2nd post! Swansong?

[fraggle_rock]

Hi,
New user so I guess I better show some of my pictures!

To start an image which I KNOW there is a picture in somewhere, but I am having a bit of difficulty bringing out something I am happy with...

I am interested in the relationship between the couple and the swans to give some 'life' to the scene, but I am not sure it is working

I have tried to bring some shadow detail out in the close crop, but maybe I have simply washed out the scene?

The buildings behind are a bit horrid I think! Cash prize for recognising the harbour*

Exif Stuff:
canr AE Setting in shooting: Normal AE
canr Aperture: F 5.60
canr Base Image Format: RAW
canr Bits per color: 8
canr Camera Configuration: CRW:High definition CCD image
canr Camera Model: Canon PowerShot S50
canr Capture Date: 30 January 2005
canr Focal length of lens (mm): 21 mm
canr Height: 1,944
canr ISO Equiv. (Sensitivity): ISO 50
canr Image Height: 1,944
canr Image Quality Setting: RAW
canr Image Shooting Mode: Shutter Priority
canr Image Width: 2,592
canr Shutter Speed: 1/403 s

http://usera.imagecave.com/fraggle_rock/harbr.jpg



http://usera.imagecave.com/fraggle_rock/harb2.jpg


*no actual cash!

[marshall009]

Don't know the harbour!
Crop the picture in half above the chap's head but include most of the blue (door?) behind the figures.

Selectively darken everything above the harbour wall (except the figures) to reduce the distraction from the main part of the image.

The figures are still a little small in the composition but if cropped as above will still have some connection to what's going on below.

Any help?

mike