SFO Downtown - Photo Review Needed

RK.D · Jan 26, 2013

Hello everyone,

I am an amateur photographer who just started photography one month back! just needed few suggestions.

I recently took a picture of SFO downtown,

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https://www.facebook.com/pages/Life-In-A-Flashǃ-By-RK/319105831523116

Please give me your reviews & Opinions!

Thanks!
- RK

sekhar · Jan 26, 2013

Could you post them here? I don't go to Facebook anymore these days, as might some others here.

cgipson1 · Jan 26, 2013

You will do much better if you post the shots here. Many of us will not click a link to do C&C... but would be glad to if you take the time to post it.

RK.D · Jan 26, 2013

Attached

It's from facebook so it will be compressed however, please have a look!

sekhar · Jan 26, 2013

Seems overly saturated and too yellow...did you pump up the color? Also, the attention seems divided between the hi-rises and the road, a crop would help to accentuate one or the other - I'd go with the hi-rises. The level is also a bit off (the buildings are not straight up). I presume your goal here is to show SF at sunset? Anyway, I created a crop, but then realized your settings say it's not OK to edit your images...if you change that, I'll post my edit (as may others here).

cgipson1 · Jan 27, 2013

What was your intent with this image?

dmunsie · Jan 27, 2013

Looks like a snap shot, not quite sure where/what you want the viewer to be looking at.

TruckerDave · Jan 27, 2013

At the risk of being a d**k, but SFO is the code for the airport, not downtown San Francisco. Two different locations.

RK.D · Feb 9, 2013

sekhar said:
Seems overly saturated and too yellow...did you pump up the color? Also, the attention seems divided between the hi-rises and the road, a crop would help to accentuate one or the other - I'd go with the hi-rises. The level is also a bit off (the buildings are not straight up). I presume your goal here is to show SF at sunset? Anyway, I created a crop, but then realized your settings say it's not OK to edit your images...if you change that, I'll post my edit (as may others here).

Could you please post it here, I want to learn more!

pgriz · Feb 9, 2013

RK.D, you will find that people can be very helpful IF they have your permission to change the photos, and to do that you need to go to your profile and change the setting to allow edits.

RK.D · Feb 18, 2013

pgriz said:
RK.D, you will find that people can be very helpful IF they have your permission to change the photos, and to do that you need to go to your profile and change the setting to allow edits.

Done. Now could you please help?

Thanks!

RK.D · Apr 25, 2013

well, unfortunately everyone crtiques but nobody actually helps :\

Can someone modify my image and correct me please?

rokstomper · Apr 25, 2013

RK.D said:
well, unfortunately everyone crtiques but nobody actually helps :\

Can someone modify my image and correct me please?

Unfortunately I am not a professional however I am willing to give you my opinion on how it should look. Keep in mind I am also a beginner but hear is how i think the image should be cropped and color corrected. Once again I am not a professional. I am trying to learn to.

KmH · Apr 25, 2013

The links here in post #1 wil help - http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/...-forum/267492-info-those-new-photography.html

The_Traveler · Apr 25, 2013

There's not much to review or critique.
Its a snapshot that documents the street.
You aren't showing anything specific, the viewer has no idea of what you think is interesting or important.
The tops of the buildings are blown out from the bright sunlight.

You pointed the camera and pressed the button and the camera did the rest.
If you had a purpose or an idea, it didn't come through.

Idea, composition, execution -> picture