[POTD] Pic of the Day

[dancefloorlandmine]

This was the result of hazyjayne suggesting some evening photography last week. We originally went to Somerset House, but the courtyard had been filled with marquees for a corporate event, so the next stop was Waterloo Bridge for some shots as dusk fell.

For this one the iXus 330 was propped on the helpful flat top of one of the metal poles that support the railings. Unfortunately the moon was clearer in the other photos (it's that bright splodge behind the clouds), but everything else was even fuzzier.

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[failing-angel.livejournal.com]

Oh I do like that - good definition between the City and St Paul's.

[d-floorlandmine.livejournal.com]

Thank $AppropriateForce for floodlights.

[failing-angel.livejournal.com]

Appropriate Force being the Almighty Dollar?

[d-floorlandmine.livejournal.com]

[grin] I was actually thinking of anbaric power.

[failing-angel.livejournal.com]

Nah mate, this is London, England.
Arabia's to the south-east.

[rich-r.livejournal.com]

That's an excellent photo - just a shame about the blurring. It's almost like the lens is fogged.

I wonder what the London skyline would be like without the tower cranes?

[d-floorlandmine.livejournal.com]

I wonder what the London skyline would be like without the tower cranes?
Clearer? [grin]

That's an excellent photo
Ta!

It's almost like the lens is fogged.
Hmmm - where did I put those cleaning cloths? It might just be my camera desperately trying to stretch out the exposure to be able to take the photo - especially as I wasn't using a high ISO, in order to try to avoid grain.

[rich-r.livejournal.com]

True - maybe a slight vibration at the camera during the longer exposure, as I doubt the buildings move significantly.

Tripods help - but if you're on something like a bridge with traffic on it, you can still get a certain amount of vibration up through the legs.

[d-floorlandmine.livejournal.com]

as I doubt the buildings move significantly
Not too much, I think.

maybe a slight vibration at the camera during the longer exposure
Well, the only thing securing the camera to the top of the pole, over the Thames, was my hands (although I was attempting to use them as a clamp rather than supporting the camera on them), so ...

but if you're on something like a bridge with traffic on it, you can still get a certain amount of vibration up through the legs
I might ask how hazyjayne's shots came out - EOS-20D on a decent tripod, but with much longer exposures.

[rich-r.livejournal.com]

Good tripods have rubber feet and cushioned joints to help damp out vibrations. But even so - if you put it next to a truck thundering past, it'll probably still shake a bit.

I hope you had the wrist strap round your hand, we wouldn't want a series of photos of the Thames - from underneath :)

[d-floorlandmine.livejournal.com]

But even so - if you put it next to a truck thundering past, it'll probably still shake a bit.
There wasn't too much traffic - but I might have just managed to collect a passing bus. Or I just need better optics for distance ... or I shifted the camera slightly ...

I hope you had the wrist strap round your hand
Heh. Ohhhh yes ... I'm paranoid around rivers and big drops anyway ...

[steer.livejournal.com]

That's really gorgeous. I love cityscapes.

[d-floorlandmine.livejournal.com]

Ta! I hope to be taking better ones soon ... (or at least, having a better camera reveal more of the faults of the operator).

[cookwitch.livejournal.com]

Lovely! I especially like the cluster of boats and the lights along the river.

[blue-condition.livejournal.com]

Nice. I took some on Waterloo Bridge on Saturday, must get round to downloading & photoshopping!

[ephemera.livejournal.com]

very cool. I love the view from Westminster Bridge.