Nearly There

[johntwo]

Taken in a beautiful little village called Dunsop Bridge.

[Leon]

Usually a person adds to a picture, to tell a story or add scale, in this one I personally think it would have been better without?

[Clicker]

I may be wrong here but I think you've used some clever processing,  lighting in the window, on the front of the cottage and  on the wet foreground to make a stellar image out of  what  maybe was more ordinary originally... Or I may be completely  wrong and  you were in the right place at the right moment to capture this .... whatever  the answer John,  I absolutely love this .....and could not disagree more  with Leon ...sorry .. I think the person and her dog (  and the caption )are imperative to the  image ...  ...Of course ... it's just my opinion. 

[sjr]

Totally agree with Clicker the person and her 4 legged companion makes the picture. A great shot.

[Monomania]

Agree with all that clicker has said.

[THELONGMAN]

I love this, for me the figure on the bridge is an especial part of the picture, i feel it add balance and allows the large foreground area to work, without her I feel the foreground would need to be cropped., and the processing is spot on.

 

Geoff

[Hatter]

Yes - the inclusion of the lady & her dog is what makes the picture.

[David995031]

I love a photograph that looks like the opening paragraph of a short story and this absolutely does!

[JamesT]

38 minutes ago, David995031 said:

I love a photograph that looks like the opening paragraph of a short story and this absolutely does!

"It was a dark and stormy night..."

More seriously: I'm not really a people photographer myself, but I agree that the woman and her dog make the picture -- without them it's a rather ho-hum shot of the bridge and house.

[Ryewolf]

Nicely done John, I know the place well.

[Kobione]

Nice one John - you could have called it 'Heading home' too, because that's exactly what it looks like.

[David995031]

1 hour ago, JamesT said:

"It was a dark and stormy night..."......."and the clocks were striking 13?"

More seriously: I'm not really a people photographer myself, but I agree that the woman and her dog make the picture -- without them it's a rather ho-hum shot of the bridge and house.

 

[Brian]

Lovely image and nice stories to compliment it. Just a tad over darkened for my taste but still a nice image.

[Korky]

Tells a story and the woman and her dog are central to that story.

Very nicely processed, too - but I think I agree with Brian in that it's just a tad too dark.

Top stuff all the same!

Korky

[NannyFerret]

Polly said it all. I love it! 

[FUJI]

I love the....Film-Noir.....look of this shot, very atmospheric, with a story to tell....one that the viewer can decide themselves.

Just what or who is awaiting her behind that brightly lit window?

 

FUJI

[Leon]

guess I'm outvoted there then  ?

[johntwo]

Thanks all for the comments.  It needed a light in the window to provide a stop to the story.  Otherwise, from memory,  it was just an early evening shot that I darkened slightly. 

Leon, not necessarily.  Sometimes shots can look a little sterile without some people interest but people can also be a distraction.  I just tend to go with what I feel, which of course, isn't always right.   

[johntwo]

Thanks all for the comments.  It needed a light in the window to provide a stop to the story.  Otherwise, from memory,  it was just a stormy early evening shot that I darkened slightly. 

Leon, not necessarily.  Sometimes shots can look a little sterile without some people interest but people can also be a distraction.  I just tend to go with what I feel, which of course, isn't always right.   

[Denis]

Love it,title and scene are perfect.

[johntwo]

Thank you Denis.