Hello All,
This is my first request for critique. This image was made last night at the Alberta Terminals Building in Edmonton, AB.
I left the house with the intent to use only one lens and to shoot for black & white.
The way the lights from the terminal illuminated one side of the branches on the tree really drew me to this spot. I included the building for context for the source of the light. The exposure time was 10 seconds and I think this shot was at f/8.
I quite like the lightness of the tree against the dark sky on the upper part of the image and how it plays against the darkness of the branches on the lighter cloudy sky near the bottom. The blown out lights in the window bother me a tad, and I regret not bracketing which would have allowed me to keep that detail. The composition was also a little bit of a question. I wanted the building to be closer to the point at which the horizontal and vertical 1/3 lines cross; however, when I tried that, I lost the trunk of the tree on the right (which I decided was more important).
I would love to hear what you think, and where improvements could have been made shooting or in post.
Thanks!
Dave