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03/08/2012 08:12:42 PM |
| You really shouldn't shoot at 5.6 when doing landscapes, really needs to be 8 or higher. I see that you had your ISO up and the shutter speed was still pretty slow. I'm guessing it was pretty dark. So you would have need a tripod to get a really effective photo in this situation. If it was me taking this photo I would have bumped my aperture way up and put my ISO way down to 100 and gotten a really cool long exposure. As is I think it's the wrong time of day for the shot you were taking. The bridge is too dark and I can't see any detail in it. You might be able to lighten it up a bit with processing. |
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03/08/2012 02:37:04 PM |
This looks a bit softer than I'd expect, so I'm wondering if you were shooting zoomed in, since you were shooting at 5.6. 1/60 is a relatively slow shutter speed, suitable for lenses that are 40mm or shorter, but the 5.6 makes me think you were shooting beyond that. There are lots of good ways to use a rest that don't involve a tripod, but also just stabilizing your grip can be super useful. Look up Joe Mcnally's "Da Grip" for one technique.
Beyond that, I'd like to see you use the leading lines of the pier more. I'm fine with the sky being blown- you're dealing with extremes of exposure here, and the only way to get both is to HDR it. Also remember that a higher or lower perspective than eye level almost always makes a shot more interesting visually, since it departs from the way we always see things. GET LOW! It's easy to do and will make many images stronger. |
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