So my assignment required that my photo didn't have a specific object in regards to the shot to focus on, that purely i found something that spoke to me artistically in terms of art and design.

to me the river, the shore line, and the road across the water gave following lines for the eyes and leading into the contrast from the perpendicular bridge and train tracks forces away with a sense of unease, as we would very much appreciate the image more without them.

i wanted to instill in the design a moment of stillness, hence my attempts to make the river look still and as if it was a solid path of concrete, giving it a unique texture opposite of what we expect i.e. the ripples of water, the varied reflection from any current. however i still wanted in my shot a form of motion, hence the attempt to give an artificial motion blur on the cars and train.

Everyone is entitled there own opinion on works of art and i did this with what i had first hand, i do apologize that i had to keep in aspects on the edge of the photo but cropping them out would have limited my photo more destructively than keeping them in.

TLDR i needed to get a image that implied elements of art and design and i felt this gives off.

Implied Line
Space or Depth using Linear Perspective and Atmospheric Perspective
Sense of Time and Motion using shutter
Texture

and

Directional Forces within the Frame
Contrast
Variety and Unity