View From the River Bank

[OregonT3i]

Took this shot yesterday along the Columbia River in Oregon.

 

[KenC]

This just doesn't grab me. The plants might be OK photographed close up for the detail and texture, but not much of that comes through here. The image is a little flat, especially the background, probably due to haze, but the background doesn't really do much for the composition anyway. It looks like a good spot to go back to and try different angles, etc. The best approach to what is in the frame might be to crop about 35% of the frame on the right and crop the bottom to leave just a sliver of water, and then to increase the contrast.

 

[GreatPhotoRace]

I agree with KenC about the image being flat, but disagree on where to take the composition. The cat tails (are those plants cat tails?), are really interesting and provide a lot of depth in terms of contrast, but I think you would be missing out on a great image if you just cropped the landscape out. I say go try some more angles. It's definitely worth it!