Some new photos that I took tonight while out and about. C&C Welcome. Thank You

[thereyougo!3]

I did not get out at sunset as I was busy at that time. When I do get out at sunset to get some photos at that time I will post them with a specific labeling. Sometime I carry my tripod with me and other times I don't. It depends on what I am doing or where I am going. I took some sunset photos (no christmas lights, just sunset) the other day but did not have my tripod with me as I was with a relative. At least I took my cameras with me. If wanted, I will post some of those. Thanks

I'll be honest. Not brutally so but without using a tripod nighttime shots will never come out. They will always look blurry. Some shots work in darkness these won't as there is so much sky. With this much sky you need some detail in the sky. Without these two you won't make any progress. So shoot with a tripod AND shoot around sunset. I've taken shots in darkness that work. They would work even better at twilight with some colour still in the sky.

 

[photo guy]

To bentcountershaft: Some of my photos are great, some are nice, some are nice and others need work. Does this help you. Next time I post photos, I will include my opinion on each one posted if that would help.

 

[bentcountershaft]

Why wait until next time? There's no time like the present.

 

[Majeed Badizadegan]

To jake337

I have a tripod and chose not to use it this time with this camera to see how it these would turn out as I don't use this camera much at night

When you are shooting at long shutter speeds there is no choice.

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

If these were posted by someone else, how would you critique them?

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*sigh*

 

[photo guy]

To bentcountershaft: I am not going to go back through the current ones posted just to judge them now with many members mad. I will start with the next ones that I post, which won't happen until people cool off. I do have a few night shots that I took without a tripod that are better than the christmas lights but I won't post them since people don't like my fire shots. (I took the photos while it was dark out up until sunrise last month at a fire scene with it snowing out) I like them more than the new christmas light photos due to the lighting and weather issues worked nice for some nice photos but won't post them since I will just get grilled about posting those types of photos. I have shot more night photos this year than last and each time was different lighting conditions and circumstances, but I feel that there is quite a lot of improvement to be had still so that is why I posted what I have done already. Thank You.

 

[thereyougo!3]

Let me perfectly honest with you. A few months ago I had a high view of my own photos. I didn't realise I was in a rut. It took people telling me quite firmly on another forum that what I was producing wasn't photography. They were nice snapshots but there was nothing original in them and there wasn't enough thought. It wasn't what I wanted to hear but it was what I needed to hear and learn from. Since then my photography has really grown a fact acknowledged my previous critics. I don't want to be cruel or unkind but you really need to put far more thought into your shots. You need to ask why you are shooting a certain composition why you're using certain settings and what you are aiming to achieve in a given shot. At the moment you need to think a lot before you press the shutter and only post what you consider to be your best here.

 

[c.cloudwalker]

2 1/2-3 pages later, all I can say is

If these were posted by someone else, how would you critique them?

Answer the darn question!

 

[jake337]

To jake337

I have a tripod and chose not to use it this time with this camera to see how it these would turn out as I don't use this camera much at night

When you are shooting at long shutter speeds there is no choice.

Unless he's using flash and dragging the shutter of course. But in this case, I would think there would be no other choice.

 

[Kbarredo]

To jake337

I have a tripod and chose not to use it this time with this camera to see how it these would turn out as I don't use this camera much at night

When you are shooting at long shutter speeds there is no choice.

Unless he's using flash and dragging the shutter of course. But in this case, I would think there would be no other choice.

What Im wondering is, wouldnt the lights be overexposed if he exposed for the house? I think a different time of day might be better as well.

 

[bazooka]

I will start with the next ones that I post, which won't happen until people cool off....

...but I won't post them since people don't like my fire shots.

...but won't post them since I will just get grilled about posting those types of photos.

This is just a pity party man. Do you want to improve your photography or do you want people to feel sorry for you? Your choice. You know good and well the SUBJECT MATTER of your photos is NOT why people are critical of them.

 

[jake337]

When you are shooting at long shutter speeds there is no choice.

Unless he's using flash and dragging the shutter of course. But in this case, I would think there would be no other choice.

What Im wondering is, wouldnt the lights be overexposed if he exposed for the house? I think a different time of day might be better as well.

I was suggesting manual bracketing photos. Exposing the areas you want exposed, how you want them exposed. Then merging the photos in post.

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

If these were posted by someone else, how would you critique them?

If these were posted by someone else, how would you critique them?

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If these were posted by someone else, how would you critique them?

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If these were posted by someone else, how would you critique them?

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*sigh*

Why wait till next time.

You came here for critique. I asked you a very valid question. Why can't you answer it now, in THIS thread, about THESE images you posted for critique?

I mean, why pass up a learning experience?

 

[Kbarredo]

Unless he's using flash and dragging the shutter of course. But in this case, I would think there would be no other choice.

What Im wondering is, wouldnt the lights be overexposed if he exposed for the house? I think a different time of day might be better as well.

I was suggesting manual bracketing photos. Exposing the areas you want exposed, how you want them exposed. Then merging the photos in post.

Yes very true. but since this guy is new im not sure if he would know how to do it.

 

[MTVision]

Yes very true. but since this guy is new im not sure if he would know how to do it.

I am now going to only use the Beginners since I get more response there even though I have been doing photography for over 2 years now.

From what he says - he's not all that new