Urban vistas
Otto Berkeley

Urban vistas

February 2018

Crowd
winner
Entry 1612015
1st
255

2,787 Images entered

2,087 Photographers

119,216 Ratings

Entry 1472672
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Expert
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Entry 1472827
18th
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Love the composition and the light – it's just a great photo. To be picky I would have lower ed the contrast in the middle section of the photo so that you play with the contrast of the contrast! Also, maybe I would just diffuse a little bit more of the sky – but not sure.

Entry 1472964
172nd
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The view from the Acadamia bridge in Venice. Love it. Great composition and drama. I think it is a tad too dark and I would have boosted the white a little more, but that's just me. In any case very well done!

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Entry 1514535
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Entry 1528474
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Entry 1529545
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Entry 1535031
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Entry 1535356
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Entry 1612014
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Brief

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Cityscapes and urban vistas can be every bit as dramatic as natural landscapes. In fact, the dynamism and light play within them often presents buzzing photo opportunities that you just wouldn't get in a field or on a lake. Whether you go for a street level shot or higher, you can bring life to your urban shot by discovering your own unique perspective. ***Judge Serge Ramelli is currently running a number of excellent discounts on his industry-renowned PhotoSerge products! <a href="http://www.idevaffiliate.com/32293/idevaffiliate.php?id=400">Click here</a> to take advantage of these great offers while they last.***

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Entry 1472225
27th
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I love the composition and the light. There is just one thing I don't like about it is the texture of the water, on this one I would have added an ND filter to have a more flat and less high frequency texture water.

Entry 1472831
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Entry 1472884
1155th
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I like the composition but the sky is too saturated. I know very well this spot – you would have gotten a much better image at the blue hour when all the lights are turned on!

But good eye, I like this view. Las Vegas is a great subject

Entry 1473270
58th
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Wow – I wonder how you did this, it's amazing how it becomes more interesting. I wonder which filter you used and if you did this in camera by moving it and layer back in the sharp one. However, good job! Creative.

What a great shot. It has definitely a strong foreground and great light. 2 ideas to make it maybe a little better"

  1. Diffuse the sky to make it contrast against the sharpness of the city.
  2. I think the foreground element is a little too big.

But hey, very well done... just ideas to make it better.

Entry 1474499
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Entry 1476531
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Entry 1510648
287th
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I loved this photo so much and honestly, I would have put it in the top 10 if there wasn't a kid on the right of photo that is half in and half out. It is very important that you look at the border of the photo and make sure no major item feels half in or out.

Entry 1513749
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Entry 1557395
580th
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I like the composition, the buildings are straight and the message of this photo is simple. The main issue that I have is the light is normal, photography is writing with the light and I feel it is missing. Also a foreground element would give a stronger story like a bench, a rock or a tree. It gives an anchor point from where to see the photo.

I love the composition with the leading lines and the foreground, middle ground and background. To be picky I think the foreground is a little too big and less interesting then the middle ground. BUT the big missing point is the quality of the light. I never shoot when the light is not beautiful – mostly sunset, sunrise, golden hour or night.

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