late for work.... I stop to take a photo :)

[firsty]

the time was just right for this shot, but not for getting to work on time.. the photo won

C&C welcome
D200 , Tamron 28-75mm 2.8 @42mm , ISO 200 , f11 , 6"

[Nnnnsic]

Nice exposure... but the composition is weak.

I don't have a problem with using portrait mode for what would otherwise be a landscape shot as I do it often myself, but you should probably have included the rest of the Opera House complex in there too as it cuts off too abruptly.

[MattC]

Firsty,

I have to agree with Leigh. Nicely exposed and a nice time of day for lighting.

The rhs side of the image seems to be cropped excessively and the Opera House faces the water which I would have liked to have seen a little more of.

Cheers

[ozczecho]

...Supppose you wanted to hide the "toaster"

Love the light but the crop is a tad too tight

[LostDingo]

I agree that the exposure is great! The comp, needs a bit of work but I don't know of anyone who has not made the same mistake

I would definitely give it a go again, be late again and recompose. Again, excellent exposure

[nito]

The colours of the sky and water are outstanding. It was the case of being at the right place at the right time. I can see why a landscape shot would be more ideal. You can still do a landscape crop on it with the extra MP of the D200.

[dooda]

I like that you included the beautiful gradation of the sky, that blue was handled wonderfully. I also like that your frames aren't over the top and seem to compliment the photo. I notice a lot of digital frames that are so over the top, they can be such a distraction.

I'm currently looking at the Tamron 28-75 2.8.

Do you have any reservations at this point? Do you really like it, or did the kit lens give you more or less similar quality as long as it's shot at F8-11?

[TonyH]

I like the shot. You really do need more of the Opera House in there as the crop is too tight, but the lighting etc are all great.

I think in terms of Graphic Art and to me the amount of space above and below the opera house is perfect for inserting wording etc as part of a printed item.

I'd suggest a reshoot with more opera in mind.

Cheers

Tony

[firsty]

thanks for the comments guys
I agree that it is to tight, that comes from editing to late at night
here is a different crop from the same raw file



I was worried about the buoy in the foreground being distracting, but looking at it now I don't think it is a problem
I went for the portrait crop because I wanted to still have the transition from dark night sky in the shot and the light was changing very quickly
as sunrise is getting later everyday I won't be able to shoot this on the way to work till next summer

Dooda
the D200 didn't come with a kit lens so I can't compare them, I picked up the Tamron as my walk around lens after hearing lots of favorable comments about it and I have not been disappointed with it... I love it

[CraigVTR]

The portrait crop allows the both the graduation of the sky and the reflections over the (very still) water to balance the image. Unfortunate that the bouy is in the wider crop, I feel it does distract. I grew up in Sydney and i think this is the best shot i have ever seen of the Opera House. Great work.

Craig

[Mj]

Like the exposure, but I thing the composition still needs some work...
Might I suggest a little PP to remove the buoy and also the cranes to the right of the house.
I'd also hav a look at toning down some of the artificial lighting that I fell is distracting from the otherwise lovely lighting on the sails.

At the end of the day you might be able to do quite a bit with this shot... depends on how much time you want to invest in it.

[gstark]

Ilike this too.

I'd be inclined to crop along the bottom, somewhere around where the bouy is, leaving the whole of the sky as you have it.

Then kill the cranes, and see what you have.

[big pix]

Very good capture..... fantastic light...... the cranes are part of a skyline, although it would be better not to have them along with buoy, also very good use of a fine border which works with your pix........

[BBJ]

Hi Keith, not that i have ever seen this beuty like this since i was a kid and it was daylight i think these shots are great, lighting is just right and it looks loverly.

[Finch]

I'm with most of the other comments.

Nice exposure and colour but as soon as I saw pic it didn't look right as a portrait format pic. Yep, get rid of buoy and cranes in Photoshop and recrop and see what happens

Cheers

Michael

[DaveB]

And here I was thinking the buoy was a nice counter-point in the image! There's obviously no accounting for taste...

Not sure about the red light on the left side: maybe a smidgeon more space beyond it wouldn't make it feel chopped and help balance it.

Great colours!