Sydney City - Who said stock kit lens are bad???

[siddr20]

So i just went for a walk tonight into the city to take some photos.

I never actually stood under the bridge and appreciated its beauty and engineering aspect of it. It truly is a remarkable bridge!! Might look simple, but wait till you see it in person.

Anyways enough talking, here are the photos:

- If you would like to see more just ask away.
- Yup still using stock kit lens :) But wish i could afford an upgrade.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y276/siddr20/IMG_1278_PPc.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y276/siddr20/IMG_1309_PPc.jpg

[jgrussell]

Very nicely done. The shot under the bridge is terrific.

[Michael_Lambert]

You shot the second shot using the kit lens? There seems to be alot of distortion that you would expect to see from a fish eye lens or UWL. Did you have some sort of wide angle filter on the kit lens or anything?

[clickcanon40]

Ok, no one has commented on it, but I love the first one. The only part I dont like is the light line on the left in the sky, probably left by a plane. Otherwise I like it a lot

[MrBoost]

Wow, I love the colors of the 1st image.

[ahhhlawn]

shots look great.

[nicksan]

Like the first shot.
Kit lens at f8 should perform well...just like any other lens. :-)

[siddr20]

Thanks for the kind words everyone.. Im quite happy with the results the stock kit lens, but a nice upgrade is soon to come :)

Michael - A slight tweak in pp for that (2nd shot).. I actually loss a bit of detail doing that :(

clickcanon40 - heheh i actually like the plane trails. But yea i can easily clone that out i guess..

thanks for the kind words again everyone:) means a lot!!

[neil_r]

Great images, how much PP sharpening did you apply in the first one?

[siddr20]

Thanks neil,

I applied sharpen, then sharped edges.. Resized the image and applied smart sharpen.. I heard on here to sharpen pic once again after resize?? So thats all i did..

[kenmei]

the second picture is awesome XD

good to see a kit lens getting some good use!

[Souwalker]

Being a Sydney-Sider myself, I love the bridge shots.
Was the second shot taken near the Park Hyatt Hotel at Hickson Rd?
I always tell my wife, that's my favourite spot :-)
Rgds
Pat

[siddr20]

Thanks guys..

Hmm man i wouldnt have a clue about the names of the roads lol.. I just know how to get there hahahh!!

[tmcman]

Nice shot with the royal blue sky to set off the dark side of the bridge.
Nice chiaroscuro moment!