joseph_albert

IMHO, every one of the proposed crops are inferior to the original image in one way or another.

The image is spectacular as is-- why would anyone want to crop it?

I do find it curious (not a critique) that the exposure is sunny-16 for EI 60 with Provia 100F, yet the sky is rich blue and not at all pale. If it weren't a camera that records exposure info, I'd wonder if there was an error in the reported data.

I also have to disagree with the notion that cropping out the buildings at the top would improve the image-- in fact, such cropping would just render the image as just another ordinary travel photo instead of the superb image it is in the presented format. It is the buildings in the distance that give scale and context to the scene and provide a sweep from the foreground to the background. The composition is excellent as it was presented.

I also disagree with the comments about color balance. It doesn't matter whether the image accurately reflects the color balance of the scene at the time of day in which the image was taken. What matters is whether the image is effective in the color balance presented and that the color balance presented reflects the photographer's intention in presenting the mood and emotion of the scene. I think the image works very well in its present form.