First BBSP visit

[auddii]

I went to BBSP in August last year (three months after buying my camera). Here are my three best. Let me know what you think.

1.

IMG_1281 by auddii, on Flickr

2.

IMG_1312 by auddii, on Flickr

3.

IMG_1162 by auddii, on Flickr

[Stargazer77517]

Its hard to see since they are so small. 1 and 2 are the best of the 3. To me they seem a bit dark, no or very little detail in the dark areas, again so small its hard to tell.
Colors look good as does the focus. On the compositon side I like 1 as it leads your eye into the scene.

[auddii]

I saw in one thread that someone posted "medium" sized photos from flickr, so that's what I did. Of course, it may have to do with the size I uploaded to flickr too. I'll see if I can make them bigger.

[Stargazer77517]

Much better, I like the 2nd one out of all three. Just my .02, but a little more detail in the foreground would be nice, but 1 and 2 are good as is.
With my landscapes I use a set of Lee 4X6 Filters. For sunrises/ sunsets after the sun is about to set on the horizon I use a Singh Ray reverse grad, 3 stop, to maintain forground detail.
Also this would be a good canidate for an HDR series also.

[auddii]

Yeah, I was trying to capture the mood of the sunset, but that kind of required everything to be dark. I could try messing around some with the PP. I am fairly new to digital photography, so I don't know much about doing HDR. I understand the concept, but have never tried it. I also don't own any filters, so I might look into getting some. Do you recommend the Lees?

[Stargazer77517]

Lee are goodins, but they are a bit pricey, Cokin has a Z series thats the same size as lee and not as expensive.
You did good if thats the mood you were after. Its all a matter of taste. If we all did it the same, that wouldnt be good.

[auddii]

Still looking for some critique if anyone has anything to add.