DSLR night shot Peace Bridge Canada-USA

[GaryC]

Looking for feedback how this could be improved.



Dates
Taken on September 22, 2010 at 9.30pm PDT (edit)
Posted to Flickr September 22, 2010 at 8.39PM PDT (edit)

Exif data
Camera Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
Exposure 30
Aperture f/36.0
Focal Length 55 mm
ISO Speed 400
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire

[andrew.]

Oh wow the colours in this are lush! The exposure looks just right. To me this looks perfect.

[navcom]

Hi! I think the colors are great too. But I do think the exposure is a bit too dark. I'm also not quite sure why you used such a small aperture and then ISO 400 as well. I'm seeing quite a bit of diffraction as the image appears somewhat soft on the larger version. I'm assuming you were trying to get maximum flare on your light sources. I would think you could do just fine with a wider aperture...maybe f/16 or 18 or so. Also, for landscapes use the lowest ISO your camera can muster so you get the best image quality. Using ISO 100 and a bit wider aperture will increase the sharpness of the image. Just my two cents.

Otherwise a pretty shot!

[GaryC]

Thanks I was experimenting with the ISO vs Aperture with a lot of shots I usually do exactly what you said with the larger aperture and the lower ISO.

I was amazed I liked this one as much because of that but I loved how the colour came out. I posted a few more of this bridge on my flickr page

www.flickr.com/photo/garycphoto. You will see other variations but due to the colours on the bridge changing a lot there all all very different.

Here I will post another.