My first try on Cityscape (and night shot)

[Chys]

Made a trip down to the bridge (dunno wat name) earlier and took many pictures.
The following 2 are the best out of the lot.
Will appreciate any comments and advice. Thanks in advance.

[jimtong]

hmm.. what did you do to the exif data? it is gone...

anyway looks here is my 2 cents:

The composition wise, still need some improvment. There are too much empty space at the bottom. Try to compose in such a way that the buildings are at the 1/3 from below.

For some interesting result, you can wait for boats to pass by before you shoot.

Your photo looks grainy. It seems that you are using a higher ISO value. Normally I would use a slowest ISO I can find since you are using tripod anyway, not too worry about the slow shuttle speed. At least it will give you a clean photo.

Lastly, imo it is a bit over-expose.

Hope it helps you to shoot better next time

[Kit]

The thing about shooting sceneries after dark is that you loose details and your shots will have far less impact. Try shooting again at around 6:30pm - 7:15pm to make use of the evening lighting.

[Chys]

Originally Posted by jimtong hmm.. what did you do to the exif data? it is gone... anyway looks here is my 2 cents: The composition wise, still need some improvment. There are too much empty space at the bottom. Try to compose in such a way that the buildings are at the 1/3 from below. For some interesting result, you can wait for boats to pass by before you shoot. Your photo looks grainy. It seems that you are using a higher ISO value. Normally I would use a slowest ISO I can find since you are using tripod anyway, not too worry about the slow shuttle speed. At least it will give you a clean photo. Lastly, imo it is a bit over-expose. Hope it helps you to shoot better next time

The exif data probably was lost when I resized it using paint... haha

I wanted to see the colour of the lights on the sea, that's y I gave 50/50... so no advisable lah?

I using ISO50 already leh... cant go any lower...

Thanks for the advices!!

[Chys]

Originally Posted by Kit The thing about shooting sceneries after dark is that you loose details and your shots will have far less impact. Try shooting again at around 6:30pm - 7:15pm to make use of the evening lighting.

Roger that, next time I'll try to shoot sunset...

[jimtong]

kit was rite about the timing... at 7.15-7.30pm the sky turn to a very nice dark blue hue... not too bright nor too dark.

[jimtong]

Originally Posted by Chys The exif data probably was lost when I resized it using paint... haha I wanted to see the colour of the lights on the sea, that's y I gave 50/50... so no advisable lah? I using ISO50 already leh... cant go any lower... Thanks for the advices!!

at ISO 50 good enough.

You are refering to the reflection? yah i feel the #1 looks good, but #2 is too tight to emphise on the reflection. Anyway it is subjective.

[Chys]

yapz, I like #1 more too.