Watertank and Door

[Greg McCary]

How do you feel about the inclusion of the door? I have been ask to cover this subject by several people but have never really found an angle I like due to limited access.

[Addies Granddaddy]

Well Greg, I think it adds balance to the shot, and might be worthy of investigation on its own. It certainly falls into line with the theme of the shot......old, decrepit, and no longer in use. I think you composed this one pretty well, and the sky adds that element of dreariness. I like it.
John

[jkriminger]

greg, like the subject matter a lot. As john suggested you might want to focus in on the door and wall specifically . Did you try a much more drastic verticle crop from the right ..with the tower as a drop back of sorts.

[Frog]

I like the composition, too. Its dark on my monitor.

[gahspidy]

Greg, I like your comp alot here. Very good, IMO. I would try just increasing the exposure value a 1/3 or so if you shot this in RAW, but still Very good.
I also think focusing on the door and using enough dof to bring the tower in sharp would be best, but, again, I really like this.

[Greg McCary]

John, Rod, Frog and Gary. Thanks for the input. I will work on the exposure. Yes I shot Raw. I am working on computer back up. My main machine is in the shop for some R&R.LOL I have a shot of just the door but haven't processed it yet.

[MB1]

The composition is nice but the overall lighting isn't so great.

It looks to me like you used a split ND filter to darken the sky but make the watertower too dark. Nice exposure on the brick and door, poor exposure on the sky and tower.