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OK, being harsh, it can be improved by scrapping and redoing it from a different angle and better overall exposure.

There is no detail in the underside of the pier which makes up the majority of the picture.

The leading line leads to............ nothing

there is way to much black on the lh side

The horizon is boring with absolutely no detail in the sky and it makes for a very bland and boring shot of a hunk of wood basically.

I assume you took a few shots from different angles try the one you took looking straight down the pier or at least from a higher viewpoint.

Here are a couple of examples of what I mean

http://miriadna.com/desctopwalls/images/max/Pier-t...

http://fwallpapers.com/files/images/sunset-pier.pn...

If you are going to shoot the underside then make sure you get detail as in http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6021/5995548492_488...

At the moment the shot is uninteresting and not really worthy of display.

I actually like the shadows under the pier and the darkness of it because the sun is setting; I'm assuming. Regardless the shadows give it dimension, in my opinion. However, it cannot have dimension if there isn't some type of contrast-yes you have dark shadows, medium color wood, and light sky but the sky is grey and bland, your wood would look beautiful and stunning with more detail and personally I would make my shadows darker for a black and white picture.

Also, the others are right about the leading bridge to nowhere. This is why: typically for a Landscape photo you use anywhere from f11-f20 and shoot wide, the reason for this is to get your foreground, background, and all of it in between in the shot. However, your photo still needs a main focus point. Your pier is not the main focus, it could be, but you left the water, tree line, and sky to take up the left side of the picture.Your bridge is great for the foreground but your background isn't any good. You need to see the sunset or a least the colors changing in the sky(even in black and white) or see puffy clouds. How to fix this? Make it a HDR image by shooting in meter/bracket mode (look this up if you haven't tried it before), which will shoot the shot in 3 or 5 different exposures. Under exposed, normal, and over-exposed. This will help you add more detail in the wood-which will look awesome! You can also use photo software to sharpen and add detail without having to merge the different exposures. As for the sky, I usually find nice clouds after it rains. HDR will also help the sky. Still need a main focus point though, something interesting. I would also suggest throwing rocks in the water to make ripples. Give your photo movement, the water looks so dead. If you want the pier the main focus, then walk to your right a few feet and turn the camera toward the pier. Think in threes-foreground(bridge), main focus, background(sky & tree line) Note that the end of the bridge meets the tree line-nothing in between. A simple bird on the bridge would help or a little child fishing.

Main tip I can give you-play with angles. When you shoot move around, don't just take one or two pictures of the scene. Take a few standing, take a few low(on your knees or laying on your belly), take a few ten feet from dock, take a few close to dock. When you get home and look at them on the computer you will get one or two you like, then study them. Why do you like those better than the others and you will learn. Also, this is how you develop your own style as a photographer.

Its a nice photo but lacks any interest to be 100% honest. Yes it follows those boring rules but what makes this image exciting nothing. I don't like how the bridge and trees come together. as my eye goes straight off the page. As far as the tone of the image there is too much detail lost in the blacks. Lack of detail in whites and blacks breaks the illusion of an image. However that doesn't mean any HDR looking image.

Overall I like the composition.

I don't like how underexposed the pier is. There is no detail in the blacks, but you might be able to pull some more out assuming it isn't a jpeg.

There also isn't much contrast in the wood which hides the texture. Try a red or yellow filter to bring more out.

You have a very dynamic leading line, however it leads to nothing. The whole right third holds nothing of interest. When the eye is pulled in by such a strong line, it should have a powerful climax.

The composition is interesting but the overall picture. Not really.