Dove Dale and the river Dove

Dove Dale, originally uploaded by foto-art.

Dovedale, near Ashbourne in Derbyshire. This area is very popular with walkers though it is quieter during the week when this shot was taken. This is a conventional shot using an 18mm wide angle lens on a 35mm camera. In Photoshop, the image was rotated slightly to level the horizon and water. Here the river Dove leads the eye into the picture from the bottom left hand corner, but as the river turns, it stops the eye from moving out of the picture to the right and leads it back to the main element, the tree, placed about one third in from the left. Although a pleasant enough shot, it is a bit too bland and conventional for me.