Shot with a polarizer, on tripod, in overcast light. I was fortunate not to have sunny skies at this location - direct sunlight would have created a contrast nightmare for the canyon. This image appears flat, which is a surprise given the wide angle lens. I am interested in hearing opinions on the composition. Location: Marble Canyon, Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, Canada.
The blue strip of water is...umm..."gorge"ous (sorry, couldn't help it). But I agree with John in that my eyes flow down the scene and out, back around, and start searching for something to grab onto. The upper left quadrant is almost enough.
This looks very flat because everything is at infinity without much visual reference/scale to gauge depth. It almost works on its own as an abstract for me.
The colour of the river is wonderful and the point of view is both eyecatching and thought provoking, however I find this picture doesn't read as well as most of your photographs which are like opening a good book and following along chapter by chapter. Here, the river slices through the scene from bottom to top. That's unusual, but not really a problem except that when I follow it, I become lost. Swept up (or is it down) the river, my eye crashes into the top border and begins to meander around the walls of the canyon looking for something to grab hold of. I am looking for something that matches the intensity of the river. If the walls of the canyon were only sharper, more detailed.
How do you do these things?!? Is the water that blue because of the polarizer? I'm by no means a proffesional opinion, but I like the comp. Like a jagged scar.One question, though. What is the little orange blip in the middle of the river?
I like the composition here and I love the colors. The river is not perfectly centered that is true, but it does not have to be in my opinion. The curves at both ends of this river make it work fine. Contrast is excellent once again. Is the original crisp?? It appears a bit fuzzy on my screen.
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