Sunset on Dark Lane, Heights in Saddleworth (8 Jan 2011)

[NorthStone]

This photo was taken on Dark Lane, Heights above the village of Delph in Saddleworth, England. Your thoughts are most welcome.

[Bambi]

I will give my two cents:
I like the leading line of the road, the sky in interesting and the house is really cool looking. I wold probably crop out the little bit of the wall on the right and some of the house on the left. (there's really no detail in the left side of the house). I would also try to clone out the wire that strings across the photo. The light is interesting

[aubintbay]

Hey again Northstone!
Another nice post. I like the look of the light on the front of the house and the road as Bambi does. I also like the bit of detail visible in the wall opposite.
My first thought on viewing is that the sun was still too high making it too strong, although the golden light look is quite nice. If you have any other shots as the sun went down I'd like to see them. (just to see...not to critique....i like sunsets/sunrises)
When I go out to get a sunrise/set I take a tripod and use the exposure bracketing on the camera to make sure I don't "Flub' the shot which I so often do.
As well I continue shooting until the sun is long gone below the horizon because then the sky and clouds can get very interesting.
Hope to see some more from this session.

[NorthStone]

I've had a go at editing the pic and took out a chunk of the house. I've also erased the overhanging wire using dodge and blur in Photoshop. Don't know if this is the best method of removing such things. I'm sure you'll tell me.

@ aubintbay - I was practising a lot yesterday until I could hardly feel my fingers, so cold it was. I took quite a few shots in and around the area experimenting with different setups. I read something about exposure bracketing but couldn't remember how to do that but I did have my tripod and took a few handheld photos too. Sure, I'll upload a few other pieces to my profile page.

regards,
NorthStone

[Mad Aussie]

I quite like this ... and can't really add to what's been said ... BUT ... it looks like a very cool candidate for B&W to me!

[Bambi]

I like the changes. well done

[Marko]

Your fix is far superior to the original imo - that detail-less left side was my biggest gripe. Not sure I would have removed the wire though. It's 'sort of' a distraction but also adds interest and tension to the image.

[NorthStone]

Thanks guys again for your thoughts and advice

NorthStone

[photorookie]

Really like the improved version