Monday
Mar262012
civilized ku # 2136 ~ picturing the night away
Monday, March 26, 2012 at 09:19PM ;)
Construction ~ NYC, NY • click to embiggenWhile in NYC, the weather was downright warm so I spent a great deal of time at night walking the streets of the East and West Village, camera at the ready. Since my tripod was 300 miles away in Au Sable Forks, my appreciation for in-camera IS and fast prime lenses has increased 10 fold.
FYI, Lumix 20mm / f1.7 @ 1/10s / ISO 400.
Reader Comments (1)
Impressive as a handheld shot, but to me even more impressive is the tonal quality. Perhaps there is a tiny bit of blow-out in the highlights but I can also see clearly into the shadows. No noticeable noise. Everything just looks very natural.
I know you use Iridient Digital Raw Developer and undoubtedly effective use of layers, blends and curves, but any attempt I make using these same techniques never approach your results (I downloaded the Iridient Digital Raw software trial). I suppose the Olympus may have something to do with it too but I cannot download a trial of that.
The secret sauce must be you... but it sure looks like magic to me.