When I lifted the camera up to show the scene, the silver grass continued along the riverbank in the distance. The bridge and the magic hour made a good composition, and I felt the beauty of autumn.

The picture was taken in A mode at f11 ss1/80 iso900. The magic hour was beautiful and I retouched it to be more pink in Lightroom.

What I would like to ask is, are there any improvements I can make to the composition? I thought it was difficult to understand the subject matter as I reflected on the composition. I think it was good that I was able to express the curves of the silver grass.

Kaho Hi and welcome. I've spent some time just looking trying to enjoy the moment you saw on this wonderful day.  I have to be honest I think you have been caught up in power of autumn colours - First colours are good but good light is missing - Composition I feel is also not working for me. You can put a line down the centre of the frame and all the interesting stuff in on the left side with nothing on the right side. Balance in all wrong. I hope this helps Other Critiques may differ.

Hello, Kaho

Welcome to our forum. I have to agree with my front Daniel. Sometimes the atmosphere of a place captvates us and we want to capture this with a camera at hand. I believe that there is yet no camera as capable as our eyes that work not only visually but also make the spacearound us very special by coperating with other senses of us together. Your image will always be the most special for you but I think that others might not get it as you do. There is more than one issue as Daniel pointed out in the image. I also want to add a lack of a story to stick this background to. Have a nice Sunday and do not get discouraged. Cicek...

Hello Kaho

Thank you for sharing your photo of Japanese silver grass on a riverbank with us. I agree with the comments that my colleagues Daniel and Cicek have already made, but I think the photo has some merits. I have increased the definition and then cropped the lower frame to remove the grass on the right side while still keeping the curve on the right side. I also straightened the horizon. The image now has a more panoramic format.

Good light, Elizabeth

I am not a curator but I am a photographer and I agree with the above critic. Elisabeth made a very good saving of the image, redusing the clutter at the bottom and crop it according the rule of thirds. There is a reason for the rule whic is very apparent with the new crop, but for me the picture is still not interesting, I do not need a story telling in every photo, it just needs to be visually pleasing. This photo has a leading line but to nothing, at least nothing interesting, the building between the grass and the bridge is also distracting. A long exposure smoothing out the water might have made it a bit more pleasing.