Tower Bridge is one of the most photographed river crossings in the UK, so it’s hard to come up with a new angle on it. Here, however, the photographer has made the bold decision to emphasise one of the wooden pilings, and it works! Keeping the top of the post lower than the peak of the tower was a wise choice – it provides balance and lets us know the bridge is still the hero of the picture.
Perfectly timed and expertly executed, this picture ticks all the right boxes. The train has plenty of travelling space in front, the arches of the bridge persuade our eyes to travel from right to left along the carriages and the light has been well handled. An aperture of f/11 has allowed plenty of detail – you can read the writing on the bridge quite clearly. It's a cracker!
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The composition here is striking: strong diagonals, great foreground interest (it introduces a splash of colour and enriches the story) and a nice bit of space on the left for the eye to rest. However, the HDR treatment is too much and the tones in the sky feel mismatched. A little less post processing and it could be a winner.
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**This contest is open to photographers ranked 1001+ in this week’s <a href="https://www.photocrowd.com/photographer-community/">Leaderboard</a>.** Crossing water has been a human imperative since we first evolved, and we’ve gone from simply finding shallow water, or a fallen tree, to creating some of the most impressive engineering projects on the planet. The Duge Bridge in China, for example, crosses the Beipan River at a height of 565 metres! All the many stepping stones in the evolution of human river crossings are welcomed in this contest. And if a structure happens to cross water that is more sea than river, that is fine, as it’s in the spirit of the contest.
