First Night Shooting

[-Garfield-]

Hi everybody, could you, please, give me some tips about what is wrong with this shot from composition and exposure points? Thanks



Exif Info:
Camera: Canon EOS 450D
Lens: Canon EF 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5 II
Exposure: 10
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 62 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: -1 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire

[windrider86]

Please be sure to include what the guidelines ask for. Thank you!

[Michael_2010]

Exposure and lighting look good to me. I would have liked to see the same scene from a different vantage point. Being perpendicular to the bridge, creates a visual break instead of a leading line.

[Krusty79]

I agree that technically, the image is good, but the composition could be improved. As Michael said, a leading line would help lead the viewer's eye towards your subject. Some foreground interest will help give it some depth. When I look at the bridge and building, I find my eye wandering over the image and there is no one compelling subject that attracts my eye. A lot of the panoramic shots I've seen posted on this site have the same issue.

I used to take the approach of trying to include a lot of cool details in my landscape shots and let my eye pick them out later, but that resulted in boring photos. I'm not saying yours is boring, but it helps a lot to give the viewer a primary subject to focus on. It looks like you could potentially use the orange building in the background for that, but you would have to move to a different spot.

BTW, Windrider is saying you're supposed to ask for feedback on specific elements of the photo, not just a general question.

[-Garfield-]

Critique is the reason why I posted this shot and I promise I'll improve my skills. About the composition, it wasn't so easy, I was standing on a bridge and there wasn't anything in the foreground except the bridge you can see on the shot.

Thanks for tips, I'll give them to use asap