Long Street
by LonnieD

Comment by sarampo:
Hello Lonnie, greetings from the Critique Club!

Welcome to DPC, you joined quite recently!

Regarding your shot, some points:

Composition
There isn't really a focus on which to capture the viewer. The palmtree seems to be dominating the image, but not as a feature rather than an obstacle.
If the street was deserted the shot could be taken from the middle of the road (of course if it was safe, I never suggest DPCers to injure themselves :)

Lighting / settings
The harsh shadow in front really is hard to overcome. A street shot at high noon with people would have cut it better, since the street would be all lit, without shadows.
Also, at an aperture of f/22 you loose a lot of detail, as lenses tend to get softer at these apertures (diffraction). You could go to f/9ish and get a faster shutter speed.

Processing
A bit more of contrast could be good. The white balance is very good, and tonal range is perfect.

Overall
A not so interesting shot, as you couldn't convey exactly the feeling of main street.
In this case, if possible, some days before shooting you should walk the streets, write down possible shooting locations and then run them all, and pick your best one.

If you have any questions feel free to contact me.
Regards,
Joao

Long Street
by LonnieD

Comment by liberty:
Nice colors an comp, 6.

Long Street
by LonnieD

Comment by ThingFish:
Long street Cape Town. Yes I know it so very well and for that reason I can say that you could have found a much more interesting angle from which to take a really super special shot of this street especially including some of those fantastic Victorian style buildings with the ornate balustrades. Just Google Long street Cape Town under "Images" and see all the possibilities. This shot just does not do it justice sorry to say.

Long Street
by LonnieD

Comment by Digipixer:
Needs contrast and focus tweaking, also I don't get the feeling that this is a Main Street.

Long Street
by LonnieD

Comment by Nuzzer:
Nothing in this shot engages me, what was the message you were trying to get across?

What are those???
by LonnieD

Comment by sfalice:
GREETINGS FROM THE CRITIQUE CLUB

Oh, what a charming, charming child. Congratulations on having such a sweet subject for your photography.

The composition of your image works quite well although those four white beams behind your subject are a little distracting. The lighting in this image appears, to me, to be a problem and with a little adjusting in Levels that could be corrected pretty well.

Then there are quite a few 'hot spots' here in the bubbles. My suggestion would be to bracket your shots. Take some underexposed as well as overexposed. I'm pretty sure you can set your camera to do this but you might have to track down your instruction book to find out how.
:-))

I look forward to seeing more of your work especially since you have such a special subject to work with.

What are those???
by LonnieD

Comment by Mitch55:
Great comp, but would like to see better light on the young woman's face.

Harbour Morning
by LonnieD

Comment by Ja-9:
quite grainy...not sure if you wanted that or not...this would work great for an overlay

Harbour Morning
by LonnieD

Comment by hahn23:
Subject and geography and style of LonnieD. Well done. Could be a scene out of Oregon/Washington, but reminds me much of Juneau, AK. Same geology, I guess.

Harbour Morning
by LonnieD

Comment by duartix:
Took me more than a few seconds to realize the harbor wasn't being swallowed by a giant tsunami. Interesting for the effect. The apparently tilted horizon is a bit unsetling.