Dunstanburgh Castle, North East coast UK

[foxhound]

I think my wife did a cracking job of this shot when she was back home visiting rellies , what do you guys think ?

[Robert_Lay]

Good shot insofar as composition, subject interest and 3-dimensionality.

Whether it is truly tilted down to the left or not is irrelevant - it does look that way, because of the lay of the land.

The lighting is in question, as the picture seems to be rendered here a little on the dark side.

It would be interesting to see what would be obtained with a bit more mid-tone contrast and saturation.

Very nice!

[joedlh]

Well, it seems to me that it would be more authentic if those people were brandishing pikes, halberds, torches, and siege works instead of point and shoots.;)

[BigAlz1]

The slants are messing with my head, there are landscapes slanting to the left and to the right all the way across the frame, man that is really messing with my since of "is the shot level or not". Over all I like it, nice and clear.

Sorry man I had to double check It was off a bit.
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[mattyb240]

Nice composition but the quality looks a bit rubbish on my screen? Is it a big crop?

[foxhound]

No its hardly copped at all , must be the compression from the Jpeg, the original is really nice !!

[conkeroo]

I really like the shot but there are one or two things that dont work for me. I think the foreground is a distraction as its not part of the main focal point but commands your attention. Theres a struggle between the rocks and what your meant to be looking at, ie, the castle. I think if it was taken in such a way that the rocks played a part in a foreground that drew you in, then it would work. As it is though, it doesn't lead your eye.

The inlet of water only serves to disect the image, like a block of dead space. The image in the bottom third is broken up horizontally, and like I was saying, your eye isn't lead into the image, its lead directly across it. This ruins the composition.

A crop would work here, and me personally, I might even consider cloning all those miniature little people out. But that's just me.

Aside from that, I do really like it. Add a touch of gradual darkness to the sky (just to add a little tonal depth) along with the crop and its great. Tell your wife well done! :D

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[JuiceBox]

I agree, sort of. I think the shot would have been better if you had gotten much closer to the river. The crop looks much too flat, but the rocks on the close bank of the river are a bit too distracting.