a big welcome to you lee..
you have a good eye...physically and your shot is making use of a diagonal...up is happy down is sad...so they say
yours is sad...relatively most everything else is ok..
now you have to get a piece of equipment to help you make the best of it..
i get by with 4/3 micro dslr and you will see or get all sorts of suggestions based on what the chaps here actually own themselves
a camera which isnt too heavy to carry and being 2017 one with a good sensor which will give detail in shadows..on iso's up to at least 800
more costs more...
the camera will probably come with a kit lens and if you cant get good results with one of those...you are not trying hard enough and using the lenses attributes
post processing is where most of us live...the world of phantasy and cheating...where shots become unique and personal
consider some way forward with a freebie download of how to correct your shots...if they need it
i first used PhotoFiltre...and still do for quicky adjustments...my other stuff is off ebay and sufficient for my needs
time magazine have rejected all my proposals but the chaps here on TP are decent and will do the same with less agression..and a few likes
no crit on the shot...really its too early for us to wade in with all sorts of telling you what your shot needs to be to satisfy our jealousy..
really you will gain great advantage by reading a bit on composition and the relationships of speed and aperture..which will bring you to depth of field
my advice is dont let the camera supply all the information
an adage coined by the phamous fotografer..mrtoad
CC
crop and clone...this will eliminate most of the distractions in a shot unless it was a studio set up
more to come when i have my horlicks..
cheers
geof
Bunch of rooms by Lee Hayes, on Flickr
Ipswich docks
Sunset in the alps
