Lead in line, with light?

Hi all,

I moved around quite a bit in this location to try and get a lead in line. I think the sun light off the ground is better than the railing on the right.

Some of the buildings are blowen out a little, I wanted this because attention focuses on brightest part. I guess I could have brought it down a 1/2 stop.

What do you think?

Thanks for looking.
Ram

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Sorry Ram, but there is no lead-in line in the picture.

I understand what you were trying to do, but it really didn't work out that way. In my opinion, although it is very helpful to have some understanding of the accepted conventions of composition, it is very difficult to go out and "create" good pictures by trying to "arrange" lead in lines, etc.

Generally speaking, it is better to simply take the scene as it is and move your vantage point and crop with the zoom looking for a combination that makes you "feel" good about the composition. More often than not, the picture that you really feel good about will have certain characteristics that the critics will claim are responsible.

However, I would not let the "rules" get out of hand. Remember, that if there is enough "interest" and drama in an image, it will over-ride many compositional short-comings.

Yes, some of the highlights are blown out, but the skyline is very interesting, and it's a good picture that can be improved upon.

Hi,

sGu, not as affective as I wanted then. If I burn out some of the foreground it may have worked. It looked much better in real life, just didn't acheive it through photo.

Bob, thanks for review. I did move around and this is the best view, I thought. I see what you mean about strength of the view versus composition. I'll practice on some iconic views of London and will post my efforts.

Thanks all!