Daisy Dog

I think the first composition is the more powerful of the two. The 'composition' being the classic 'railroad track' with the end of the bridge at that so important pin point end. But that's just me. Nice shot by the way.

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

I like the perspective of the first one best. Actually they are so close to each other, it's hard to choose. But the FEEL of the first one is more pleasing to me.

lrn2bgd Loc: Ct.

I like #1 the best. #2 is very good.

The cropping in #1 brings the bridge closer to the viewer, inviting you and your eyes to walk along the bridge. The planks texture is closer to your eyes and more pronounced. This is your foreground.

The bridge’s ending gateway invites you to walk to the rocky terrain which is interesting but not distracting. It is part of the image and complements the entire look. This is your mid-ground.

The mountains and sky are definitely in the top third of your image and by keeping the horizon higher it lends itself to distance and depth. The clouds you captured in #1 are the most dramatic between #1 and #2. In #2 the top of the clouds are plain and not as dramatic as the lower portion of the sky, plus the horizon is lower. This is your background.

You have captured the significant and more dramatic portions of the scene plus added the feeling of the bridge being closer to the viewer through the cropping in #1. If this goes on canvass I think you will be very happy. Excellent capture.

Photolady2014 Loc: Southwest Colorado

What and how does one do a vertical squash?

Photolady2014 Loc: Southwest Colorado

Thank you for the very detailed response!

Photolady2014 Loc: Southwest Colorado

Yes, I have planned for that, but thank you for the heads up. I'm will probably just go for a black edge.

agillot

both great , but number 1 has more details of the mountains in back ground .

MJKilpatrick Loc: Cape May, NJ

Hi Photolady2014,

I think the first has more impact, the scene seems to favor foreground texture than background texture (sky) in that the texture of the bridge seems more predominant than the need for more inclusion of the sky. Simply stated, as a viewer, I do not need more sky (as shown in the second photo) to have its impression sit on me but on the second my impression is that I am missing something about the bridge. The first internally frames out the key aspect of the distant mountains as well as providing a very powerful aspect of leading lines to that background element just about where the features of the photograph balance for me. The second has that same framing and leading line effect but my eye wants to first follow those leading lines downward, searching for more of the foreground texture of the bridge. In both, my eye travels to that main mountain features and then moves left or right along the mountain range edge of the photo.....and in both I get looped back to the bottom. The first photo brings me to it while providing enough sky as my eye travels across the mountain range to know the sky and appreciate its aspect in the photo but also starts me with a strong aspect of the foreground textures in the bridge that does not want my eye to hesitate (traveling first downward to the bottom edge of the photo then along the leading lines to the rear mountain range). The second starts me off feeling I want to see more of that foreground (bridge texture) so in the second I hesitate a bit before my eye moves to the key aspect in the rear mountain range. Simply, for me as the viewer, my eye moves naturally and easily through the aspects of the the first photo and then comes back around (looped) to the bottom edge, following the left and right sides of the frame after my eye moves left or right along the mountain range......either direction, I end up at the bottom and looped back into the photo without the flow being disrupted. In the second, I first stall at the bottom edge with my eye wanting to go down outside the bottom edge in search of more foreground, eventually moving along those leading lines to the key mountain feature but when I am drawn along the mountain range (left or right) my eye again becomes indecisive when I come to the left or right borders of the frame as that additional sky space makes my eyes want to go up first before backtracking down along the edge of the photo versus travel directly back down the left or right edges of the frame back to the bottom. Eventually when back to the bottom of the second photo I get stalled out and indecisive again when I meet the start of the foreground textures of the bridge wanting to again follow those leading lines down a bit before following them up in the photos. But on the first photo, I find no indecision at the bottom of the photo, follow the leading lines to the key mountain feature then when following the mountain range left or right, have not indecision about following the left/right side of the frame back to the bottom where I am immediately drawn back into the photo first by the foreground textures of the bridge and then the leading lines to the key mountain feature and then along the mountain range back down the outer edge of the photo to he bottom and back into the photo again. So, I like the first. I hope this makes sense, sometimes difficult to explain how one is reacting to elements in a photo as individual components and then as a whole experience. With My Best,

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

I am going to say that both of them will make an excellent print but I go also with No. 2.

Oly Guy

I know you want the bridge -but I would like to see more emphasis on the Mountains-

IreneAC Loc: San Diego

I prefer #1.
In #2, the cables are too "in your face" and I find them distracting.

DJ Mills Loc: Idaho

#2 gets my vote

Gspeed Loc: Rhinebeck, NY

I like the second better.

Paul J. Svetlik Loc: Colorado

No. two - a bridge leading your eyes to the fantastic shapes of the Patagonia peaks - without the distraction of the heavy clouds.
By the way, I would remove about one inch from the bottom of the picture, to let the landscape do the talking.
The full length of the bridge is presumable.
Make a test.

ebbote Loc: Hockley, Texas

#2