Dusk

[Kathryn002]

Hi,
Just wondering what you think of this photo, and, more importantly, what I can do to improve these sorts of shots in the future.
My camera is a Canon G9, so no fancy expensive DSLR, but I love my G9 anyway.



Thanks everyone,
Kathryn

[Frog]

Nice colors. The only thing I can find in focus is the water, though. Don't know what settings you have control over with the g9 but this needs a smaller aperture with focus at or near infinity. Probably this would cause a shutter speed too slow to shoot handheld and a tripod would be necessary.

[Kathryn002]

Thank you. That's really helpful.

[GB1]

Wow. These colors are blinding! Nice but sort of loud too (but in a good way).

I agree that the lack of focus limits the photo's potential. I see it and immediately like it, but .. the more I view it the more cheated I feel of details. It's just hard to make anything out. I would also consider cropping out the right side red light and reflection and go with the single red reflection in the center.

Gotta use a tripod. I know they're a pain to carry, but get a little mini one that fits in your pocket. Then you can set it up on a ledge.

G

[MB1]

Oh my, lovely colors.

This has a composition problem in that the image is split exactly in half by the horizon/cloud line. It would be much better if you chose one element (the sky or the water) as the focal point and gave at least 2/3 of the frame to that element.

Check out Dr Roebucks Malibu shot for and example of strong horizon placement.

[Kajuah]

My cam is a powershot sx100 No need for a DSLR as long as you have full manual and a good eye. The scene, for me, seems a bit busy, I'd like to see the same shot with more sky, and perhaps the pillars to not be in the image from there onwards up

[Greg McCary]

I agree with MB1. Crop out some of the sky. Other than that. Nice work.

[Kajuah]

A crop on the sky, too, would look good

[Overbeyond]

My cam is a powershot sx100 No need for a DSLR as long as you have full manual and a good eye. The scene, for me, seems a bit busy, I'd like to see the same shot with more sky, and perhaps the pillars to not be in the image from there onwards up

I agree with the comments made by Kajuh. Seems that a tripod was not used here. These night dusk shots need absolute steadyness.
But I feel it is a good effort.