In the Alameda After Dark (plus a bonus night shot)

Certainly we learn from our mistakes.  Early on the mistakes usually come from inexperience rather than silliness - what bothers me is that I'm 50 years past "early on" and I keep making mistakes that really are silly.

You don't say what file format you shot in: night shots benefit from raw because that gives you the full DR of the sensor, while JPG chops away a lot of DR.  In your first two I think I'd like to see just a bit more in the shadows (or, alternatively, even more separation between lit and unlit).

In #3 the balustrade looks very tilted: if it really was sloping that's fair enough but it looks like a case for using your K-5's electronic level.

Your bonus shot could have been at f/4 and ISO800, which would give a small improvement in IQ.

I did, which is why I took time to critique them.

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Gerry
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