City Traffic
by Amore Di Ocean

Comment by Diversq:
<-- Critique Club Critique (Say that fast 5 times) -->

Hello,

I got lucky and was assigned your image for critique, so here goes.

I really like the colors in this photo; while streak shots are easy to find, this is, in my opinion, one of the better ones. I find my eyes are drawn to the center of the photo where the on-coming traffic starts. This is better then your average streak shot because you include the cityscape which adds to the overall image, especially the tiny moon in the corner.

How would I make this photo better?

The horizon is a bit tilted to the left. Unless I am going for a tilted look I normally try to make the horizon as perfectly horizontal as possible so I would rotate this image a bit more to the right.

I assume you had a tripod and since this is an overpass, the tiny bit of camera shake that is visible is probably due to that. If not, you should consider getting one - they may be a pain, but can make the difference in sharpness.

And last but not least is image size. Your image on its longest side is only 546 pixels. You can go up to 640 on the longest side and there is a lot of detail that is too small to see that may have been visible, had you used all of your available space.

Thats about all I can come up with. Hope this is helpful to you.

Good luck in future challenges.


Diversq

City Traffic
by Amore Di Ocean

Comment by buzzrock:
Zoom zoom zoom-- good shot 9

City Traffic
by Amore Di Ocean

Comment by Stewan:
Nice look of going into the background

City Traffic
by Amore Di Ocean

Comment by sandabella:
Great shot

City Traffic
by Amore Di Ocean

Comment by vtruan:
The moon makes the shot. Nice job.

City Traffic
by Amore Di Ocean

Comment by Alexys:
Good job, I like the "speed" effect of the cars

City Traffic
by Amore Di Ocean

Comment by zeuszen:
This capture would benefit from a larger size.

City Traffic
by Amore Di Ocean

Comment by Geds:
Awesome shot, the lights almost seem to explode where they converge. Reminds me of the cover of Artificial Intelligence. Slightly distracting glow to the left, but I think this is a good example of what is a common type of photo. 7.

City Traffic
by Amore Di Ocean

Comment by sk8nsin:
Rachel is an awesome little lady... but i'm the better photographer.

City Traffic
by Amore Di Ocean

Comment by mehoron:
I Liked this photo alot. The whole thing seems to have a life. Not to mention the crisp lights, and in a way they seem quite colorful in that 2nd to left lane. Interesting.