Need some opinions and critique to make my shots better

[ronaldlsh]

These are 1 of the shots that i took recently. I just bought a DSLR recently, and for now, i want to focus on night photography.


It was taken on top of jurong hill. I didnt bring my tripod and i found a place to allow long exposure shots. It's around 20 secs as i want to capture the flare.

IS0: 200




I hope to get comments on:
1. Is the framing and exposure ok?
2. Things to improve.
3. PP

I really need some critiques and critisms to make myself a better photographer, pretty noob here. I know the shots are really not impressive.

Thanks (:

[skeletonman]

I ain't no experts here, but the tree is a big distract to me.

The bottom of the photo is abit too messy.

[cheguthamrin]

I wouldnt start off night photography taking Jurong Island. I can see Jurong Island from my window, and I've given up taking shots of it. Too bright, too messy, too polluted with smoke, even the clouds at night can be a big mess.

Get down to our local landmarks in town. See other's work of the common landmarks shot at night, and try to duplicate them.
Keep on shooting afterwards. Good luck!

[ziiz01]

I'm still learning myself
To get a great,decent looking night scene, a tripod is a must.
If you're new try not to shoot night scene specially if you don't have a tripod
The best time for night scene is during the "blue hour" (the sky turns blue)

Composition will be slightly better without the tree.I don't suggest that composition either.Try to capture something simpler with strong subject eg: City Hall (padang)
Where there are not so much obstruction and "messy"

Keep shooting and "research" more

[lypklypk]

I always ask people who started on on photography: What's your focus? Was it that tree? Was it a particular lamp post? Was it the cranes? Was it one of the skyscrapers?

After you know what focus you're going for, go right to that subject, make sure that subject is really the centre of focus (not necessary centre of the frame), and reduce as many unnecessary elements from the photo as possible.

[ZerocoolAstra]

Originally Posted by ronaldlsh These are 1 of the shots that i took recently. I just bought a DSLR recently, and for now, i want to focus on night photography. It was taken on top of jurong hill. I didnt bring my tripod and i found a place to allow long exposure shots. It's around 20 secs as i want to capture the flare. IS0: 200 I hope to get comments on: 1. Is the framing and exposure ok? 2. Things to improve. 3. PP I really need some critiques and critisms to make myself a better photographer, pretty noob here. I know the shots are really not impressive. Thanks (:

You criticized your own photograph. So what about your photo did you find unimpressive?
If you know what it is that is not right about the photo, you should correct that first before posting for critique. So you avoid people pointing out the mistake(s) that you already know exist in the photo.

1. It looks like the tree is the main subject? Coz the lights just look like part of the background. The tree is DARK and BLUR. Maybe you could have set exposure for the background, and use flash to illuminate the tree.
What was your aperture setting? The flare not quite strong enough.