C&C first shots with the new Tokina 11-16mm

[jdong217]

#1.

#2. I know UWA isn't for getting it all in, but I couldn't resist this one:

#3. I know the composition is horrible but I tried to get buildings near and far

#4. I wish I would've gotten right up close to the taxi but I didn't. Then I could've gotten that entire building in the back too

 

[Foxx]

I like #1, reminds me of tron a bit! The exposure on all of these is excellent though.

 

[edddial]

Nice shots! I think I should get myself a tokina 11-16mm lens too..

 

[480sparky68 67]

Great exposures....... except you're leaning to one side or the other in most.

 

[DiskoJoe]

They seem a bit soft to me. Could be the compression on the site. Where did you host these? I didnt see them on your flickr. Would like to see the original from the host site. Looks kinda polluted right now too. Thats a down side to HK. Would be cool to see you work some better angles too. Get down low and work the angle so you get nice distortion from the supertalls.

 

[GooniesNeverSayDie11]

Did you try correcting the distortion through post processing?

 

[paul85224]

Great exposures....... except you're leaning to one side or the other in most.

Nah...I think the buildings are just crooked.

 

[jdong217]

I uploaded them to photobucket since I just throw my stuff there if they're just test shots. See them here. Yeah the pollution is awful and it's like that pretty much everyday. Last week actually was nice though

And none of these were post processed

I'll try to better compose next time but even with viewfinder it's difficult to get so low to the ground :x

 

[H4X1MA]

#1 is epic, but I do see black glow around all of the buildings. I am guessing that you tried to lighten the sky in post? Go back for another round of editing on that one and it's a winner.

 

[jdong217]

Actually, #1 is the only one I edited but I only edited it to get rid of a dust spot and to remove the corner of a building that found it's way into the picture. To be honest, that's really all I know how to use photoshop for :x

Question: is there any way to eliminate the reflections ont he buildings? Like in #1 you can clearly see a reflection of the right building on the left building. Would a normal polarizer work on this without causing vignetting or any problems? I've heard that it might cause dark bands on the sky during the day, but I'd only use at night