Saturday, September 29, 2007

Manhattan from the Staten Island Ferry

Sept 22 - an overcast, drizzly day, only by evening was there somewhat of a clearing up. Snapshot taken from the Staten Island Ferry, cropped and resized for the web.
Exposure:
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Exposure: 0.167 sec (1/6)
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 24 mm (Canon 24-105mm f/4 L IS)
ISO Speed: 3200

More as a memento of a pleasant day than anything else. Also to express some amazement at what the camera is capable of. The lens is as wide open as possible and the shutter speed is as slow as possible (on the deck of a boat). The ISO is cranked to the impressive maximum that the Canon 5D is capable of.

from_staten_island_ferry

PS: As Rajan points out in the comments, the Image Stabilization (IS) built in the lens is crucial.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

It also shows how well the IS on the 24-105mm lens works. Did you shoot RAW and/or do noise reduction in post-processing?

Arun said...

Hi Rajan!

I have the RAW, but this is the JPG from the camera. Zero post-processing except for cropping and resizing.

Anonymous said...

That's absolutely gorgeous!

Arun said...

Glad you like it, Ripley! Thank you!

Anonymous said...

Very good photo, congratulations!