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Dec 21, 2015 17:20 |  #1

I like this photo, but not totally sure about the skyline? Thoughts?

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I just cant pinpoint if the sky is ok?

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Dec 21, 2015 18:07 |  #2

I think "too blue" is relative to what your goals are for the image. Are you trying to accurately portray what you saw the night you were taking the picture? If so, then only you know the answer to your own question.

From a subjective, aesthetic standpoint, I prefer the overall color/brightness of image #1 and the cropping of image #2.


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Dec 21, 2015 18:33 |  #3

I think the sky looks fine. I like numbers 1 and 3 best, the middle one seems pretty desaturated.


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Dec 22, 2015 06:55 |  #4

I like #3 the most and #2 the least. #1 is in the middle.


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Dec 22, 2015 19:08 |  #5

Van Gogh wrote in post #17828152 (external link)
I like #3 the most and #2 the least. #1 is in the middle.


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Dec 24, 2015 09:24 |  #6

I like it, doesn't seem too blue at all.

#3 is my favorite, followed by #2, then #1.


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Dec 24, 2015 10:08 |  #7

I personally like the color from #1 with the crop from #3. But I'm also partial to saturated skies, especially blue-hour skies.


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Jan 27, 2016 13:12 |  #8

I didn't feel it was too blue....I like the first picture the best.




  
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Feb 02, 2016 17:31 |  #9

I like the blue. Good contrast. Makes for a dramatic picture, if you ask me.




  
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Feb 02, 2016 17:44 |  #10

That shot's always a balancing act; I think it works better later, with the sky darker (as in number 3) because you have less tonal clash with the sodium vapor lamps and blue sky.


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