1st pic , here goes nothing

[Holden]

Just a sunrise at work


I know it's not up to the standard of other pics here but it's a start

[big pix]

A bit of a tighter crop and a book under the right hand side of the moniter and you have a great pix ........ from here on in it is only going to get better.........

cheers
big pix

[stubbsy]

Holden

Everyone starts somewhere and this is a good start. I've been trying to get a shot with the light streaming through the clouds for a while now with no joy.

A few things I'd suggest is you crop this a little tighter at the bottom to reduce the black foreground since we can't really make out much of the city anyway. Or perhaps even do the same at the top to make it more like a panorama shot.

See that wasn't hard

[darb]

can I suggest a 12 x 4 (3:1) pano crop? ... oh and level the horizon

nice though, love to see the high res original.

[ozimax]

Great shot Holden, try a little levels adjustment in PS and see what happens (Ctrl-L or Apple-L on mac).

Max

[darb]

what i had in mind ;

[Holden]

Thanks for the tips , I will try them and repost the shot later

[big pix]

now we have an image........

bp

[stubbsy]

Holden

One thing about this image is it shows how different cropping can make a shot. One thing I learnt early on was that an image can be made stronger by cropping when my first inclination was to resist since I effectively did the framing when I took the shot. Of course cropping can sometimes ruin a shot too.

WHat I tend to do with shots of the calibre of yours is try it with a few different crops to see how it looks.

[big pix]

peter can I also add ... as a young photographer we were always taught to shoot some tight shots some loose shoots and then what we wanted, this formula worked with a lot of different photographic shoots, and very well, so with to-days digital cameras it is very easy to do a tight, loose and average pix of each subject, if time permits, and the subject does not fly away, or move well out of frame

cheers

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[bimborocks]

peter can I also add ... as a young photographer we were always taught to shoot some tight shots some loose shoots and then what we wanted, this formula worked with a lot of different photographic shoots, and very well, so with to-days digital cameras it is very easy to do a tight, loose and average pix of each subject, if time permits, and the subject does not fly away, or move well out of frame

cheers

big pic

could you please explain what you mean by tight and loose shots?

James

[big pix]

Every pix that we take today has a tight, loose, and average areas, so lets put it another way, telephoto, wide angle, and some where in-between. Then we add to this mix by what our main focus is, by ranging it left or right, dropping the backing out of focus, putting our main subject to the top, bottom right, or walking [moving] out of frame. .... Confused ..... Art is one thing ..... pleasing one self is another...........

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[Holden]

Hows this

[big pix]

now you have a serious image....... well done... { JUST CROP ,CROP ,CROP, }

bp

[leek]

Nice image... I recognise most of the buildings in the middle, but what are those two tall towers / chimneys on either side???

[Holden]

The one on the right is the Newport power station and left one I am not sure about

[stubbsy]

Holden

Excellent revision. The fact I can see some of the buildings at the back of the foreground area further enhances this image. Print this and frame it - you've done yourself proud.

[bimborocks]

amazing how much differance a crop makes

Top pic - definatly one worth framing

[Holden]

Thanks everyone for their comments , I just might feel confident enough to post more shots

[Soulboy]

Thanks everyone for their comments , I just might feel confident enough to post more shots

Make sure you do, that's a great picture.

[johnd]

I agree, an excellent pic. Looking forward to seeing more.
Cheers
John