single photos 4th Of July Night at Ala Moana

Your critique is appreciated.

This doesn't seem very sharp. Did you use a tripod? I also would have prefered if the building were isolated from the other elements (other building, light pole). The colors add some interest to this shot, however, it seems to me that there needs to be something else to really pull me into the photograph. Maybe fireworks in the background or something.

I agree with Thomas. It doesn't look sharp. Nice lights though.

Dear Thomas and Doug,

 

Thank you for your comments. Yes, I agree with you both. The photo is problematic and I'm not sure why besides the fact that I did not use a tripod and my choice of mode, and resizing the photo just didn't make the clarity happen. Later, that lightpole was turned off, but in reshooting the building it was still blurry. Any other suggestions to improve the fundamentals?

It's true, the photo is not sharp, but I like the lighting and the colours