Neighbour's Window

[sourav]

I was doing nothing naughty, I swear
I was clicking the moon, when I realized these little drops of water on the bathroom window of my neighbor.

Model: Canon EOS 1000D
ISO: 100
Exposure: 8.0 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Focal Length: 300mm
Flash Used: No

Critique:
1. I have tried to keep a shallow DOF, does it look better, or should I have kept the entire window in focus
2. I have cropped the pic, n cut the lower left of the window so that the drops are at 1/3rd...is it looking wierd
3. Should I go black and white, or coloured?

TIA

[Krusty79]

I would prefer to see a tighter crop to bring more emphasis to the drops. Did you use auto focus or manual? I'm asking because the drops look a little out of focus to me (and dark). I know it can be hard to focus in the dark. I'm definitely no expert on B&W, but I read a good one should have blacks and whites with a variety of mid tones. However, I don't see that in your shot, so I would stick with color.

[sourav]

I used manual focus, cause AF does not render good results in dark.
I do notice that the focus could have been better.
A tighter crop would make the pic hazy as this already is a crop of a big picture
will try it though. but wont it make the window just ending suddenly?
will give it a shot and post it here

[Krusty79]

I didn't know this was already a cropped image. Maybe you'll just have to go back and try a few more shots with the camera focused at different distances. I'd like to give you more suggestions, but this isn't the type of shot I would take myself.

[SwissJon]

Originally Posted by Krusty79

I didn't know this was already a cropped image. Maybe you'll just have to go back and try a few more shots with the camera focused at different distances.

Careful Krusty.. With suggestions like that, this thead will end up in the Nude section

Not sure this shot is really a Cityscape.. More of a macro.

[Krusty79]

Originally Posted by SwissJon

Careful Krusty.. With suggestions like that, this thead will end up in the Nude section

Not sure this shot is really a Cityscape.. More of a macro.

I guess there is some risk in taking this shot. I would not want to get caught and have to explain myself, especially if there is some guy in the bathroom.