View Full Version : Any suggestions on what could have made this better?
matrixman45054
08-15-2009, 06:11 PM
I know that a night shot like this would have also turned out quite well, but all I had time to do was a quick 5 shots and then later photomerged them. Assuming I go back, what would you all suggest I do differently. Also, what do you think could be done differently to this shot to make it better?
Taken with a Rebel XT and a 24-105L
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TheRoff
08-15-2009, 06:32 PM
Hmm, It is a nice shot. Good color. I think I would have backed out a bit and or widened the zoom to get more fore ground. I think showing people in the shot would have improved it. Or may be don't crop so tight. Also, when using a wide angle, you need to keep the plane of the sensor verticle or you get the converging lines. Sometimes that can add drama to a shot, but sometimes it makes architectural things look wierd. My $.02.
Larry
hotsecretary
08-15-2009, 06:52 PM
IMO Crop it and make it a little more straight line at the bottom of the building. Seems a few degrees off and it really shows ;)
Maybe also crop off a bit on the right making it a little more even on both sides.
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lculpin
08-15-2009, 11:04 PM
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;"]I agree the shot is too tight, but I would also transform the image with the skew command to widen the top to straighten the sides of the coliseum.
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I second that :)
Agree with what had already been said - the color is great, the frame is too tight.
matrixman45054
08-16-2009, 07:52 PM
Ya I would have loved to have been backed out more....the originals were pretty backed out, but I didn't know that when you photomerg an image it kind of stretches out the corners. After the crop, this is what I was left with. Guess I'll just have to go back and shoot it again ;)
MrGreenBug
08-17-2009, 01:29 AM
IMO Crop it and make it a little more straight line at the bottom of the building. Seems a few degrees off and it really shows ;)
Maybe also crop off a bit on the right making it a little more even on both sides.
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Yep, it's a bit banking to the right. Great colors though and a wonderful blue, cloudless sky.. [:D]
crosbyharbison
08-17-2009, 04:59 AM
A time machine would be nice for shots like these. the people in the picture seem to be from the wrong decade.
Deva207
09-09-2009, 07:50 PM
i agree with everything before...
why not make longer exposure to capture people movements?
use narrower aperture and a bit longer exposure on a tripod or something stable?