Sunset over Central Park Reservoir

[jeffwschneider]

I'm about a month into using my first DSLR. I find myself shooting mostly landscape shots and loving every minute of it! This is a picture I took walking around Central Park during sunset. I'd love to have some feedback to help make me a better shooter!

Info:

Shutter: 1/30
F Stop: 11
Iso: 100
Lens: Sigma 18-200mm shot at 18mm
Camera: Canon Rebel Xsi

[bigrobo89]

Hi there, welcome to DPS, really nice first post. Was this taken hand-held or with a tripod? The framing with the branches is really nice, theres a bit of a blur due to the shutter speed in the upper left area, but overall I really like it.

Thanks for sharing,

Paul

[jeffwschneider]

Thanks Paul! DPS has taught me everything I know so far about DSLR photography. I'd be lost without it.

This picture was taken handheld. It's funny because I didn't notice the blur on the branches until you mentioned it, but you're totally right. It would have been better if I had used a faster shutter speed because the branches I was using to frame the shot were moving with the wind. Thanks for the great feedback! I really appreciate it. I'm going to totally keep that in mind on my next shoot.

Jeff

[TMA]

Cool shot, a minor blur as mentioned by Paul. If it was me, I would shoot it with the higher shutter speed. Below sunset I took at 1/1000, handheld