[Gary Bagshawe]

Hiya all, Im not sure if this works or not. Im sure you have all been there, you know there is something not right with an image but can't put your finger on it.

[CT]

White balance too Tungsten (orange) maybe? :?

[IanC_UK]

It may just be me, the sky looks a little too light ?

Still a good pic though !

[dod]

Is the horizon meant to be at a slope? The bottom bit doesn't really help it either, the bottom left is a bit dark and empty if you know what I mean.

Love the sky

[Gary Bagshawe]

The main problem with this was the storm force winds that were blowing at the time, The tripod was levelled and weighted down. Thanks for the input all,

[Arkady]

Better to have some light in the sky for 'night' shots - otherwise you're left with a huge expanse of black doing nothing.
I think the orange of the tungsten lighting is well balanced by the blue of the sky and all in all, this shot works well.
Just level up the horizon a bit will you?

[IanC_UK]

Originally Posted by Arkady

Better to have some light in the sky for 'night' shots - otherwise you're left with a huge expanse of black doing nothing.
I think the orange of the tungsten lighting is well balanced by the blue of the sky and all in all, this shot works well.
Just level up the horizon a bit will you?

It was just me then ! lol

[Pook]

No focal point... nothing of interest... not even a nice shape to the horizon. Imagine you took a pic from the same place during teh day.. would it look boring? If the answer is yes, then why are you taking it at night? The only thing interesting would be the time of day. WHy not find a location that would be knockout at ANY time, and then shoot that at night?

I think that's what's wrong with it.... it's not really a shot of anything.. it's not even sheffield city centre... it's just a shot of some lights. No focal point, no landmarks.. nothing of interest.

Shooting something at night doesn't make it interesting... if you wouldn't shoot it during daylight, why are you doing it at night?

[Gary Bagshawe]

Shooting this shot during the day would have probably worked better, there is the canal wharf, tram bridge over the parkway roundabout and several other landmarks but they do not show up well at night. I will continue to experiment with shots like this as that is how we grow as photographers.
P.S Thanks for all the feedback.

[dansumption]

I'm having fun trying to work out exactly where you took this from

I know what you mean - it's not quite there. I don't think it totally lacks interest, but it does need a bit more to draw the eye in.

[Rob Barron]

Originally Posted by Pook

No focal point... nothing of interest... not even a nice shape to the horizon. Imagine you took a pic from the same place during teh day.. would it look boring? If the answer is yes, then why are you taking it at night?

Shooting something at night doesn't make it interesting... if you wouldn't shoot it during daylight, why are you doing it at night?

Sorry but that theory is proved wrong a thousand times over if you read magazines, look at quality photography books and collections, etc. I can think of a thousand places that are nothing at all to look at during the day but when lit up at night come alive.

A motorway is hardly a great subject during the day but a slow exposure at night with lovely streaks of light works wonders.
Hurn airport near me is boring as Eastenders during the day but when all the runway lights are lit up, you can get all sorts of imaginative shots.
Strewth, even Blackpool tower looks dull during the daytime but lit up it changes it altogether.

It is the lights that make all the difference but other things can be helpful to, like a beautiful sunset or dawn. It is definitely worth trying things out in the evenings and at night to see what you get. Ok, this shot isn't dramatically interesting but that doesn't mean we shouldn't try them at night.

Cheers,
Rob

[Markulous]

Originally Posted by Gary Bagshawe

Hiya all, Im not sure if this works or not. Im sure you have all been there, you know there is something not right with an image but can't put your finger on it.

Well, it looked nothing like this when I passed through on the train last night! But then plenty can happen in 18 months!

An interesting image, tho' do think it needs a marginal rotate