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Matixvolta
14th of February 2004 (Sat), 17:59
I took this at Kiribilli, Sydney.

Apature: 5.0
Shutter Speed: 8 sec.
ISO: 50

Is this photo dull?

http://home.veridas.net/matixvolta/IMG_0034-2-1.jpg
Meerkat17
14th of February 2004 (Sat), 18:36
Nice shot and I certainly don't think it dull - the clouds give it a nice moody feel and the light reflections are wonderful on the water.

Great work
Cheers
David
Warman
14th of February 2004 (Sat), 19:41
Same here but i think the lights are a little too strong. Nice shot.
KO_300D
14th of February 2004 (Sat), 19:57
I really like it for all it's aspects, however I'd probably crop a third of the water so that there's less 'vacant' space on the image
Dawg
14th of February 2004 (Sat), 20:02
I like it but agree the lights could be a litte dimmer, I wonder what a 6 or 7 sec shot would have looked like.

Dawg :)
Dawg
14th of February 2004 (Sat), 20:19
I really like it for all it's aspects, however I'd probably crop a third of the water so that there's less 'vacant' space on the image

I have a real problem when it comes to cropping, that is I over look it unless something is really bad for the image. I just can't seem to get the eye needed to know where to crop.

With that said and just my opinion, I like the balance of the sky to the water and would not crop. Any advice!!!!

Dawg :?:
Matixvolta
21st of February 2004 (Sat), 00:01
Should have focused on the bridge more. Oh well...
Tito948
21st of February 2004 (Sat), 00:21
I think it's a beautiful shot. Nice job!

Tito
msol
27th of February 2004 (Fri), 17:17
Dawg,
Isn't cropping actually the same as choosing the composition when you shoot a picture? When you shoot, you select some rectangular area from the world around you.. you apply some rules and intuition to create a nice composition. (At least, that is what we all try every day :D ) When you crop, also you select some rectangular area, but only from a smaller "world", being the original picture. But again this is to create (or improve) a composition.
ecobo
27th of February 2004 (Fri), 17:36
Very good (non-manipulated?) photo. It's maybe over-exposed a little.
mr_clean001
27th of February 2004 (Fri), 17:43
I agree with the crop suggestions - I would take out a little bit of the water at the bottom of the pic - not too much, still want to see the reflections, but the sky combined with the moodiness of the sky is impressive and I like having the bridge off to the right.

I like the shot though - makes me want to visit....