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keep it within this post should be ok,

just number the photo will do.

#1

17mm F/22 0.8s ISO200 -1.0EV matrix metering

#2

17mm F/22 1.6s ISO200 -1.0EV matrix metering

Sunset at Canada Bay, Sydney - 10minutes' walk from where I live. Two different angles. I tried to make the water "smoother" by going all the way down on aperture, but not quite successful yet. Am I correct in using -1.0EV???

I think it would be a little nicer if a little brighter. But nice shots!

#3 the brighter version

25mm F/22 2s ISO200 -1.0EV with some post processing to up the lightness

if you want a "smooth" water surface, you would need a much slower shutter speed. Even 1.6s is still way too fast. i would probably want to try something like 5-10 second exposure, or even slower.

Since you are already using f/22 ( i guess that's alreaedy the smallest aperture you can go?), you'll have to either use a ND filter or CPL filter to lower the amount of light that gets into your camera. Or if you don't have any filter, try lower ISO to low 1.0 (i.e. ISO100), or i would just set the exposure compensation back to 0 EV (which gives you a longer exposure time) then in push the exposure back down in post processing.

i like #2's composition a bit more.. but i'm thinking maybe you can try zoom in a bit more and focus on one part of the scene, like your last picture. Right now, the first 2 pictures somehow doesn't have the main focus. You can probably use that street/whatever light in the first 2 picture as the main focus of your photo ?

I'm keen to hear what you guys think. I'm open to all C&C.

I like the colours, very calm. Just looks a tad too soft - adds to the mood, I suppose. Nice bokeh.

Yeah I like the colors and bokeh too

daikaru: the lighting, colour and exposure are all quite good. But i also feel the composition could be a bit better. Right now the flower looks a bit messy and probably a bit too parallel to the camera.
I'm thinking if you change the camera angle slightly (maybe move yourself to the left a bit) and maybe increase the the depth of field a bit can create a bit more "depth" to the photo?

^thanks guys. I'm glad you guys like the technical parts of the photo.

I think I had composed the shot for more background light and bokeh. I see your point though, Yellow.
Shot at f/2 for max bokeh, so the flower definitely is shallow in focus. Was pretty much on the limit of front focus too.

Definitely need to think about subject composition more whilst I'm shooting. It's still very much an intuitive thing for me.