Opera house night shot

[Oniichan]

Im very new to photography (about 3 weeks into it now) i took this photo of the Opera house at 10pm from a hotel window (dirty window mind you).. I know its no where near up to par with everyone on this forum so wondering if you can give me a few tips on how to improve them and where i went wrong with this shot. The lens and camera i used are the Canon EOS 30D with the EF-S 17-85mm f4-5.6 IS USM lens.

P.S. Im a graphic designer so i am quite used to critisism so no need to hold back but do be gentle. ;)

[GunRunner]

Beautiful!

[verty]

this shot is pretty good for one of your 1st shots..
you cant really tell its been taken from a hotel window and the exposure is nice...

btw im a graphic designer too..
hehehe

[Oniichan]

Thanks for your comments all. I know im not quite there but will keep at it.

[Vini]

:eek: 3 weeks and you came up with this :lol: What a great start, well done.;)

[superdiver]

This shots SUCKS...CUZ it should have been ME that got this great shot....LOL

Great job!

[ZekaG]

Nice shot indeed. Good lighting.

[pushrod]

well one way the shot could be improved is to take multiple shots a few stops apart and then layer them in photoshop to get rid of the blown out white panels.

i know its a tough deal to get exposure correct with that roof.

a filter would help too.

Randy~

[Oniichan]

thanks for the tip pushrod.. ill definitely give that ago.

[mws3]

lovely crisp shot

[jackies35]

This shots SUCKS...CUZ it should have been ME that got this great shot....LOL

Great job!


LOL!!! hahaha... That's funny!! :eek:

[jackies35]

great shot! If it was me, you wouldn't see the building at all... just the water!!

Good shot for a first shot!!:lol: