Cincinnati Coast at Sunset (revised)

This is the updated image, with changes made according to David Farler's critique.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I cropped the bridge support out, and made the barge more transparent to rob it of some emphasis. The horizon is a bit lower now too.

this is an updated version, addressing several of the points brought up by "David Farler",

my fellow design student friend. Next time, I plan to use a more "normal" focal length to

avoid odd distortion.

Shot appears flat; could use more contrast.

Pete's right, could use more contrast and the horizon is still distracting, with the arc curve. Is it the lens or is it really curved? If it's really curved forget my comment. And while I love the sky, the rule of thirds should apply here, I'd crop out some on the top and on either side where nothing of real interesting is going on. I'm not sure about the barge either, since I know about the barges on the Ohio, I like it, but others may be somewhat confused since there's only a small portion of the barge showing. I like the thin strip of light on the barge, but the barge kind of gets blurry towards the front end. Must be that rushing water of the Ohio. Beautiful city Cincinnnati! I prefer the view from old I-65 North just as you came down that God awful curvy hill in KY to cross the bridge.

Thanks to my crit panel, I'll return to the river soon with a better idea of what to do. Thanks for your help!

• use "normal focal length (maybe 50mm or more)
• get in tighter to reveal more details in the city
• The contrast, or lack of it, is appealing to me here