Playing with my new Tokina

PixelCharm

Hey All,
I'm new to the forum and fairly new to photography. I've been using my camera to photograph my Grandson....but the poor kid literally put his hand in front of my lens at Christmas.....so I guess I've worn out my welcome! :dunno

I have started working on sunsets and moonrise. Here is a cool shot I got last night.

I am definitely open to CC.....and suggestions

PGM

I'm not a good enough landscape photographer to offer suggestions, but I passed that "hands in front of my lens" point with our family a long time ago! You made me laugh, and also, I like your photo. Best, Pam

joshhuntnm

I have been known to bribe kids to let me take pics of them. got em pretty well trained now.

JC

I like the color gradient from light blue to dark blue in the sky.

For getting started with landscapes (ie, sunsets and moonrise), I have two suggestions. The first, think about including 3 elements: foreground interest, midground interest, and background interest. A sky that is all background, may have nice colors, but doesn't necessarily have anything to grab a viewer. A sun or moon without a point of reference is just another sun or moon. Which is not to say that you can't make a great landscape shot without those elements, but trying to find those elements is a good way to start, and then you can develop more of an eye for when a photo stands alone without them. The second suggestion is to use that lens judiciously, it's a great lens, but it's too easy to have a giant shot of 'nothing' with that lens. With that lens I'd start off practicing shots where you get really close to a subject, find a prominant subject, and let the background fill the rest of the frame.

kdog

^^ Great advice from JC here.

PixelCharm

Great suggestions JC.... I truly appreciate the guidance. I will try to work on finding a focal point and using the sunset as a backdrop.....