Lofoten lights

Shot in Norway from above a bridge connecting the fishermen hamlet of

Hennigsvaer, in the Lofoten islands, with another island.

Thunderstorms had chased each other all day, and seemed like to

continue so. I liked the light, the clouds, the sea... all conjured to

look very Lofoten to me, but this means I cannot fully detach from

this shot and evaluate it. The question is whether there is enough in

this composition to make a worthwile picture.

Your comments and insight will be very appreciated.

Hello Salvatore

This is a great photograph, yet I would have been tempted to hone in upon the rays of sunlight more closely - dose a closer crop change the mood?

Regards, Nick.

Nick, I've toyed a lot with the crop of this image, at the time of submission and right now after reading your post. The fact is that to me -having been there and experienced the scene- the magic of the light was all in the negation of the light everywhere else: without all the darkness and clouds, the rays lose most of their drama. So, something to the bottom and the right has to stay. Without the blue sky the darkness is not so dark, so that has to stay as well, and I liked the iland and did not want to crop it... so I cannot decide what to do with this ...

What would you suggest?

This loses the horizontal lines of the clouds and the sea... but might work...

I love the vertical submission, and feel as though it has more power (for me at least!)

Regards, Nick.