I still like the first one I commented on (http://gallery.photographyreview.com...cat=500&page=6). It had, as I said then, "a grim, distant beauty," that moved me. This one and the last one aren't doing the same thing for me. Both seem framed too tight to me and they're both definitely crooked. I also think you could stand to do some post-processing - both to straighten the horizon and to balance the color and adjust the contrast a little. There's no need to accept what comes out of the camera as the final product. It can always be improved upon.
It's good to see you experimenting. Any scene that moves you is worth shooting over and over and trying to capture and refine whatever it is that speaks to your heart.
This location is a great subject and I like looking at it. Is it on the US/Canada border? It sure looks like a border crossing.
Photo-John
Post processing? Maybe some day. I'm still learning the camera. I figure if I can get the photos pretty well set direct from the camera, I'm on the right track...
The Devil *is* in the details. That's so true of photography. But the longer you do it, the more taking care of those details becomes second nature.
So lets pass on the post-processing and just deal with this image, then.
Of course, there's that tilt. Sometimes that's pretty hard to control when you're taking a picture. You get distracted or something and it ends up tilted. It's good to have some kind of software so you can crop and rotated a little to correct a crooked horizon. And that's still fixable with this one.
The composition is the next thing. I think one of the reasons like that first one is the composition follows the "Rule-of-Thirds." The Rule-of-Thirds suggests you divide your photo into a grid of nine and place your main subject on the dividing lines. It's a bit unclear what the main subject is in this image. It's either the closest flag or the tallest tower. Those are the elements that catch my attention the most, anyway. And overall, the image feels too centered to me. I think it's that main tower that's smack in the middle that's doing it. You might try playing with cropping to see if you can create a more dynamic composition. By placing your main subject according to the Rule-of-Thirds, you create a composition that encourages the eye to travel around the image and discover details. A centered composition, like this one, tends to trap the viewer's eye in the middle.
Keep playing with it. I can feel something in it. And like I said, I like that you keep experimenting. Keep your eye on the details!
Photo-John
