Perspective Opinion Please

[bayhli]

The subject in the two images below is the bridge. Does one image portray that better than the other?

Thank you kindly for your opinion.... a learning exercise for me.

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/153/bridge18ew.th.jpg (http://img189.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bridge18ew.jpg) Bridge 1


http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/3949/bridge25gb.th.jpg (http://img124.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bridge25gb.jpg) Bridge 2

[NMarti]

Pat
Is this a trick question?:D

Honestly - now remember I'm seeing double - but I don't see any real ifference between them. That said, in the small thumb I thing the bottom one looks better but when I blow them up and compare one on top of the other it's hard to see any difference.

[bayhli]

Thanks Nancy .... no, not a trick question :D

I'll elaborate later so as not to bias the advice. :)

[Norm F]

Pat,

I like the tighter crop but there really doesn't seem to be a significant difference netween the two. I think it's obvious that the bridge is the subject in photo photos. My eye is naturally drawn there. Nice shot of a beautiful bridge.

[kevq]

Hi,
both seem equal but the way that the right hand side of the bridge goes into the foliage makes it seem a little twisted to me. Mind you, my old eyes ain't what they used to be.
Kev.

[ktnoon60]

Pat, I like the larger crop better for some reason. I like the way the shore mimics the line of the bridge. A new sky may add some contrast so the bridge would stand out more, it sort of blend right into the sky right now.

Terry

[bayhli]

Thanks so much for taking the time to respond everybody, all of you were really helpful to me.

This lovely bridge is the Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls. I loved this bridge and the shoreline. I was happy enough with the original image (#2) but the rule-of-thirds crept into my mind, thus the tighter version (#1) with that theory applied. I've not thought alot about it and wondered if it would improve the photo, even though I know that every rule can and perhaps, should be, discarded in favour of preference.

I didn't see much of a difference either so your comment about the bridge being obvious is so true Norm and something that didn't occur to me. :rolleyes: Nancy got it !!

I like them both but still prefer the original #2 without knowing exactly why, just liking that shoreline. I didn't like cropping it off at all. So your comment was really interesting to me Terry as you knew why you were drawn to that one - I'm trying to see the lines you do. I've never substituted a sky before but I'm going to try it, really interested to see if the bridge will pop a bit more with that. Of course I didn't see that either.

Unfortunately, the sun was too bright the day we were at Niagara and I'm finding alot of the images somewhat washed out. Thank heavens I did shoot some of them RAW and make improvements to the colour, but I was disappointed in the colour even with that.

Kev I don't know about twisted, but it is taken at an odd angle perhaps. I'm still not certain that bridge is perfectly straight though - drives me crazy!

Thank you all so much.... so very helpful to me as I try to develop an eye for what I am shooting and editing. I learned alot! :)

[Wendy]

Pat ...

I prefer the original too ... but can't put my finger on why. I just do :)

Wendy

[Sportsfan]

I like image # 2 -- something about the curve of the shoreline and the curve of the bridge just seems to go together for me.

Sportsfan