Double Diamonds
by Delta_6

Comment by cools98:
Fit Challenge Criteria: 2/2
Contrast/Color: 1/2
Composition: 0/2
Photo Quality: 1/2
My Subjective Affinity: 0/2

The subject is too plain. The colors are dull. With the attempted symmetrical composition, the tree really throws things out of whack. Everything appears to be tilted to the left.

Why?
by Delta_6

Comment by Jeno_cide:
well done on capturing the theme in this shot. 7

Why?
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Comment by ShannonLee:
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peace please!

2 VERY good ways to say "I love you"
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Comment by Nuzzer:
Hi from the Critique Club

Fit: The image fits the topic.

Composition: Composition is good. We have our eye drawn nicely around the frame with points of interest along the way.

Technical: Here's where the 100+ 5's came IMO. While you have sharpened (twice) the image has a soft feel to it. DPC doesn't often like that. There also seems to be some noise in the black background, the hand may be a bit close to the velvet so the lights are showing that up a bit? I also think that have two saturated objects that aren't too linked may have caused confusion in some voters ie: what is the element I am supposed to be focused on?

Feel: I think the image is good but it lacks that something that makes me want to linger and examine it. More sharpness in the rose may have helped a lot.

PM me if you have any queries.

2 VERY good ways to say "I love you"
by Delta_6

Comment by BrianR:
I find this strange finishing this far down compared to some of the higher images. A good team finish 5+

Perth: City of Lights
by Delta_6

Comment by sfalice:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Oh, Perth! If I ever get back to Australia, that is very high on my 'list' along with the rest of Western Australia.

You've given us a good look at the present-day skyline of this beautiful city. As your other commenters have noted, this image is well composed but is a bit 'hot'. Melethia has given you some excellent pointers on how to correct that, and I'll give you one more: Bracket your shots. On a night shot like this, you used a tripod. When it's all set up, it's a matter of a few tweaks of the camera settings to change the aperature/shutter speed. Then you can select the best exposure later on. Then, in RAW, you can change the exposure setting as well. Experiment! It's fun to play - with a copy of your original, of course.
:-))

I'll look forward to seeing more of your photography from this beautiful place.

Perth: City of Lights
by Delta_6

Comment by Melethia:
This is a beautiful view! I saw in the Under 5 thread that you mentioned it was a bit bright and you didn't know how to fix it. One way (the best way) is to underexpose to begin with. When shooting night shots, I've found you have to shoot at less than what the camera tells you. Here you shot at 15 seconds. In this same situation, try 10 seconds, maybe even 5.

In post processing, you can try reducing exposure, or using a duplicate layer with a blending mode set to multiply.

If none of this makes sense, send me a PM and I'll try to explain further. And congrats on a new personal best!

Perth: City of Lights
by Delta_6

Comment by annig:
bright!

Perth: City of Lights
by Delta_6

Comment by CapeSail:
Great night photo. Nice job.

Perth: City of Lights
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Comment by adeldegan:
Seems a bit over-exposed.