Your critique please

Hi guys,

Please could you offer some constructive feedback on the attached image of Clifton Suspension Bridge?

I have not altered it this and present it to you in its original form.

Details of image below:
Camera Model
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL
Shooting Date/Time
29/01/2006 12:44:52
Shooting Mode
Program AE
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/640
Av( Aperture Value )
16.0
Metering Mode
Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
800
Lens
18.0 - 55.0mm
Focal Length
22.0mm
Image Size
3456x2304
Image Quality
Fine
Flash
Off
White Balance Mode
Auto
AF Mode
One-Shot AF
Parameters Settings
Contrast Mid. High
Sharpness Mid. High
Color saturation Mid. High
Color tone 0
Color Space
sRGB
Noise Reduction
Off
Drive Mode
Single-frame shooting

Thanks.

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You've got something to work with here. Very good leading lines in the suspension with a strong "Stoping point" with the far support. I would re-crop this though to eliminate all of the empty space right of the bridge itself though.

Hope this helps.

L8r,

Hi Rigrider,

Thanks for you comments. Very much appreciated.

Exactly where should I crop the image? Should it be cropped just after the wall, getting rid of all the trees etc?

Thanks

Something say like this?

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Tony'

It looks like there is some information in the "black hole" in the bottom center, I think it would add to the shot if you brought that out.

David

Not a bad picture. Level adjustment would bring out the shadow.

Your short focal length gives you the option of greatly reducing shutter speed without worrying about camera shake. In the future, you might want to consider reducing your ISO setting and shutter speed to get the best, cleanest image possible. ISO 800 shouldn't be necessary for bright daylight, and you don't need more than 1/50 to 1/200th sec. shutter, at the most, for that situation. F/16 might also be narrowing the aperture to the point of losing detail as a result of diffraction.

The shot is really nice. I think it would be a complete success if you had shot it in portrait thus focusing solely on the bridge giving it more height and excentuating the lead lines. Some other minor adjustments (shadows) as was mentioned would help too.