Cityscape Statue of Liberty

mykxshot · 04-24-2011, 06:37 PM

Statue of Liberty, any suggestions?

Last edited by mykxshot; 05-18-2011 at 07:50 PM.

Svendinvenn · 04-24-2011, 06:47 PM

Nice capture. Is it a crop? I'm asking because it seems a bit unsharp. You could also have stopped the lens down for better sharpness, as you had a very short exposure time.

I also get a feeling the image is a bit off on the angle, if you are familiar with the leveling tool in photoshop or the likes I would try to rotate the image a couple of degrees to the right.

I do like the boat in the lower right, but it seems it is a bit underexposed?

Hope you find these comments helpful

mykxshot · 04-24-2011, 06:59 PM

Its not cropped. I was on a little ferry, may be you understand why its unsharp and I did not use a tripod. I take the shoot through a windows.
Thanks for your comment.

**Ash** · 04-24-2011, 08:23 PM

Definitely soft, due to both shooting through a window and shooting wide open (not the best for image quality and for infinity-distance subjects).

You would have done better going outside to shoot it, stopped the lens down to f/8 and used ISO 200 instead. Lighting also appears too strong, which gives too much contrast, causing an unflattering look to the scene, which is out of your control.

axl · 05-04-2011, 09:49 AM

as said above,
shooting from the ferry, with kit lens wide open through the glass didn't quite add up and the resulting shot is rather soft. Having said that, it's not terrible. I'd just clone out the plane and have a little go at sharpening it. Also compositionally with the statue right in the middle, attention drawing boat in the left right corner and huge open space on the left is not the strongest. Personally I'd crop it from the left quite a bit

bdery · 05-09-2011, 07:10 AM

The bottom of Liberty island seems tilted, and contrast seems a bit high. Apart from that, it's well composed, I like the location of the boat.

mischivo · 05-17-2011, 02:39 PM

Three suggestions:
1. Lose the border
2. Lose the watermark
3. Get rid of the plane to the statue's right; it's too soon.

twitch · 05-17-2011, 10:11 PM

Originally posted by mischivo

Three suggestions:
1. Lose the border
2. Lose the watermark
3. Get rid of the plane to the statue's right; it's too soon.

I agree with all those, and to me it looks like a snapshot taken with a P&S camera (that's the effect of shooting through a window I guess) with little thought on composition. sorry

mischivo · 05-18-2011, 03:24 PM

Originally posted by twitch

I agree with all those, and to me it looks like a snapshot taken with a P&S camera (that's the effect of shooting through a window I guess) with little thought on composition. sorry

My third point was a joke.

04-24-2011, 06:37 PM	#1
mykxshot Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Jersey Photos: Albums Posts: 25	Statue of Liberty Lens: Pentax DA-L 55-300MM Camera: Pentax K-X Photo Location: New York ISO: 100 Shutter Speed: 1/1500s Aperture: F4.5 Statue of Liberty, any suggestions? Last edited by mykxshot; 05-18-2011 at 07:50 PM.

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04-24-2011, 06:47 PM	#2
Svendinvenn Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: San Diego Posts: 59	Nice capture. Is it a crop? I'm asking because it seems a bit unsharp. You could also have stopped the lens down for better sharpness, as you had a very short exposure time. I also get a feeling the image is a bit off on the angle, if you are familiar with the leveling tool in photoshop or the likes I would try to rotate the image a couple of degrees to the right. I do like the boat in the lower right, but it seems it is a bit underexposed? Hope you find these comments helpful

04-24-2011, 06:59 PM	#3
mykxshot Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Jersey Photos: Albums Posts: 25 Original Poster	Its not cropped. I was on a little ferry, may be you understand why its unsharp and I did not use a tripod. I take the shoot through a windows. Thanks for your comment.

04-24-2011, 08:23 PM	#4
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Definitely soft, due to both shooting through a window and shooting wide open (not the best for image quality and for infinity-distance subjects). You would have done better going outside to shoot it, stopped the lens down to f/8 and used ISO 200 instead. Lighting also appears too strong, which gives too much contrast, causing an unflattering look to the scene, which is out of your control.

05-04-2011, 09:49 AM	#5
axl Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Nove Zamky, Slovakia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,183	as said above, shooting from the ferry, with kit lens wide open through the glass didn't quite add up and the resulting shot is rather soft. Having said that, it's not terrible. I'd just clone out the plane and have a little go at sharpening it. Also compositionally with the statue right in the middle, attention drawing boat in the left right corner and huge open space on the left is not the strongest. Personally I'd crop it from the left quite a bit

05-09-2011, 07:10 AM	#6
bdery Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Quebec city, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,357	The bottom of Liberty island seems tilted, and contrast seems a bit high. Apart from that, it's well composed, I like the location of the boat.

05-17-2011, 02:39 PM	#7
mischivo Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 397	Three suggestions: 1. Lose the border 2. Lose the watermark 3. Get rid of the plane to the statue's right; it's too soon.

05-17-2011, 10:11 PM	#8
twitch Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4,571	Originally posted by mischivo Three suggestions: 1. Lose the border 2. Lose the watermark 3. Get rid of the plane to the statue's right; it's too soon. I agree with all those, and to me it looks like a snapshot taken with a P&S camera (that's the effect of shooting through a window I guess) with little thought on composition. sorry

05-18-2011, 03:24 PM	#9
mischivo Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 397	Originally posted by twitch I agree with all those, and to me it looks like a snapshot taken with a P&S camera (that's the effect of shooting through a window I guess) with little thought on composition. sorry My third point was a joke.