bridge in winter II

[Theo]

enjoy

sorry for the boarder messing around with LR print.

[aprilS]

This scene is so empty and cold; very wintry. I almost wish for a brightly colored car crossing the bridge, or a bird perched on one of the grasses to give me a contrasting sense of life or warmth. But then, that would destroy the intent I suspect!

Technically, I enjoy the wide format, horizontal lines contrasting with the vertical, cold blue toning and sparkling contrast of hard light, along with grain in the sky that suggests falling snow.

[Theo]

I remember taking this picture and warm was very far from my mind lol, ty for your input.


theo

[habakuk]

I sure like the cold feeling in this shot, the freezing clarity and also kind of a typical winter silence. Only the cold wind whispering in the frozen grass. I am having some issues from the proximity of the top of the pillars and the upper frame. I like it tight, but this is too tight in comparison to the space at the bottom. Having the biggest pillar almost centered makes the whole scene rather static. Even more so, as the two other pillars (one pillar and the concrete block) are on the 1/3 and 2/3 lines. But it's not centered and not decidedly off center... and this makes it undecided, coincondentally to me. I'd either cut on the left side and make the biggest pillar properly centered, or then cut on the right side and make the whole composition more left handed - producing a stronger lead into the depth. All imho of course.

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[eob]

I agree with April in that a splash of contrasting color (not necessarily a warm color, but a contrasting one) would make an interesting contra-point for this monochromatic scene.

I also see the point Roland is making about bridge elements going all the way to the top frame. I would add a bit of a space above them, so that there would be an equal amount of sky and water masses. That would look better in this particular scene - the top-to-bottom position of the bridge echoing the left-to-right position. I think that a totally central composition would be quite right for the kind of subject you've photographed.

[Ted Byrne]

You deserve more than this... but let me put it simply... This is one of your very best. I really like everything about it.