Tower

[asornoso]

Just a photo of a tower, would it look better with more or less light? I didn't want the sky to get too dark or light. And any other comments would be good, thanks.

[Doug Sundseth]

I think the underexposure of the subject is detrimental to the image. (I.e., Yes, you need more light on the front of the building.)

Done correctly, you can increase the light on the front while not negatively impacting the sky in post-processing. The method will depend on what post software you use.

[EmyB]

The sky looks lovely - did you use a polarising filter? There seems to be a big gradient in colour.

I reckon the front of the building could be a bit lighter too, and it appears just a tad wonky to me (leaning to the right) but maybe that's just me!

[windrider86]

Please check out the critique forum rules that are posted at he top of the page for each section. There is more information that you should be including in your posts. More info=more help from everyone else! More help from everyone else=the more you learn!
Thank you in advance for editing your post. If you should need help, just ask!

[jodiet768]

I think the lightness in the sky is perfect but I have to agree that the front of the building needs more light.

Another thing that stood out to me is with the symmetrical nature of the building you have cropped in tight on the base on the right hand side compared with on the left and this may be what EmyB is picking up on and making it appear to lean.

[Krusty79]

This is why it is helpful to bracket your shots or at least shoot RAW. Then, you can either do an HDR or an exposure blend to get the sky and building correctly exposed. I've found that dodging/burning produces too much noise for my taste.