C.H.I.C.A.G.O.
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by Rebecca:
Hi Shailesh from Rebecca of your CTP2 group!

Ahh, Chicago... I'm almost but not really from there, and seeing that familiar skyline tugs at my heart ;-)

I like the reflection on the water, subtle but very nice. The image isn't quite sharp, and I wonder if the tripod was shaking a bit? Chicago isn't called the Windy City for nothing. I would have moved the vantage to the right just a touch, so the CPD-lit building on the right border isn't cut off at all, and so the Sears Tower at the left side is a little closer to that border without touching it. I would crop out some of the sky so that there is the same amount of sky above the Sears Tower as there is water in the bottom of the photo, to give it a more balanced, panoramic feel. There is also a fair bit of noise visible in the sky, so a pass through NI to clean that up wouldn't hurt.

Strawberry Banana
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Comment by scotthadl:
Not the standard arrangment and that is what doesn't work for me.

Strawberry Banana
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Comment by Ken:
The background color works well with the strawberries. An improvement would be more "perfect" bananas that are pure yellow (if you could find them!).

Strawberry Banana
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Comment by albc28:
The background coloring adds a great touch to this photo. It as a great blend of yellows and reds.

Strawberry Banana
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Comment by raish:
Meets challenge for sure. Cute. Post processing (or maybe your lighting) has cost texture - it looks too glossy and plastic. 6+

Strawberry Banana
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Comment by General:
i will say you had a great photograph here in terms of lighting, color but composition is not that great , i will say you don't do justice to your vision, 8

Strawberry Banana
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Comment by dfstevenson:
I like this one a lot

C.H.I.C.A.G.O.
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by Rooster:
From the Critique Post II

Hey!

I'm not sure there is too much t critique here. The scene is really magnificent and a good choice. Unfortunately, this particular scene has been shot many times at dpc so your shot might have been compared some from the past.

The reflection here is really great and I really like the light in the lower BG. The focus, however, is too soft anf takes away a bit from the beauty of the cityscape. I would only suggest that trying to use a higher ISO (maybe 400 or higher) & a 2 to 3 second shutter speed might have yielded a sharper image without overexposing the lights.

Last technical note would be that the choice of aperture was dead on & quite apparent & consistent through the shot.

Hopre this helps.
Peace
Rusia

C.H.I.C.A.G.O.
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by margiemu:
from CTP2:

I like this shot a lot. The colors are nice ( or sort of lack of color, really). Cityscapes are always pretty at night (although I always sort of cringe at how much electricty is being sucked up).
It could be a tad sharper. I'm wondering what it might have looked like with more of the water. I really like the reflctions that are going on there, where as the black sky is sort of blank.
Overall a great picture.

Strawberry Banana
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by fencekicker:
Looks yummy; and the focus is nice. Not sure I like the arrangement of the strawberries.