ok hit me with the cc im tough i can take it
lol

I would like to see the photo. Im at work and my internet wont allow photos attached from other websites. All I can get is text and the photo of the week.Will have a look tonight for sure.
John

thanks john i appreciate that im not sure why the pic came out so gold im not sure if its ok or not lol would love all the cc i can get to improve

I would say not bad at all for a 1st attempt.

Can you tell us how you did it. Did you leave it up to the camera to work out the exposure?

Bill

Looks pretty good, I like the result, it's a nice pleasing image. I see your exposure was 8 secs at f5.6 ISO 100 - you could change the exposure, say to f8 or even 9 and see how it changes the result. Playing with ISO can have a difference too.

hi yea the cam did all the work lol im going out again tonite to have another go will see how we go thanks:)

Looking at the shot - if you had it on a tripod was it a windy night? As there appears to be some camera shake. If you had it on a tripod try a remote release to reduce camera shake or a sturdier tripod. The composition, if you read the books, needs either more water or more sky above the buildings. With this one I would go for more sky (Rule of Thirds). Also I would crop out the lights on the right as they draw the eye away from the subject.

The setting and colour of the shot are quite good. I took about 20 shots of a spider the other day and only kept one. When I am trying something different I try several shots at different F stops, ISO's (as previously mentioned) and Shutter Speeds. Keep up the good work it is always good to step outside the comfort zone.

hey yes i used a tripod but it was on the sand i think this may be the reason and yes its was very windy i took some more last night i think they are better will post them soon
thanks for the cc

Things are looking pretty good. Try using a 2 second delay shutter release if you havent got a remote. I use aperture priority for long exposures and normally up around f16 for sunrises shots. Just try a few different f stops in aperture and each one will give you a different exposure time. Just remember that the lower the number the faster the shutter speed and less depth of field.Try to keep the ISO around 100.
John

When I am doing long exposures, I set the camera to Av and see what the camera says for the exposure. Then I go back to Manual setting, and using the same f stop and the auto setting as a guide, shoot the suggested exposure and 3 or 4 either side. I find I usually end up working with a bit darker result than the camera suggested, so a slightly shorter exposure, but not always. It is very interesting (and educational) to get them home and see what effect the changes have.

You can do this for several different exposures and several different ISOs for each exposure, depending how much time you have. If it is windy or the ground is unsteady, I often use a towel on a rock or some other steady surface, if there is one handy. The towel is simply folded to pad out any irregularities in the level of the surface of whatever you choose. A camera bean bag works the same way..

ok i took so many pics and though ive done great this time then i got them home to find 95% of them had some sort of blurring could it be the tripod yes i know don't blame the tools lol but i got a cheap tripod really cheap and ive heard you need a good one anyway here is about the only one sort of ok and the buildings look as if they are leaning
regards
vicki

Ok.... re the first and Stan's observation re the cropping/rule of thirds...

This one works without cropping because if you divide the fame into three horizontal sections, you will see that you have a specific area of interest/difference in each section with the variance in light and colour.

Re the second - wide angle lenses do that. You could either take it from 10mm to 20mm, or straighten it out in photoshop if you don't like that effect... personally, with ultra tall buildings I rather like it... gives it a sense of overwhelming "grandeur" - as though you're actually there looking up at them.

Love
Maz.

thanks maybe half my problem is i dont know whats ok and acceptable and whats not lol oh well learning is half the fun:)

Hey mate... it's photography! There IS NO right and wrong, or acceptable!

Your work is what you see and how you see it, so how can anyone pass judgement? The "rules" are there to help you compose something that might be a bit better balanced to the eye... rule of thirds, use of line and texture, etc. The other "rules" are only about how to use the equipment to best record what YOU see.

Love
Maz.

umm food for thought:)