One of my first cityscape shots .....

[msarovar1]

I have just started photography and the attached photo is one of my first night cityscape shots. Critiques invited on composition and white balance.

NIKON D90
Nikkor 18-105 kit lens
18mm
f/3.5
5 seconds
ISO 200
Tripod used

Thanks and regards,

[ik631]

Hello, I'm new at this also but here are some things that I noticed. The ISO is very low for a night shot (200). Your camera should be capable of producing pics at higher ISO's without much noise so the foliage in the foreground would be sharper and isn't blurred by movement. You can reduce your shutter speed this way. It also seems a bit orange. I did like the composition.

[Doug Sundseth]

The lower right corner is the brightest and most saturated part of the photo, so it draws the eye immediately. I don't think that foreground helps you in this shot. If you reshoot, I'd recommend moving forward a couple of steps to eliminate most of the orange in the lower right corner.

That said, I think you actually do want a foreground object* if you use the current focal length. I'm afraid that there's nothing obvious here to provide that, but you might do better by moving left or right along the shore. If you can find an interesting dock, or breakwater, or boat, or something, I think you'll have a better image.

I think the WB would be fine without that orange corner.

HTH

* Alternatively, you might be able to use a panoramic crop to limit the phot to the city lights on the horizon. Worth a try, anyway.

[litenphrame]

I'm NOT a professional, but it looks like you used the streetlight behind you for your WB making the colors a little strange to me, and giving the impression that there was a wash of florescent light. How to fix? Set the camera up for florescent lighting and give it a try.

Personally, I would have found a darker spot to take the picture so the lights of the city stand out.The intended subject is a little dark for my liking, and the weeds would have been the last thing I would have wanted to see first. JMHO. Keep up the work!

[msarovar1]

Thanks, ik631. I had intentionally kept the ISO low. Of course due to the higher shutter speed and the wind caused the blurr. However, I will try to reduce shutter speed when next I am going to shoot that place.

[msarovar1]

Originally Posted by Doug Sundseth

The lower right corner is the brightest and most saturated part of the photo, so it draws the eye immediately. I don't think that foreground helps you in this shot. If you reshoot, I'd recommend moving forward a couple of steps to eliminate most of the orange in the lower right corner.

That said, I think you actually do want a foreground object* if you use the current focal length. I'm afraid that there's nothing obvious here to provide that, but you might do better by moving left or right along the shore. If you can find an interesting dock, or breakwater, or boat, or something, I think you'll have a better image.

I think the WB would be fine without that orange corner.

HTH

* Alternatively, you might be able to use a panoramic crop to limit the phot to the city lights on the horizon. Worth a try, anyway.

Thanks Doug. The orange is due to the fluorescent light behind camera and that has made the color so strange. Anyways, thanks once again for your suggestions.

[msarovar1]

Here is a Full Moon shot taken by me on 15th June. Any suggestions to improve the details.

NIKON D90
Nikkor 55-300 mm F/4.5-5.6G
300 mm - ISO 200
1/400s - F/11
Tripod used

The other is its crop image.

Thanks and regards