Harbour Lights

[smenkhare]

 

[Shipman]

What a beautiful view. I love it, you captured everything, the bridge the cityscape, the opera house and the water. I love this shot

 

[fotofinish]

Great shot with a wonderful 'artificial - surreal' feel. Congratulations. How much PP?

 

[ceeboy14]

A difficult shot where your skyline is pretty close to spot on but your bridge is too dark by at least a stop, perhaps a stop and a half. GO back and reshoot (if possible) and do three exposures and blends between the three. I would make one exposure for the foreground left, one for the bridge and one for the skyline. Use your current setting for the skyline but give up a 1/3 stop either in aperture or shutter.

There's too much light dominance and not enough shadow detail. This is sort of a general idea but by no means where it needs to be finished.

 

[smenkhare]

Thanks for the suggestions ceeboy.
fotofinish, very little PP, I've found that film doesn't really like processing. I don't know if that's film in general or just the low res scans I've been getting.

 

[ceeboy14]

You have to scan film at hi res...I used to scan in the range of 1200 dpi minimum for film but honestly haven't in a few years. Not a bad shot for film. Too bad you aren't doing the darkroom work then you could burn and dodge as needed. Still could stand a little more detail in the shadows. Perhaps shoot a 1/3 to 1/2 stop open.