Sydney Harbour - Night shot

[amature101]

Hi everyone,
I'm after a bit of cc on this photo.

Thanks for looking.
Mick.

[Pat]

Hey Mick. Love the light. Can't help but think the subject matter is a little ambiguous, though. I might have stepped a little more to the left so as to have more, or all, or most of the bridge visible under the tree, thus employing the tree as a frame element for the bridge. Getting the left bridge tower in focus would have been nice, too.

[amature101]

Thanks Pat,
Thats what I thought but just wanted to get someone else's opinion.
I also think the leading lines of the foreshore pulls your eye towards the tree to make matters worse.
I will be going back tomorrow night and try again.
There was a lot of wind on the night I took this shot so unfortunately I suffered a bit of camera shake even though I was using a tripod.

Thanks for looking,
Mick.

[Kaye]

Mick, this is a nice shot, but I do agree with Pat (and your self) about the tree.
Although it is great that you managed to capture Luna Park, the Bridge and the Opera House all in one!

[derekf]

Hi all,
I'm quite new here and am making my way through the course. I'm also looking at the photos on the forums (especially the critique ones) to try to get some tips.
I wonder if it would help if the original poster included settings used for the photo so when we see the comments / critique we get a better view on how the original photo was taken.
Thanks.
Derek...

[johnnya]

Nice shot. I too agree with Pat and Kaye. I maybe would have went in front of the tree. Looks like you may have fallen in the water had you taken one more step to the left :) Maybe try the picture again while lying under the tree. Nice shot though. I love the colours. I also feel from the picture that, that area of Sydney was full of laughter and entertainment.

[amature101]

Thanks everyone for all the comments so far.
I will post a new shot as soon as the weather permits.
I will also try to post additional images with the exif data intact once i figure out how to use linux software properly - got sick of windows crashing....

Cheers
Mick.