APMcK

Thanks for your good comments.
I was able to go back to the history of the edits and find the early one without cropping.
I did what you suggested; as well as leveled it.
It looks a lot better now.
Thanks,
Alex

Thanks for your helpful comments.
I keep forgetting about the new adjustment tool in LR 5 to fix the horizon, etc.
I just hit it and agree I needed to do this before sending out.
I’ll play around with the different B&W options.

Unfortunately, I was on a boat passing underneath, and will not be back again.
I like the idea, however, so if next year I’m there again, I try the diagonal shot.
Thanks for your comment.

Thank you very much for your helpful comments.
This experience in the Shark Tank has been constructive.

Appreciate everyones’ comments.
I specifically have submitted an abstract image because I seem to be attracted to these types of photos and am concerned that they may not really result in anything interesting.
I will take the suggestions to heart and continue sending in stuff for comments.
Thanks

Here is a new one is this better?

Here is a new one. Do you think this one is improved?

Thank you to both of you.
The bridge supports were definitely leaning to the right. I have now adjusted them.
I am not being successful in bumping up the contrast. When I go to Silver Efex Pro, I can get some of the struts on underside of the bridge to lighten up, but over all it looks a bit strange.
should I make the bridge itself blacker so…[Read more]

Angles.jpg by Alex McKown on Light Stalking

Railing-Shadow#2-2.jpg by Alex McKown on Light Stalking

Not sure what I’m doing wrong here. I hit reply I have uploaded the image 1.7mb, and will now hit submit

This was taken in Central Park in NYC with the following details:
1/100 sec
f/11
ISO 200
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L (93mm)
Canon EOS Rebel XSi (450D

Sent again

Think it went this time. (Not sure what happened the first time; but for this one I changed the Image Sizing from Megapixels 2.0mps to width & hight 15x 10 cms)
Sorry