John, first impression, flying left wing low, weather not in your favour unfortunately.
There is more detail in there, sharpening it would probably bring it out a bit, and Shadow/Highlight adjustment finalize it.
Clone out the tree, top right, a bit of sky of you want. Not a lot in reality.
Have to agree about the weather, but there again, it was the middle of summer, so that is only to be expected. Certainly not wing low as this image confirms. Because it was taken a few years ago, and processed then, I neither had the expertise or software to sharpen as well as I might today. And as for the tree. Well you know me and my frames!
Ask yourself, "What's most important for the final image?".
Agreed. But that is perspective. The bridge angles back and away, so that is only natural. Short of actually skewing the image which would be ugly and unreal.
Ask yourself, "What's most important for the final image?".
I must admit, I spent a long time contemplating what to square to, when I originally processed that image. I tried it with the top parapet square but it looked drunk. I ended up squaring on the plaques, which tied in with square on the house in the background.
Ask yourself, "What's most important for the final image?".
John, your posted image's composition and orientation are just fine. It is a very pleasing shot, and the children complete it well. If it were mine, I would reduce the greens saturation a little. Perhaps the bland sky might be helped by cloning a bit more over-hanging tree into it:
Reducing the green saturation a bit would make a difference. If I remember right I increased it during the original processing. Love what you have done with the extra bit tree.
Ask yourself, "What's most important for the final image?".