Newbie here

[digitaltech]

Nikon D90
IS0 200
18-105mm kit lense at 93mm
F/11
1/250s
Shot around 10-11am

Hello, im new here in DPS, hopefully you guys can critique my photo good or bad.....


Regards ,
JD from Malaysia

[Jayman11]

I like it! The colors are nice, my only thought is if the shadows help or hurt the image. I'm not sure because the lower section is brighter than the upper portion which to me makes it a little unbalanced. But I think it could easily be adjusted in PS or LR. Good shot all in all!

[VeryBeginner]

Nice shot. I do agree with Jayman about the shadows though. I would also crop slightly on the top and bottom to get rid of those lines jutting into the image, I find them distracting. The colours also seem a little washed out, can you bump them up in PP?

[digitaltech]

Thx to VeryBeginner & Jayman11 for the critique.....

VeryBeginner, thx for the crop thingy, i forgot to crop it properly i guess And about the colours, i already bump the saturation and a bit of contrast actually, the reason why it appeared wash out was because i shot this at around 11am , which means almost mid-day where the lights a bit harsh , i shoud had shot this around 8-9am where the light a bit soft . Thx anyway appreciate it

Jayman11, i don't think the shaddow will hurt the image, because without a bit of shadow, this image will appear flat...but thx for the critique though

[Jayman11]

out of curiousity, what software are you using for post processing? If you're using lightroom, try taking the gradient filter and dragging it from the top to the bottom (or bottom to top, don't have my lightroom up on this computer) of the image and adjust the exposure down a little. That should get rid of some of the color washout around the bottom and leave the top about where it is, so you'll get a little more even in the colors.

[digitaltech]

Jayman11, im using AcdSee Pro4, because LR using PC wayyy to slow ......