Skywalk - Toronto

[pyxel]

First I'd like to apologize for my lack of participation in the forum, I just have been busy with university and simply haven't found the time to shoot yet alone keep up with the forum. However, I did manage to have some fun last weekend and here is an image I would like to share with you all. So please, honest opinions


http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/42558633/

[EOSThree]

I like it. You might want to play with the white balance to help with the greenish cast from the lighting.

[GB1]

Pyxel - Ok, but a little too green for me. But what I think is lacking is the overall 'depth' of the shot. Not the vanished pt, but iit might be too easy to figure out, meaning it's too straightforward (no twist). Besides the repitition, there's just not a lot there. Perhaps if it had some people in it, it might be better.

GB

[Ronnoco]

[QUOTE=GB1 Perhaps if it had some people in it, it might be better. GB[/QUOTE]

Definitely not! It is a modern shape, perspective, design shot and people don't belong.
The important elements in this type of shot are colour, sharpness and in some cases texture. In the colour area, you need to reduce the green, give the red more punch and keep the yellow about the way it is. As to sharpness, it is hard to tell after all the compression necessary to upload, as to whether and how much this differs from the original.

When all is said and done, I still think it is effective and a great shot.

Ronnoco

[pyxel]

Thanks for the comments guys, to be honest I don't really know why it came out so greenish but I actually liked how it looked. The settings are a bit screwed up I tried to fix them but to be honest, I still don't quite understand how different ISO's work and how to properly set the white balance.

I also haven't yet figured out how to set the shutter speed and the exposure and what certain shutter speed actually do. Sorry I am pretty much a noob still but oh well, I was fairly happy with that shot!

[Ronnoco]

Thanks for the comments guys, to be honest I don't really know why it came out so greenish but I actually liked how it looked. The settings are a bit screwed up I tried to fix them but to be honest, I still don't quite understand how different ISO's work and how to properly set the white balance.

I also haven't yet figured out how to set the shutter speed and the exposure and what certain shutter speed actually do. Sorry I am pretty much a noob still but oh well, I was fairly happy with that shot!

Green tends to be the colour that comes from fluorescent lighting and in menus on some cameras you can balance your colour to avoid the green effect and bring back more accurate colours. In your photo the green gave the yellow some punch but deadened the reds.

ISOs are really numbers that indicate the sensitivity of the film or procesor to light. Basic to remember is lower ISOs like 50 or 100 mean slower shutter speeds, need for a tripod or flash in some cases, less noise or grain and perhaps better colour. High ISOs like 400 or 800 in film and 800 to 3200 in digital mean higher shutter speeds, no need at all for a tripod or flash, but more noise or grain and colour problems with some films.

In simplest terms slow shutter speeds such as 1/30 sec. or less require a tripod and a still subject to avoid blurring. The faster the subject is moving, the faster the shutter speed required to get that subject sharp. Walking and running about 1/125 to 1/250 and 1/500 to 1/1000 sec and faster for really fast movement. The down side is that faster shutter speeds require MORE light or the use of flash to "stop" the action.

Pyxel, photography is based partially on equipment in the sense of the more equipment that you have on hand the more options you have in deciding how to take the photo. However, no matter how much equipment you have or don't have, the tricky part is making the right decisions as to ISO, shutter speeds, fstops, filters, flash, tripod, panning, etc. often in a very limited amount of time.

Ronnoco

[pyxel]

Green tends to be the colour that comes from fluorescent lighting and in menus on some cameras you can balance your colour to avoid the green effect and bring back more accurate colours. In your photo the green gave the yellow some punch but deadened the reds.

ISOs are really numbers that indicate the sensitivity of the film or procesor to light. Basic to remember is lower ISOs like 50 or 100 mean slower shutter speeds, need for a tripod or flash in some cases, less noise or grain and perhaps better colour. High ISOs like 400 or 800 in film and 800 to 3200 in digital mean higher shutter speeds, no need at all for a tripod or flash, but more noise or grain and colour problems with some films.

In simplest terms slow shutter speeds such as 1/30 sec. or less require a tripod and a still subject to avoid blurring. The faster the subject is moving, the faster the shutter speed required to get that subject sharp. Walking and running about 1/125 to 1/250 and 1/500 to 1/1000 sec and faster for really fast movement. The down side is that faster shutter speeds require MORE light or the use of flash to "stop" the action.

Pyxel, photography is based partially on equipment in the sense of the more equipment that you have on hand the more options you have in deciding how to take the photo. However, no matter how much equipment you have or don't have, the tricky part is making the right decisions as to ISO, shutter speeds, fstops, filters, flash, tripod, panning, etc. often in a very limited amount of time.

Ronnoco

Thanks a lot for taking the time to post that information, that was very informative! Now things make a little more sense