The photo does have some obvious appeal, namely significant physical depth and symmetry.
I have, however, some reservation about the near-precise vertical alignment on the right versus the discernible tilt on the left of the image, something which could easily be balanced by a slight rotation, really.
This is, IMO, quite a difficult photo to balance altogether. It lacks a clear, single horizon. Instead a provides two: the horizontal threshholds of the narrow boxed opening to a washed-out background. The barnacled feet of bridge columns add a much needed weight to the composition. A less contrasted counter weight is provided at the top of the photo via shadows and various markings and irregularities in the cross beams.
Yet, the water (at the base of the image) is quite light, causing the composition to float somewhat. The narrow, stylized format, although apt for the given symmetries, might benefit from a little less water (cropped from the foreground), although I doubt this would be enough to ground the picture to a point of satisfaction.
Message edited by author 2004-06-18 18:37:10.
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