Night First Post! Bridge at night.

First Post! Bridge at night. · 04:36 PM

Hey everyone I am new to this forum and thought I would share my most recent favorite. I am also new to photography so any tips and criticism are appreciated. Thanks!

**ramseybuckeye** · 03-28-2010, 06:40 PM

Welcome and nice shot. My only criticism would be that I wish you'd had a wider angle to show the whole bridge, but it's still a good scene.

mrfixit240 · 03-28-2010, 07:14 PM

Thanks. Here is the wider shot. I didnt like these as much as the first one but I am glad to share!

khardur · 03-28-2010, 07:21 PM

I liked the first one the best myself, IMHO. The other two would work better if some of the sky was cropped so it had a more panoramic feel.

JMR · 03-28-2010, 08:10 PM

The first is very nice. The other two are not as well composed and appear soft compared to the first image.

mrfixit240 · 03-28-2010, 08:37 PM

Yeah, agree with you guys on the second two, thanks for the input.

**yucatanPentax** · 03-28-2010, 09:29 PM

Welcome to the forum and thanks for sharing your photos.

I think the first works best. I like the towering structure to the left and the way it lends "action" down and to the right, pulling the eye along across the shot.

The reflections in the water are just sublime!

I have friends from Vancouver.
It seems to be a place full of interesting people.

**Sailor** · 03-29-2010, 07:38 AM

Wow - great first post. I prefer the first one as well.

Jer

geezer52 · 03-29-2010, 09:03 AM

The first is definitely the best exposure and quite well done for a "newbie". Just a comment regards my personal preference - Like an earlier poster, I prefer to see more of the span in bridge shots too. But generally to work I think they either need to be shot far enough back to include both end points, or start close to one end and view the bridge more lengthwise, where the distant end serves as almost a vanishing point. Maybe I'm just being cliche but as I say JMHO.

But that first shot is technically very nice by any standard

mrfixit240 · 03-29-2010, 07:02 PM

Wow, I am very glad to hear that you guys are liking the first one. Thanks for the suggestions as well, much appreciated.

shawnxji · 04-15-2010, 07:32 AM

There's something about the second one that I like... maybe it's the shape of the bridge, but I didn't care for the cloud formation. In general I'd also point to the compositions of these photos, but maybe you're limited by your lens? What did you shoot your "wider-shot" with, did you just walked away further?

HypnoCin67 · 04-15-2010, 07:57 AM

Very nice night shot! Cindy

Tuner571 · 04-15-2010, 11:17 AM

Very nice first post, the colors are great as well as the reflections on the water. The photo is also really sharp as well so you know that it is good to use a tripod on these types of shoots, so thats good. I only thing to improve on would maybe be the composition of the bridge. Next time try getting the whole bridge in the picture so that way you are not cutting the ends off and the picture will look more complete. So far you are off to a great start and I look foward in seeing what you post in the future.

Thanks for sharing.

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04-15-2010, 07:57 AM	#12
HypnoCin67 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Portland, Maine Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 130	Great shot! Very nice night shot! Cindy

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03-28-2010, 06:40 PM	#2
ramseybuckeye Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampstead, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 17,291	Welcome and nice shot. My only criticism would be that I wish you'd had a wider angle to show the whole bridge, but it's still a good scene.

03-28-2010, 07:14 PM	#3
mrfixit240 New Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Vancouver Washington Posts: 19 Original Poster	Thanks. Here is the wider shot. I didnt like these as much as the first one but I am glad to share!

03-28-2010, 07:21 PM	#4
khardur Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NW Massachusetts Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,560	I liked the first one the best myself, IMHO. The other two would work better if some of the sky was cropped so it had a more panoramic feel.

03-28-2010, 08:10 PM	#5
JMR Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 3,332	The first is very nice. The other two are not as well composed and appear soft compared to the first image.

03-28-2010, 08:37 PM	#6
mrfixit240 New Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Vancouver Washington Posts: 19 Original Poster	Yeah, agree with you guys on the second two, thanks for the input.

03-28-2010, 09:29 PM	#7
yucatanPentax Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Dallas / Yucatan Posts: 1,839	Welcome to the forum and thanks for sharing your photos. I think the first works best. I like the towering structure to the left and the way it lends "action" down and to the right, pulling the eye along across the shot. The reflections in the water are just sublime! I have friends from Vancouver. It seems to be a place full of interesting people.

03-29-2010, 07:38 AM	#8
Sailor Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coastal Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 26,205	Wow - great first post. I prefer the first one as well. Jer

03-29-2010, 09:03 AM	#9
geezer52 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: High Desert, California Photos: Gallery Posts: 231	The first is definitely the best exposure and quite well done for a "newbie". Just a comment regards my personal preference - Like an earlier poster, I prefer to see more of the span in bridge shots too. But generally to work I think they either need to be shot far enough back to include both end points, or start close to one end and view the bridge more lengthwise, where the distant end serves as almost a vanishing point. Maybe I'm just being cliche but as I say JMHO. But that first shot is technically very nice by any standard

03-29-2010, 07:02 PM	#10
mrfixit240 New Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Vancouver Washington Posts: 19 Original Poster	Wow, I am very glad to hear that you guys are liking the first one. Thanks for the suggestions as well, much appreciated.

04-15-2010, 07:32 AM	#11
shawnxji Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: DC Metro, USA Posts: 212	There's something about the second one that I like... maybe it's the shape of the bridge, but I didn't care for the cloud formation. In general I'd also point to the compositions of these photos, but maybe you're limited by your lens? What did you shoot your "wider-shot" with, did you just walked away further?

04-15-2010, 11:17 AM	#13
Tuner571 Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ohio Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,549	Very nice first post, the colors are great as well as the reflections on the water. The photo is also really sharp as well so you know that it is good to use a tripod on these types of shoots, so thats good. I only thing to improve on would maybe be the composition of the bridge. Next time try getting the whole bridge in the picture so that way you are not cutting the ends off and the picture will look more complete. So far you are off to a great start and I look foward in seeing what you post in the future. Thanks for sharing.