Howdy!
I hope everyone had a great weekend. The weather has been beautiful here in CO, so it was easy to take advantage of it for a couple of nice bike rides. Anyway, I’m dedicating this week to the ‘City by the Bay’. We were out there in July, and had a great time exploring all this incredible city had to offer. Most of the exploration was in the form of evening or early morning photo-walks. I would just venture off, armed with my walk-around lens the Nikon 28-300 VR II, and have fun making images.
Your Thoughts! To start this series off, I thought it would be fun to get your opinion on the same composition. Let me know which image you like better (top or bottom). I shot the bottom image second. I waited and waited for someone to walk across the street so that I could use their silhouette to convey a sense of scale. I also used a bit longer focal length to bring the city elements closer together. In the top image, I decided to open the focal length a bit to offer longer lines leading the viewers eye to the Oakland bridge. I also decided to underexpose the image a touch so that the focus became the bridge and the cityscape was simply a tool leading your eye into the frame. I would love to hear which image you prefer and your thoughts about it.
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Both images were a single image handheld capture and developed in Lightroom 3.
Hey Justin… I think I like the first one. I like the people in the second one and that always adds interest and scale, but the moodiness, that beautiful sunlight and the distant bridge I think make the first one the winner for me.
I like the first one. I like that you can see the bridge in the distance. I think that the second one is washed out.
I much prefer the mood and lighting on the first shot. I also like that you can see the bridge in the first shot. The second just doesn’t have the emotion.
I love that first one. I am partial to darker exposures though. Both are fantastic! I still need to contact you about your website, just been busy with work/traveling lately. Nice work!
Awesome! Thanks for all your comments today. It seemed most people liked the first image, but I did have a few folks email me that liked the second one. I guess it goes to show that there is no right answer, different strokes for different folks! That was a good time, thanks for participating.
I’m late, but the first one for sure. I like getting the glimpse of the bridge in the distance. Plus, the dark tones helps enhance the feeling of having these tall buildings block out the rays of the sun.
No sweat, glad to have you. That is a really interesting insight. I hadn’t looked at it that way, but you are right on the money. Thanks for joining in the discussion!