I am so proud of this picture...

[mostlysunny]

I took this last night. I can't believe I TOOK IT!! I can't wait to get out and shoot more at night.

Anyone like it, or dislike, and why? Thoughts appreciated.

 

[Light Guru]

It's a bit under exposed and the horizon is placed right in the middle which is not the most pleasing composition. Your long exposure on the water is nice though.

 

[qleak]

It'd be helpful to leave the exif info in your image files. Or to post it with your files. If you want technical critiques or advice on how you could have shot it better this could be really helpful

What EXIF Photo Data Is, How To Find It & How To Understand It

 

[480sparky42 41]

I hate to burst your bubble, but........ what's the subject?

 

[jsecordphoto]

nothing much to add, maybe just that the rock directly in your foreground is out of focus. A good start though, I'm glad you are enjoying shooting at night, it's one of my favorite things to do

 

[bribrius]

It's a bit under exposed and the horizon is placed right in the middle which is not the most pleasing composition. Your long exposure on the water is nice though.

i was actually thinking the opposite. it is over exposed. For a night shot there isnt much dark in this frame.

 

[mostlysunny]

I am not sure if there is a subject. This was my first time working with my camera at night. It was taken at 9:30 pm, Apeture F14, ISO 200

 

[Parker219]

Pro tip: There should always be a subject.

Of course a landscape scene, the subject can be the overall scene.

 

[mostlysunny]

The focus was on infinity .. .I know the info you are asking for.. I will post when I figure out how to post the data from the picture.

I can't say there is a subject in this picture. I love how it came out. I think it is over exposed..I have one that looks more like night time, but I don't love it.

I was trying to get more detail on the rocks on the left upper side of the picture.. So I kept exposing it longer. This was 4 minutes maybe 4 mins 10 seconds..


PS, just in general.. I LOVE the look of overlook photos.. Photography is an art.. We are all artist. So if you see a picture a raf over exposed.. Just remember I like it that way!!

 

[Zen1300]

Given the statement, "there should always be a subject," can someone define options that would present a subject?

Could the OP frame/crop it to emphasize the long-exposed water in the foreground - less beach or less sky? Would setting up a rock formation as the front-focused element more clearly work?

 

[bribrius]

The focus was on infinity .. .I know the info you are asking for.. I will post when I figure out how to post the data from the picture.

I can't say there is a subject in this picture. I love how it came out. I think it is over exposed..I have one that looks more like night time, but I don't love it.

I was trying to get more detail on the rocks on the left upper side of the picture.. So I kept exposing it longer. This was 4 minutes maybe 4 mins 10 seconds..


PS, just in general.. I LOVE the look of overlook photos.. Photography is an art.. We are all artist. So if you see a picture a raf over exposed.. Just remember I like it that way!!

it was just a observation on the exposure. There is no "right" exposure the exposure is right for whatever type of photo you want to take. Your subject is the water and land. next time someone tells you that you need a subject tell them to go look up black square . Black Square - Kazimir Malevich - WikiArt.org

 

[mostlysunny]

To be honest, I was with someone showing a few people how to take a picture at night. Trying to show us how to use our camera at night in Bulb, or manual. I was in Bulb. I thought my subject was going to be the lights in the horizon. But when she looked at my pictures she thought I would all more rocks to it. I actually didn't have the rocks on the left size bottom of the picture in the first few I took. She told me to add more rock to the picture. I would have liked to of moved to another location but we were in a small cove at a beach I had no idea was there. So I would have been in others space if I moved.. I did want more of the lights in the backgroud. But the purpose of last night was to teach me something (ANYTHING) to do with my camera out of auto. So that was my purpose of the picture.. I love they way it looks.. and I can't believe it was the dead of night when I took it.

 

[photoguy99]

Pro tip: There should always be a subject.

No. This is just wrong.

 

[photoguy99]

Congratulations, OP! You've grasped the basics of a fundamentally different mode of expression from the ones you've been using.

Well done!

 

[tirediron]

Pro tip: There should always be a subject.

No. This is just wrong.

No, not necessarily; in the case of many landscape images, the subject is the whole image. Unlike for instance a portrait, where there's a clearly defined subject, landscape images often rely on the overall scene.