!

Tim Tucker · Dec 19, 2015

Now I would be very careful about changing anything in this shot. It works because of the connection between the bridge in the lower left and the overhanging branch in the top right. Straightening the image may satisfy our need for order and conformity. But it would also affect how the two elements relate to the horizontal and vertical axis of the image as it is.