Cc pls

[mikeyA]

I would love some feedback. I'm taking a digital photo 101 course at a local college. The assignment was "night shots"

Thx
Mikey

 

[KmH]

Moved to the General Gallery per new guidelines for the Beginner's Forum.

Read the new Beginners Forum description when you get a chance.

 

[mikeyA]

Thank you

 

[Joel_W]

Out of the two, I much prefer picture #1. The larger size of the bike allows for the details to been easily seen, which adds to the overall effectiveness as the subject, and the concrete street is properly exposed.

 

[Christopher_Wesser]

Yes, me too! The first photo is pretty well executed. The details and light are very nice here and also the background is exposed well... so... go for the first one

 

[mikeyA]

Thx, I personally prefer the first but in the second I captured the whole shadow of the bike... Not sure if that a good thing or not in terms of composition... Lol

 

[2WheelPhoto]

WB appears as if it can use minor adjusting

 

[mikeyA]

White balance... Got it... I had a little trouble with that as there were 2 different sources of light that nite... Anything I coulda done in camera or is it just more practical to adjust in photoshop?

 

[Frequency]

i really like the second one; the shadow does much to the image....
The light from a house and some person coming out as seen in the first image has some distraction in the first... i felt it like somebody within the frame watching a portrait being taken, which can destroy a portrait....

Regards

 

[mikeyA]

I looked and looked and looked.. Lol.. Did not find a person... I did see an evergreen in the right hand side which seemed to be in a lot doorway if thats what you might have meant... Regardless, thx for the comment

 

[mommy-medic]

Next time (if possible) can you turn the handlebars the other way to capture more of the front wheel?

The second one would benefit from a slightly tighter crop to eliminate the streetlights on the far left and right if possible, and the wb does look either a little green or a tad warm to me, but I'm viewing from an iPhone so take that as you may.

Overall good shot.

 

[mikeyA]

Never even thought to turn the wheel... You right, woulda been money
Thx

 

[mikeyA]

Any other ideas on how to make this better folks? Thx

 

[Frequency]

O, now i see.... i was almost sure that it was a person.... but now i can see it to be otherwise

Sorry for misconceiving

Regards

 

[BuS_RiDeR]

I know I'm a few days late to the party...

I like the composition of the second one better. But I think it might look better if we could see the front of the bike instead of its back...