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experiments with photography and other toys. Images Across The Earth focuses on beauty, not technology.

Thursday, September 6, 2007

Nighttime Harvard Square

Out again with the new lens yesterday evening (again a little late, but that just creates great test conditions).

Of note: these shots focused on "the garage" sign, and were handheld after dark. For the two landscape-oriented photos there's a distinct difference in crispness in the lettering at the centre of the shot, while the non-central elements appear similar. In the first shot slight blur is due to vibration; in the second it is depth of field/bokeh.

In the portrait-oriented shot it's worth noting the detail of the reflection at the lower left and the legibility of the unilluminated street signs. This used a relatively slow shutter speed, so moving traffic and pedestrians are slightly blurred. VR did a great job again.

F 9 .. 28 mm .. 1/3 sec
original jpg

F 5.6 .. 28 mm .. 1/8 sec
original jpg

F 10 .. 36 mm .. 1/4 sec
original jpg

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