Navy Mansion (minimal edits)

[Southbound33]

This is an old recovery center on a retired Navy base. Only minimal editing done as the photo was a little dark. No tripod, no setup, just hopped out of my car and snapped it. Any feedback would be appreciated!

 

[The_Traveler]

Nice place but a little more editing would have improved this.
Make the house larger in the frame so that details show
Correct the perspective distortion caused by shooting at 25 mm focal length equivalent and
Darken the porch a bit so that there isn't so much halo around the lights and the color is deeper.

 

[Southbound33]

Great tips, thank you!

 

[The_Traveler]

There in no specific accomplishment to having a good picture sooc, it just means that the light was within the limits that the camera can manage.
To get from any picture to the best final image requires being able to put aside subjectivity and look at your pictures to discover what the difference is between the picture as it sits and that wonderful image in your mind that you love so much.

I wrote two articles about this subject that might be informative.

Lew Lorton Photography Getting to a Final Image - some words on editing photos for a new photographer
Lew Lorton Photography An Approach to Post Processing.