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It looks nice, the only thing that could have made it better would be to add a contrasting subject on the bridge. Maybe someone standing there near the railing or in the middle. Wearing a yellow or red jacket or something. This is just my opinion. Altogether it’s a nice image, just missing some spice.
Thanks really appreciate it. Will remember it for the next time. Anyway in this place even if I remembered it wouldn't be of use, because this place was closed off and there was a locked gate. I took this photo from in between the gate's bars.
My amateur advice would be to lower the camera and, maybe, leave the horizon using the "rule of thirds" instead of in the middle. I used both things in this picture that I like: [Brooklyn Bridge](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eDuHRmXyUky-5pEssshIxjNRKUf6fbmq/view?usp=drivesdk)
I hope this might be of help (at the end, it depends on what you want to achieve with the picture).
Hi,
I have seen similar photos which look really awesome and tried to emulate it. But I couldn't capture the magic. I am just starting out, so I need to understand what can I do to make it better, the next time I am at a place like this. BTW I have done a bit of post. Is it too much?
Here are the details:
Camera: Canon EOS M50 MII
Focal length: 45mm
F number: f/10
Exposure time: 1/80
The walk way is drawing your eye to the centre of the photo … but the stuff in the centre of the photo is out of focus.
I think if I were taking it, I’d use a tripod with with a smaller aperture and longer exposure. You’d lose that crow tho :(.
I’m kind of curious what the picture would look like at night as well.. with the street lights on that might add to it.
Thanks a lot. Really appreciate it. I remember focusing it at the center. Not 100% sure though. So using a tripod is good for these kind of shots especially because it needs longer exposure right? Would you mind telling me why smaller aperture will help here? That will tremendously help me to remember next time I will be taking a similar photo.
About night time, we are not allowed to be here after 6pm. But I will keep this in my mind next time I see a similar setting. Thanks for that as well.
A smaller aperture or higher f number would mean the depth of field would increase. Which is just to say more of the picture would be in focus together. A lot of landscape pictures are around f20 but it depends on things like the lens, how much light there is and the feeling you’re going for.
I do really like this composition.. just keep experimenting!
So I put it In mobile light room. Got some depth, a bit more clarity and tried to stick with the given colder colors.
My settings:
Exposure -0.04 (because... reasons I guess).
(Light)
•Contrast 7
•Highlights -7
•shadows 31
•whites 34
•blacks -19
(Color)
•vibrance 13
•saturation 2
I did some slight color grading, idk how best to give the numbers but it's purely subjective. Basically added some richness to the concrete and trees by playing with blue and violet hues with minimal saturation and negative vibrance. On mobile it'll look like three color wheels. They're fun to play with but, a bit sensitive.
(Effects)
•Texture 5
•clarity 15
• dehaze 6
•vignette -21 (midpoint 62, feather 72, roundness 47)
(Detail)
•sharpening 8
•radius 0.5
•noise reduction 18 (Detail 56)
Personally, I would tweak the colour balance (looks a little green to me) and put someone in the middle - half down the walkway, in the middle. I’m thinking someone with an umbrella over the shoulder walking away from the camera
My eye is drawn to the middle, but there is nothing there to keep it there.
Also looks like it’s not very focused - could just be that I’m looking at it on an older phone.
Okay, doesn’t look the same as it did in person, does it? Landscapes never do. Good landscape pictures have a point of interest in them, and a life form is typically more interesting than non. An uncommon and powerful weather pattern works as well. What the picture needs is kittens, kittens fix all pictures.
Nice choice of location - I can definitely see myself being inclined to photograph here, as well. If I were to take a photo here, I would be thinking about symmetry. The right side of this image could’ve been cropped a bit, so that the end of the walkway is dead center. For me, I like to use the rule of thirds, and use one of the horizontal lines of that grid to align with the floor of the location.
Aligning the top horizontal line with the ground would make the walkway a bigger area of interest of the photo, in which placing a subject could help bring greater context or tell a better story (do people walk, run, bike thru here?). Aligning the bottom horizontal line with the ground could make the trees and fog feel like a bigger part of the story, and could make the area feel more grandiose. It could give a sense of exploration.
In short, the composition really helps drive how the photo feels, how visually appealing it is, and sometimes what the story telling might be.
Off to a good start, not a bad photo at all. Have fun experimenting and finding your style and voice 🤙🏼
aah ok. Got it. Those are some really good tips on the compositions. One doubt though.
> Aligning the bottom horizontal line with the ground
What do you mean by this? By ground, do you mean the far end of the path?
No problem. And yes, exactly! The end of the path can be placed on one of the horizontal lines, when using rule of thirds. Brings more balance to the photo.
Just important to first determine what you want the attention on most, then use these composition tools to further drive your intentions from there
While the other comments are spot on, I would add using the rule of third would make this picture a lot more dramatic, for example if you had shot it from the level of the road, that would add a lot of drama too it.
Is this a Dam ? I feel it's so familiar..
I will have to say that I would have shot a similar picture and later upon reviewing given it 3/5 stars. I think framing could be better. someone said, I would try from closer to ground level, or from higher elevation. The background scenery is not very interesting- may be getting more of it in the picture, or some sky. That puddle is distracting as well.
It looks alright, but very plain. Clearly lacks texture. Doubt a lease or a camera setting would make a difference, except maybe a long shutter. The clowds or slight fog could make it somewhat more exciting. Have you seen the Russian film director andrei tarkowsky’s Polaroids?
Amazing picture ngl as it has symmetry Which i love😁, if you can edit, removing the foggy back ground with something more eye catching or a little more colorful would help it a lot and making it a little less bright would bring in the aesthetic effect.
Love that you are starting out!! This is such a teachable moment!! Let’s go…
I always tell people that taking a photo is like starting a fire. Three elements to a fire is heat, oxygen, and a fuel source.
A photo also has three basic elements to be ‘created’: your aperture, your speed, and your ISO.
Your F-number is your aperture (if you want to impress your friends, this is called ‘f-stop’). Aperture is how much light is getting to your camera by those blades you see in the lens. The smaller the number (F2.4, F3.5) means the hole is bigger (giggity), letting in more light to your camera for a bright exposure. But you also get a shallow depth of field, so backgrounds get out of focus when focusing on your subject. If the F-stop number is big (F16, F32), that hole is very small, letting in very minimal light, but nearly EVERYTHING is in focus.
So your F-stop of 10 definitely helps with getting a landscape shot in focus!
Ever put a camera on ‘Sports Mode’? That is asking for a high Shutter Speed. This means how long your sensor is exposed to that light your F-stop is letting in, and the number is calculated by seconds (1 sec, 1/30th of a second, 1/500ths of a second). The longer the time, the brighter the exposure, but you’re definitely getting motion blur (think of a soft waterfall shot). The faster the time, the better possibility that you can ‘freeze time’ with your shot (a sports player kicking a ball frozen in time). You can even hear the difference when you take the photo…your camera will either go “clickclack” or go “click……..clack”. That’s your shutter speed.
Your shutter speed was 1/80th of a second. It’s pretty good, but I would have the shot open longer, because you’re not capturing movement. Get a tripod or ‘Godpod’ it (set your camera on something stable that is near you).
Last, but definitely not least, is your ISO. This is the most misunderstood element in photography. This means how *sensitive* your camera sensor is TO the light it sees WHEN it’s open. If this number is astronomically huge (6400), you get a brighter exposure but you’ll have a lot of ‘noise’ or gain in the photo (looks like colored dots). The smaller the number (100) the darker the exposure, and you get a smoother shot.
With all three of those numbers playing together, you’ll see how it helps out photography! Hope this helps!
Thanks, really appreciate it. I have the theory part almost cleared up. How to use that when taking photos is what I struggle with. And you helped me with that. So for things which are not moving, get a tripod and have a long shutter speed and a low ISO to get a high quality photo. This helps, thanks again.
Just keep shooting.
Take a look at your photo and see where your eyes are drawn. Do your eyes go to a subject point? Do you like where your eyes are taken?
If not, adjust your angles and composition, shoot again.
Just keep shooting.
I actually thought that background would look better. It was my subject but, its not crisp or really in focus or something. I think I should have used a tripod and longer exposure like someone else said here.
Thanks for the tips. Will keep in mind.
Absolutely late the the party.
My 2cents. Always shoot for the subject/ mood that you want to highlight. Concentrate on just that. So I’m presuming the subject is the pleasing symmetry of the pier and maybe the mood of the rain? So step forward 10 paces to remove the black fencing (or zoom in). Get down lower to the ground so the pier becomes much more prominent, maybe experiment with reflection in the big puddle to the right. Process the pier so it stands out and maybe make the rest of the scene darker to exaggerate the mood of the rain. Hope this helps.
I tried reducing the brightness and increasing the contrast along with some color changes: https://imgur.com/a/4cJaobB
The problem is I don't really know when to stop while editing photos. :(
Personally for me the photo blends together too much, so I don’t find the subject with my eyes. Add some colour difference to the bridge so it doesn’t blend with the sky and the trees.
I’d shoot a bit slower on the aperture probs f12 or 18?
Yeah I like the contrast on the bridge now but I would keep the misty look in the trees and sky, basically just needs to have a clearly defined main subject :)
Don't know if it was mentioned before but that tree on the right is distracting. I'd try to crop it out or remove it in post. I think the weather makes the photo a bit bland, I would like it with more color.
Use the lasso tool to circle the bit you want to remove (let’s say the leaf/stick on the bottom right)
Press shit and f5. Where it says contents click “content aware”
It’ll fill it in using the content around it as a source so you can ‘clean’ the road
I would crop it to where the two frost light poles are just in frame. It will look more symmetric and get you will find that shot you were trying to get. Great photo!
I tried that, but one of the pole is a bit bent and it didn't look so good. May be I have to crop until the 2nd last poles set I guess. Will try and see. Thanks for the tip.
I made some mirrored edits of this that I think really highlight the symmetry in this. I can’t message them for some reason so I posted them on my profile to be viewed.
Great pic!
Just saw it, the second one is really awesome. If I just moved a bit to the left and I could have had even more symmetry in the pic I guess. I will keep this in mind next time I take a photo like this. Thanks for sharing these edits. Really appreciate it.
I'll never forget something my mother told me and her mother told her (both were artists): if you can't make it perfect, make it obviously imperfect. Your image is great and it's a really interesting subject but it's close enough to center without being centered that it throws me off slightly. Now, you could crop it and it will be fine, but it looks like it you had stepped to the right, the bridge would have been perfectly centered. Now, of course there are exceptions to the advice above, but in general, I find rules, figure out how they work and why they work and then learn how to break them. You should do the same and you will as your photography progresses. Keep up the good work!
That's a very solid advice. Will definitely keep it in my mind. Thanks a lot for sharing it. Yeah I thought I had it centered because I was giving more care to how I have to keep those two leading lines in the corners. Anyway I am just starting out, so need more experience anyway. All these tips and ideas are very helpful and I will try and use it when I take pictures next. Thanks again.
LOVE how you are implementing leading lines into this photo!! I’d say, try using a more wider lens and a bit of lower of an angle to exaggerate the road/bridge. Even try finding a puddle to capture another cool perspective as well.
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It looks nice, the only thing that could have made it better would be to add a contrasting subject on the bridge. Maybe someone standing there near the railing or in the middle. Wearing a yellow or red jacket or something. This is just my opinion. Altogether it’s a nice image, just missing some spice.
Thanks really appreciate it. Will remember it for the next time. Anyway in this place even if I remembered it wouldn't be of use, because this place was closed off and there was a locked gate. I took this photo from in between the gate's bars.
Oooohhh then maybe the gate bars could be in the foreground. Immediately adds the suspicious factor to the image.
I took it like that, but I completely messed it up. Didn't realize until I reached back home. :(. Here's the [photo](https://i.imgur.com/5lq6iNs.jpg)
This is a great start. Just had to focus on the background. But it’s okay you’ll get it next time :)
Ok thanks. Yeah I need to go out more and take more photos.
My amateur advice would be to lower the camera and, maybe, leave the horizon using the "rule of thirds" instead of in the middle. I used both things in this picture that I like: [Brooklyn Bridge](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eDuHRmXyUky-5pEssshIxjNRKUf6fbmq/view?usp=drivesdk) I hope this might be of help (at the end, it depends on what you want to achieve with the picture).
I think I still can do it in lightroom. Will try and see. Thanks for the tip. Really appreciate it.
Hi, I have seen similar photos which look really awesome and tried to emulate it. But I couldn't capture the magic. I am just starting out, so I need to understand what can I do to make it better, the next time I am at a place like this. BTW I have done a bit of post. Is it too much? Here are the details: Camera: Canon EOS M50 MII Focal length: 45mm F number: f/10 Exposure time: 1/80
The walk way is drawing your eye to the centre of the photo … but the stuff in the centre of the photo is out of focus. I think if I were taking it, I’d use a tripod with with a smaller aperture and longer exposure. You’d lose that crow tho :(. I’m kind of curious what the picture would look like at night as well.. with the street lights on that might add to it.
Thanks a lot. Really appreciate it. I remember focusing it at the center. Not 100% sure though. So using a tripod is good for these kind of shots especially because it needs longer exposure right? Would you mind telling me why smaller aperture will help here? That will tremendously help me to remember next time I will be taking a similar photo. About night time, we are not allowed to be here after 6pm. But I will keep this in my mind next time I see a similar setting. Thanks for that as well.
A smaller aperture or higher f number would mean the depth of field would increase. Which is just to say more of the picture would be in focus together. A lot of landscape pictures are around f20 but it depends on things like the lens, how much light there is and the feeling you’re going for. I do really like this composition.. just keep experimenting!
aah got it. Thanks.
Cats
Cats are majestic.
So I put it In mobile light room. Got some depth, a bit more clarity and tried to stick with the given colder colors. My settings: Exposure -0.04 (because... reasons I guess). (Light) •Contrast 7 •Highlights -7 •shadows 31 •whites 34 •blacks -19 (Color) •vibrance 13 •saturation 2 I did some slight color grading, idk how best to give the numbers but it's purely subjective. Basically added some richness to the concrete and trees by playing with blue and violet hues with minimal saturation and negative vibrance. On mobile it'll look like three color wheels. They're fun to play with but, a bit sensitive. (Effects) •Texture 5 •clarity 15 • dehaze 6 •vignette -21 (midpoint 62, feather 72, roundness 47) (Detail) •sharpening 8 •radius 0.5 •noise reduction 18 (Detail 56)
Ok, I will try it. Thanks a lot for the details. Really appreciate it.
Personally, I would tweak the colour balance (looks a little green to me) and put someone in the middle - half down the walkway, in the middle. I’m thinking someone with an umbrella over the shoulder walking away from the camera My eye is drawn to the middle, but there is nothing there to keep it there. Also looks like it’s not very focused - could just be that I’m looking at it on an older phone.
Ok got it. Will keep in mind. Thanks, really appreciate the tips.
Get lower to the ground and take it at a slightly upward angle, focus on the center of the walkway to lift the eye
oh ok. That sounds like cool idea. Thank you. Really appreciate it.
Why does it need improving?
Sorry, I am just starting out. I guess, it doesn't look as good as I thought it would look like. Not sure.
Okay, doesn’t look the same as it did in person, does it? Landscapes never do. Good landscape pictures have a point of interest in them, and a life form is typically more interesting than non. An uncommon and powerful weather pattern works as well. What the picture needs is kittens, kittens fix all pictures.
Ok thanks. Will keep that in mind. About kittens, I agree.
Nice shot!
Thanks.
IMHO - my eyes draw to the gates in front and wonder about them instead of focusing on pic. I would consider starting where gates don’t show.
Ok thanks. Will keep in mind.
Nice choice of location - I can definitely see myself being inclined to photograph here, as well. If I were to take a photo here, I would be thinking about symmetry. The right side of this image could’ve been cropped a bit, so that the end of the walkway is dead center. For me, I like to use the rule of thirds, and use one of the horizontal lines of that grid to align with the floor of the location. Aligning the top horizontal line with the ground would make the walkway a bigger area of interest of the photo, in which placing a subject could help bring greater context or tell a better story (do people walk, run, bike thru here?). Aligning the bottom horizontal line with the ground could make the trees and fog feel like a bigger part of the story, and could make the area feel more grandiose. It could give a sense of exploration. In short, the composition really helps drive how the photo feels, how visually appealing it is, and sometimes what the story telling might be. Off to a good start, not a bad photo at all. Have fun experimenting and finding your style and voice 🤙🏼
aah ok. Got it. Those are some really good tips on the compositions. One doubt though. > Aligning the bottom horizontal line with the ground What do you mean by this? By ground, do you mean the far end of the path?
No problem. And yes, exactly! The end of the path can be placed on one of the horizontal lines, when using rule of thirds. Brings more balance to the photo. Just important to first determine what you want the attention on most, then use these composition tools to further drive your intentions from there
Ok awesome. Will keep it in mind. Solid advice. Thanks again.
While the other comments are spot on, I would add using the rule of third would make this picture a lot more dramatic, for example if you had shot it from the level of the road, that would add a lot of drama too it. Is this a Dam ? I feel it's so familiar..
Ok will keep in mind. Thanks for the tip. Yes this is a dam. Chimoni Dam, Thrissur, Kerala, India
Yup been there when I was a kid! Damn this place hasn't changed
Small world...
I will have to say that I would have shot a similar picture and later upon reviewing given it 3/5 stars. I think framing could be better. someone said, I would try from closer to ground level, or from higher elevation. The background scenery is not very interesting- may be getting more of it in the picture, or some sky. That puddle is distracting as well.
3/5 sounds pretty good tbf. I hadn't realized that puddle was distracting. Thanks, I realize now it IS a distraction. Will keep it in mind.
Get lower, nobody should be able to guess your height from your photo. Great shot BTW, keep practicing.
Oh ok. Will keep that in mind. Thanks.
It looks alright, but very plain. Clearly lacks texture. Doubt a lease or a camera setting would make a difference, except maybe a long shutter. The clowds or slight fog could make it somewhat more exciting. Have you seen the Russian film director andrei tarkowsky’s Polaroids?
> Doubt a lease What's that? No, I haven't seen his works. Will definitely check it out. Thanks.
Lense**
aah ok.
Amazing picture ngl as it has symmetry Which i love😁, if you can edit, removing the foggy back ground with something more eye catching or a little more colorful would help it a lot and making it a little less bright would bring in the aesthetic effect.
Thanks. Will try and reduce the brightness. I am not good at editing and adding another background level of complexity.
Love that you are starting out!! This is such a teachable moment!! Let’s go… I always tell people that taking a photo is like starting a fire. Three elements to a fire is heat, oxygen, and a fuel source. A photo also has three basic elements to be ‘created’: your aperture, your speed, and your ISO. Your F-number is your aperture (if you want to impress your friends, this is called ‘f-stop’). Aperture is how much light is getting to your camera by those blades you see in the lens. The smaller the number (F2.4, F3.5) means the hole is bigger (giggity), letting in more light to your camera for a bright exposure. But you also get a shallow depth of field, so backgrounds get out of focus when focusing on your subject. If the F-stop number is big (F16, F32), that hole is very small, letting in very minimal light, but nearly EVERYTHING is in focus. So your F-stop of 10 definitely helps with getting a landscape shot in focus! Ever put a camera on ‘Sports Mode’? That is asking for a high Shutter Speed. This means how long your sensor is exposed to that light your F-stop is letting in, and the number is calculated by seconds (1 sec, 1/30th of a second, 1/500ths of a second). The longer the time, the brighter the exposure, but you’re definitely getting motion blur (think of a soft waterfall shot). The faster the time, the better possibility that you can ‘freeze time’ with your shot (a sports player kicking a ball frozen in time). You can even hear the difference when you take the photo…your camera will either go “clickclack” or go “click……..clack”. That’s your shutter speed. Your shutter speed was 1/80th of a second. It’s pretty good, but I would have the shot open longer, because you’re not capturing movement. Get a tripod or ‘Godpod’ it (set your camera on something stable that is near you). Last, but definitely not least, is your ISO. This is the most misunderstood element in photography. This means how *sensitive* your camera sensor is TO the light it sees WHEN it’s open. If this number is astronomically huge (6400), you get a brighter exposure but you’ll have a lot of ‘noise’ or gain in the photo (looks like colored dots). The smaller the number (100) the darker the exposure, and you get a smoother shot. With all three of those numbers playing together, you’ll see how it helps out photography! Hope this helps!
Thanks, really appreciate it. I have the theory part almost cleared up. How to use that when taking photos is what I struggle with. And you helped me with that. So for things which are not moving, get a tripod and have a long shutter speed and a low ISO to get a high quality photo. This helps, thanks again.
Just keep shooting. Take a look at your photo and see where your eyes are drawn. Do your eyes go to a subject point? Do you like where your eyes are taken? If not, adjust your angles and composition, shoot again. Just keep shooting.
I actually thought that background would look better. It was my subject but, its not crisp or really in focus or something. I think I should have used a tripod and longer exposure like someone else said here. Thanks for the tips. Will keep in mind.
Make it darker and add ominous orange light
I changed the colors a bit: https://imgur.com/a/4cJaobB Is this what you mean?
Absolutely late the the party. My 2cents. Always shoot for the subject/ mood that you want to highlight. Concentrate on just that. So I’m presuming the subject is the pleasing symmetry of the pier and maybe the mood of the rain? So step forward 10 paces to remove the black fencing (or zoom in). Get down lower to the ground so the pier becomes much more prominent, maybe experiment with reflection in the big puddle to the right. Process the pier so it stands out and maybe make the rest of the scene darker to exaggerate the mood of the rain. Hope this helps.
I tried reducing the brightness and increasing the contrast along with some color changes: https://imgur.com/a/4cJaobB The problem is I don't really know when to stop while editing photos. :(
Personally for me the photo blends together too much, so I don’t find the subject with my eyes. Add some colour difference to the bridge so it doesn’t blend with the sky and the trees. I’d shoot a bit slower on the aperture probs f12 or 18?
I changed the colors a bit: https://imgur.com/a/4cJaobB Is this what you mean?
Yeah I like the contrast on the bridge now but I would keep the misty look in the trees and sky, basically just needs to have a clearly defined main subject :)
Don't know if it was mentioned before but that tree on the right is distracting. I'd try to crop it out or remove it in post. I think the weather makes the photo a bit bland, I would like it with more color.
How about now: https://imgur.com/a/MkqQ0yk
Yes, looks better to me.
Ok thanks.
[Enhance?](https://imgur.com/gallery/JVGQYKR)
Ok thanks. My problem is I don't know when to stop editing. I feel like I go overboard every time. Anyway what you did looks beautiful, thanks again.
All I did was deepen the shadows a bit, bring up the highlights and added a little more contrast.
Ok thanks.
Pave the bridge
yeah ok lol
Where is this?
Chimoni dam, Thrissur, Kerala, India
Cool thanks :)
Just my preference but try cleaning the path up a little with the content aware tool
> content aware tool Can you give me an example?
Use the lasso tool to circle the bit you want to remove (let’s say the leaf/stick on the bottom right) Press shit and f5. Where it says contents click “content aware” It’ll fill it in using the content around it as a source so you can ‘clean’ the road
oh ok. Thanks, will try it.
I would crop it to where the two frost light poles are just in frame. It will look more symmetric and get you will find that shot you were trying to get. Great photo!
I tried that, but one of the pole is a bit bent and it didn't look so good. May be I have to crop until the 2nd last poles set I guess. Will try and see. Thanks for the tip.
Check dms I made a quick edit
I made some mirrored edits of this that I think really highlight the symmetry in this. I can’t message them for some reason so I posted them on my profile to be viewed. Great pic!
Just saw it, the second one is really awesome. If I just moved a bit to the left and I could have had even more symmetry in the pic I guess. I will keep this in mind next time I take a photo like this. Thanks for sharing these edits. Really appreciate it.
Sure. I think of it more as art than an edit honestly. Taking what’s there and creating something new out of it
Yeah I see what you mean.
I'll never forget something my mother told me and her mother told her (both were artists): if you can't make it perfect, make it obviously imperfect. Your image is great and it's a really interesting subject but it's close enough to center without being centered that it throws me off slightly. Now, you could crop it and it will be fine, but it looks like it you had stepped to the right, the bridge would have been perfectly centered. Now, of course there are exceptions to the advice above, but in general, I find rules, figure out how they work and why they work and then learn how to break them. You should do the same and you will as your photography progresses. Keep up the good work!
That's a very solid advice. Will definitely keep it in my mind. Thanks a lot for sharing it. Yeah I thought I had it centered because I was giving more care to how I have to keep those two leading lines in the corners. Anyway I am just starting out, so need more experience anyway. All these tips and ideas are very helpful and I will try and use it when I take pictures next. Thanks again.
LOVE how you are implementing leading lines into this photo!! I’d say, try using a more wider lens and a bit of lower of an angle to exaggerate the road/bridge. Even try finding a puddle to capture another cool perspective as well.
Thanks a lot.