A rain soaked busy street in paris

[abasu]

EXIF :
Shutter Priority mode
Shutter speed : 1/10 secs
Aperture f5.6
ISO 100
Focal length 18mm
Flash not used
Metering centre weighted

1) I would like to hear about the composition and exposure. It was a rainy day. I took the exposure reading of the lady with kid. Hence the sky is blown out. However in an overcast sky there was very little detail. was it correct approach to do? Is the placement of the subject is correct?
2) I purposely chose a slow shutter speed to give the moving effect. No tripod used. I was lucky not shake my hands. Whether the blurring of the cars give a good effect?

[FJT]

I'm just learning, so take all of this with a pinch of salt!

I like the blurred cars - it gives a sense of how hectic the traffic is in Paris and I agree that you can't do much about the weather / grey sky. My eye is drawn first to the woman and her child and the fact that the child's foot seems to have been cropped bothers me slightly. I like the fact though that this isn't just a picture of the buildings and that you have the people as foreground interest, with the traffic in the middle ground and the buildings behind. My only other suggestion would be to check whether the photo is completely straight - looking at the buildings in the background I've got a feeling that the camera may have been tilted slightly (lower on the left). Could be wrong!

Hope this helps.

[Trader]

You did a nice job taking this image. I like the way the buildings provide leading lines in the photo. Good jog in holding the camera steady at that speed also. Did you try using an overcast white balance setting to bring some color into the sky or maybe use a uv filter?

[weswat1]

This picture reminds me so much of Paris Street, Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte. Interesting contrast between the same street now and in 1877.

I really like this shot.

[wal]

A bit tilted, the building as leading lines are really nice., takes the eyes to the end, like the exposure too, just nice. Blurring effect just ok.

[abasu]

Originally Posted by Trader

You did a nice job taking this image. I like the way the buildings provide leading lines in the photo. Good jog in holding the camera steady at that speed also. Did you try using an overcast white balance setting to bring some color into the sky or maybe use a uv filter?

Thanks for your suggestions. My white balance setting was automatic. However I always have the UV filter attached to my lens.