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Critique my long exposures please!

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jca
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I went out the other night to get some photos of the good ol' smelter down the hill. I don't know too much about photography, just like to play around with cameras and see what happens so I'd like all the feedback I can get!

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much thanks!
Apr 1 2011 1:00PM
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Brentizzle
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Those are sick Jeff. I really liked the 4th one because it had some other colors than orange too. Good job yo.
Apr 1 2011 1:43PM
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T.DUDE
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mehh. I dig the last one for sure!
Apr 1 2011 2:37PM
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MatRich
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I would lower the iso or the aperture so that you blacken your blacks a little. it could use a bit less light
Apr 1 2011 10:48PM
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EC-Skier
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2 and 5 are my favorites, super dope dawg
Apr 1 2011 11:05PM
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Deezy
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make sure the camera is 100% stable.
get a sandbag or heavy liquid bag (mercury ones are best... but, yeah) put that on the camera and take the pic either on a timer or using a remote.
you can still get results like this
but keeping the camera stable is key
i noticed in one of your photos that the camera moved, so my tip is to keep it as clean and stable as possible
Apr 1 2011 11:23PM
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blatt
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Yeah ISO on 3 and 4 seem quite high. First was my favorite though, colors were amazing
Apr 2 2011 1:48AM
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akarlsen
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i loved the last one
Apr 2 2011 12:54PM
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Winston_Smith
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the last one is good, you need to control your color temperature better and choose your subjects better on the other two
Apr 2 2011 1:34PM
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cobra_commander
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It looks like you just pointed your camera at something and pushed the button.
Apr 2 2011 3:08PM
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