Few shots in Philadelphia

[KurtyIce]

Took these this weekend when my girlfriend and I were walking down, would appreciate some feedback, also these photos are unedited.
Using a Nikon D50 Body and a 18-55mm Nikon lens
Shutter 1/500 f/5.6

shutter 1/1000 f/3.5

shutter 1/1000 f/5.0

shutter 1/1250 f/4.2

shutter 1/800 f/5.6

shutter 1/1600 f/4.5


would really appreciate some C&C, thanks guys

[MikeK]

Composition is nice, as well as the color and contrast... there's just nothing really unique about them... but I like.

[Fujito]

The third picture is out of focus.

The buildings are a cool backdrop, but you should try focusing tighter on the subject(s). The framing shows that you wanted to include the skyline, but the pictures are very busy.

Also if you're shooting with the sun to your subject's back then you need to make sure you get a proper exposure of the subject. The background in your people pictures are properly exposed and the subjects themselves are slightly underexposed. You should brighten them up, which will result in a blown out background (overexposed). This is actually a good effect because it sets the subjects apart and will create a hairline.

[KurtyIce]

Originally Posted by Fujito

The third picture is out of focus.

The buildings are a cool backdrop, but you should try focusing tighter on the subject(s). The framing shows that you wanted to include the skyline, but the pictures are very busy.

Also if you're shooting with the sun to your subject's back then you need to make sure you get a proper exposure of the subject. The background in your people pictures are properly exposed and the subjects themselves are slightly underexposed. You should brighten them up, which will result in a blown out background (overexposed). This is actually a good effect because it sets the subjects apart and will create a hairline.

I increased the exposure by .73, contrast by 2, and highlights by 8.5
here's the result

here's the original, for the side by side view.

[Fujito]

Originally Posted by KurtyIce

I increased the exposure by .73, contrast by 2, and highlights by 8.5
here's the result

here's the original, for the side by side view.

It's not really something photoshop can fix, but the edit looks slightly better.

[speedintc]

i think if it were me i would of gotten closer to the edge, and zoomed in a lil more and blurred the background. o and also shot from a different angle.

[Fujito]

If you mean an angle like the one in your avatar then

[kzhou91]

they are really good do you go to temple

[KurtyIce]

Originally Posted by kzhou91

they are really good do you go to temple

No I go to LaSalle University, the hoodie may look like temple but it's actually Montclair State University (its where my girlfriend went to school before she transfered)

[speedintc]

phila is an awesome place to take pics looks like you had fun.

[acidbyte7]

The first picture of the girl is out of focus. It looks like you focused on the horse by accident. I do love this spot to over look the city!
To be honest the picture you did the side by side I would've taken the exposure down about a stop, take down the highlights because the sky and ground are already blown out and you are taking color away from the trees and color in the buildings. You would want to bump up your contrast but not so much that it'll distort detail.

[acidbyte7]

Oh and also try to use a high f-stop and a slower shutter speed to try and preserve some color and get better detail.

[Saab93Aero]

lol at the chick walking around with a helmet on....

Originally Posted by KurtyIce

[Burnt2Death]

How do you like your D50? I have a D60 with a few lenses and I like it a lot. I was using Canon until someone stole my camera bag and I had to start over...