Critique Feedback please.

[Jungli]

Hi everyone,

Took these last weeek at the quayside Newcastle upon Tyne. Was a beautifully sunny day. The armadillo thing is called the 'Sage Gateshead', a music venue, the bridge is the Gateshead Millennium Bridge and the last one is set of stairs that are in the Baltic Arts Centre - it's actually an art installation, mirrors on the top and bottom so gives you a fabulous view which goes on forever. I took that shot looking up, no I didn't stand on the mirror, put the camera in countdown and put the camera on the mirror.

Feedback would be great.

 

[antonroland]

I don’t think I am good enough at architecture to give objective critique here but the first two are great images I would be happy to have in my portfolio. Also, I am not familiar with the area and so I would not know about better angles etc.

 

[Jungli]

better angles etc.

Lol life is all about the angles... you always feel there is a better one, just around the corner.

Best tip I was, given, as you walk to the building, turnaround and look.

Maybe a cracking shot you are missing.

 

[gramps]

I very much like the colour version (#1) as the colours reflected on the 'Sage Gateshead' add so much to the image that is lacking in the mono version, though had I not seen the colour version I would have enjoyed the mono equally. IMO where the mono benefits from the entire image, the colour version would benefit from cropping a little off the bottom, maybe just below the 'Sage Gateshead' reflection.
#3 does nothing for me personally, the bridge span just gets in the way of the view, a bit like a twig spoiling the view of a beautiful bird portrait.
The last is intriguing, as you say, it goes on forever, though the outer extremities are not quite right ... doubt you could do anything about that.
Would love to visit and try those out for myself.

 

[Jungli]

Thanks for the feedback, I can so see why 3 is odd, I was trying to block out the light from the sun using the bridge. But in hindsight, I should have taken 3 exposures and hdr them. But I'm not too keen on HDR, it has its place.

But thanks for the feedback @gramps, @antonroland appreciated.