Help???

[Spark1es]

Just looking for some help in my work...is quality beyond me or am i on the right path???

[deck]

Frankly, this picture is far from perfect, but we all have to learn from somewhere don't we? maybe you can do some improvement by adding a subject or a focal point to your picture
It's a learning process so keep shooting

[Nicole]

Quality work isn't beyond anyone with patience and perseverance. It's definitely a learning process and we've all been there.

What I will say about this shot is that you're off to a start. The colours are good, you picked a good time of day to shoot a skyline. I think the picture still needs something that draws your eye to that spot, but definitely keep shooting.

[hsroxas]

Hi Spark1es!

Quality in photographs while generally can be defined in terms of composition and lighting is more often dependent on the person viewing the image. For someone starting on the craft, a crisp and sharply focused image is already speaking of quality, adding a properly exposed imaged means an improvement in quality and further adding a nicely framed shot would be enough encouragement to pursue the interest seriously.

Foregrounds while they do add a point of interest on the image and provide depth of field, it appears to me that in your image I would rather have less of it and more of the buildings and the sky if I were to frame that shot. I find the foreground to be distracting. Just dunno if there are hindrances for you to frame it that way in terms of where you took the shot.
Keep on shooting!

[Saralonde]

I think the foreground is a little distracting from the beautiful colors of your sunset (or rise). I like the use of the buildings in the background. It can be hard to find a good spot to take a sunset shot. We have had some beautiful sunsets lately here where I live, but I have had no luck finding a good spot to shoot them. Always something in the way, telephone poles, large ugly buildings, etc. I'll get one yet, and so will you.

[jiminyClickit]

Spark1es
This would be more trouble, but when did that matter for a good image:
wait for rain, lots of it, go maybe a little lower on the roof to line up those buildings' lights' reflections . . . see "Sky, Mirror, Reflection"
And both color and B/W
It is an effective photograph - you got at least six people to think.

[jiminyClickit]

Sorry. It's 'Sky Mirrors Pavement' in "How I took it"

(must write stuff down)

[greer]

Just the fact that you're out taking photos means you're on the right path!

I would consider doing a darker exposure, so the buildings are silhouettes and that would make the sky more dramatic too. Getting the right exposure for sunsets isn't easy, so take a multiple shots at different exposures when you're out there, and then you can pick your favourite once you see them on your computer.