New York - Brooklyn Bridge

new york - brooklyn bridge, originally uploaded by foto-art.

Brooklyn Bridge. Spur-of-the-moment shot on Brooklyn Bridge. I loved the lamp post, so I placed it one third in from the right using the rule of thirds. This enable me to capture the backdrop of the skyscrapers. The white line on the bridge leads our eye into the picture and the pedestrians. It may be that this shot could be improved by turning it into a portrait shot by cropping the image just to the left of the two big skyscrapers in the far background just to the left of the lamp post, and deleting this left half of the picture - this would serve to focus attention on the walkway and pedestrians.

New York - Skyline and Brooklyn Bridge

new york - skyline and brooklyn bridge, originally uploaded by foto-art.

New York Skyline. A classic shot taken from the Queen Mary II as it sets sail. the use of Auto Contrast in Image/Adjust in Photoshop was the only modification to this image. notice again the rule of thirds: the horizon is one third up from the bottom, giving two-thirds sky and a resulting sense of space. The yellow boat is a crucial element, helping to break up the expanse of water, again, about one third in from the left.