Cairo night shots

[Shady Salem]

good evening everyone,
is the brightness level here or in other words the (exposure) long enough?
i did not want to focus on a certain building; so what attracts your eyes most?
thanks for watching..

Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 25
Av( Aperture Value ) 14.0
ISO Speed 100
Lens EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Focal Length 20.0mm
Image Quality RAW
Flash Off

[Doug Sundseth]

I think your exposure is fine for your stated intent (and I think it looks good, too ).

I would consider cropping out quite a bit of the dark sky at the top of the image, as it doesn't really add much. Additionally, this would move the interesting part of the image off the center line, which would probably also improve the image.

I'd probably clone out the purple light in the lower left of the image, since it doesn't seem to have any context and it pulls my attention out of the waterfront.

I'd also consider cropping or cloning out the lighter area in the bottom right corner to better focus attention on the waterfront.

I think you have the makings of quite a nice image here.

[Shady Salem]

thankyou very much Doug Sundseth for your reply,
all you mentioned seems to be very usefull.. i ll try that for sure...
ciao

[Krusty79]

I think you've got a nice shot, but like the vast majority of panoramas I've seen, it doesn't really have a subject or focal point. However, I think it helps to have one distinctive building/feature so the eye has something to settle on. If you don't want anyone to focus on any one building, what is the subject of your shot?

I also agree that the purple blur in the lower left area looks out of place and could be cloned out.