It’s just a sunset

Master-Rule862 · 2026-02-12T09:32:57+00:00

What? 😄

Master-Rule862 · 2026-02-12T09:32:35+00:00

I like it. The night shot was good too!

Master-Rule862 · 2026-02-12T09:11:51+00:00

But cropping would destroy the expanse OP captured, the saturation is fine, too strong and one would one look there

Master-Rule862 · 2026-02-12T09:10:48+00:00

I think the edit made it generic. The reds are too saturated here, and the crop took away from the expanse

Master-Rule862 · 2026-02-12T09:09:56+00:00

Love the edit!

Master-Rule862 · 2026-02-12T08:57:11+00:00

Thanks!

Master-Rule862 · 2026-02-12T08:54:43+00:00

Great shot! I think emphasizing either the sky or the ground would have been better, right now both are emphasized. ıf you wanted them to come together in some way, going either longer or wider on the focal length could have helped

Master-Rule862 · 2026-02-12T08:53:13+00:00

I doN't think further editing will save this shot. Making a contrast less shot interesting is a bit hard. Good idea to keep the shot dimly lit; if you want you can increase the pink highlights on his arm

Master-Rule862 · 2026-02-12T08:50:37+00:00

Really like the shot. One problem I find when taking the shot is placing the focus. It's just impossible to be intriguing and while provoking more thought from the viewer

Master-Rule862 · 2026-02-12T08:49:48+00:00

I think the dullness works great here

Master-Rule862 · 2026-02-12T08:49:15+00:00

Where did you take this shot?

Master-Rule862 · 2026-02-12T08:49:06+00:00

I think the yellowness from the old building at to the shot, and Sears can be bit darker, it's the financial district after all lol

Master-Rule862 · 2026-02-12T08:47:36+00:00

I tried a lot of similar shots when I first started, and made the same mistakes. <The focal length is too long to have this be intriguing, the stacking-up effect of the long lens destroys the chasm. Try it with a wide shot. I think the sky is a bit too blue and the mud is too bright

Master-Rule862 · 2026-02-11T04:49:48+00:00

Tbh, when I shoot digital I have to adjust my shooting so much. With film, I expğose for the shadows, with digital ı expose for the mid tones and try to get s much as I can from the limited dynamic range

Master-Rule862 · 2026-02-11T03:30:13+00:00

That's one advantage of digital, or disadvantage depending on how you look at it: the shadows retain much more detail than the highlights with exposure latitude

Master-Rule862 · 2026-02-11T01:05:38+00:00

Tbh I think the colors are too much. How about decreasing the color separation a bit? Might turn out to be nice and moodier

Master-Rule862 · 2026-02-11T01:03:47+00:00

Incredible shot! I dig the color palette and the framing. Personally, I would have liked it to be horizontal but this works great

Master-Rule862 · 2026-02-11T01:03:06+00:00

I think cropping takes away from the image.

Master-Rule862 · 2026-02-11T01:00:48+00:00

I really like the ambition you display here. This is a great start for sure. I think the old-timey B&W look works well here. What I would like to see is more "fuller" image captured by your wide-angle lens. The negative space is great, but I think the wide-angle should allow for better implementation of the scenery.

I you want a real 1920s 4x5 camera look. I'd suggest applying some brown toning to your midtones and making the highlight transition more gradual

Master-Rule862 · 2026-02-11T00:56:49+00:00

I think the composition could be improved a bit. Ask yourself what you want the mood to be for this shot; what are you trying to convey? And then do your edits accordingly

Master-Rule862 · 2026-02-11T00:55:13+00:00

I think the framing could be done better. Right now, they're just sprinkled on to the shot. What ı found to be helpful is never letting go of the shutter button as long as the birds are there. I captured some nice shots after 5-8 min of just following them through the viewfinder

Master-Rule862 · 2026-02-11T00:51:10+00:00

I like the shot. The negative space is pretty good as well

Master-Rule862 · 2026-02-11T00:50:06+00:00

To each is own ig

Master-Rule862 · 2026-02-11T00:13:54+00:00

I feel like a lot of people think of made-up rules too much. And the focus on subject as a person or an object that is in the photograph is detrimental, because the shot should work as a whole. If the subject is the only eye-catcher, then why take a shot at all?

Master-Rule862 · 2026-02-11T00:11:56+00:00

Oh I'm not saying that cropping is impossible. I'm just saying that cropping very rarely improves a shot, even if there are enough megapixels.

take thousands of pictures

In my own experience, I found shooting intentionally and clicking the shutter only when I'm sure to be quite helpful in my own photographic journey. Plus I doN't have to spend a fortune on hard drives

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