Old Customs House

[Walshy]

This is one of my first attempts at night photography. I am happy receive C+C
John

[binsurf]

This is a great shot! For me, I would crop out the lamp on the left, it's a bit distracting. In fact, if you crop down on just the front of the building, that would be cool too. Not majorly necessary, just a thought.

[FrankMi]

Hi John, I think I'd have to agree with Jim. The light on the left is exceedingly bright compared to the rest of the image so it creates a strong distraction. Cropping it out or toning it down significantly would help. Fairly decent exposure and nice detail for your first night shot!

[Walshy]

Hi Jim and Frank
Thanks for your comments. Here is the cropped version. Any better?

[Geoff F]

Looks much better to me. An interesting composition with the building sides tending to 'flow' from the curved entrance area.

[Walshy]

Thanks Geoff

[warrenjwalker]

Nice shot, John. I like the cropped one much better .

Did you use a relatively high ISO for these shots?

- Jacob

[Walshy]

Hi Jacob
Thanks for the comment. ISO was 100 for this shot f8 at 13.0s
John