# By a river

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/by-a-river/45058>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** abstract\
**Created:** [January 24, 2025, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/by-a-river/45058 "2025-01-24T12:00:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![DomMcKenzie](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dommckenzie/32/75962_2.png) [@DomMcKenzie](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/DomMcKenzie)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2025, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/by-a-river/45058/1 "2025-01-24T12:00:59Z")

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![DSCF1205-Edit.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/7/6/76e5e0c5581dfb6a7aac83e2987fe09df36a8104.jpeg)

> **Critique Style Requested:** _Standard_
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> The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.

### Description

I liked the shape of the branch and the motion of the river behind it and wanted to try and make something interesting from it.

### Specific Feedback

I’m not sure whether the motion behind the branches adds to the image or distracts. I think without it, it would probably just be a bit boring. Maybe it is anyway! As ever, I tend to post the images I’m least sure of and this is another example of that.

### Technical Details

GFX 50S II  
Mamiya 150mm F3.5

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**Author:** ![Don\_Peters](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/don_peters/32/87970_2.png) [@Don\_Peters](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Don_Peters)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2025, 2:45am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/by-a-river/45058/2 "2025-01-25T02:45:12Z")

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Dom, it’s an interesting group of branches. I think the land area in the backgrounds detracts from the image. If the image were cropped below the large limb, I think it would be more effective.

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**Author:** ![DomMcKenzie](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dommckenzie/32/75962_2.png) [@DomMcKenzie](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/DomMcKenzie)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2025, 6:57am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/by-a-river/45058/3 "2025-01-25T06:57:21Z")

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Thanks Don. I’ll play with some crops and also see whether I can just darken the land down a bit or something. I quite like the branch that comes in from left at the top of the image and I’ll lose that if I crop it further.