A few years back we were returning from a cruise early in the morning and I didn't want to miss this opportunity. For the first one I had the camera resting on the railing and hence the intended shake. The other two were just hand held. The third one would've been my favorite if I hadn't chopped the antennae off. You tell me. IF, you like any of them.
#3 has a soft, painting-like effect and coloring that I find to be very pleasing. I'd do a bit of cropping to remove the half building on the far right and the water line seems to be tilting a bit, but apart from that it's my favorite of the set.
The middle one. The lights on the buildings, etc. really add some dimension to the photograph. --Bob
Ava'sPapa wrote:
A few years back we were returning from a cruise early in the morning and I didn't want to miss this opportunity. For the first one I had the camera resting on the railing and hence the intended shake. The other two were just hand held. The third one would've been my favorite if I hadn't chopped the antennae off. You tell me. IF, you like any of them.
Number 3, by far, for me. I too miss the antenna but the shot has an almost abstract feel to it. I like the way the light plays on Ms. Liberty as well. I see I'm in the minority so far, but hey, what's new about that?
With some post-processing you can make #2 a great photo. Don't know what you have for post-processing but you need to get rid of some of the haze and then adjust your histogram for sharpness.
I took the liberty (hope it's alright with the photographer,) of trying to do just as you suggested... I'm am NOT too competent with Photoshop, that is why I thought it might be good practice... Attached is ther revised (#2) image..
LESTAHL wrote:
With some post-processing you can make #2 a great photo. Don't know what you have for post-processing but you need to get rid of some of the haze and then adjust your histogram for sharpness.
What do you think? I believe it is improved considerably. But you did get some practice with Photoshop. you can play with Photoshop and keep the original in order to keep playing. I use Photoshop Elements because it is much faster than Photoshop for me. I only use it for photography and that is what Elements was designed for.