Monday, December 24, 2007

Christmas Eve in DC

The past few days have been spent shopping, sampling the food, and unwinding in and around Washington DC. Here are 2 shots of the Washington Memorial - the first one shows how dark it really was, and the other (clicked 10 minutes later) is the result of my tweaking with the shutter speed and the exposure settings on my Canon S3 IS. Among the point and shoot non-SLR digital cameras - I have to say - the S3 IS rocks! :) See for yourself.Click to enlarge
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                    Standard night shot                                                                       After tweaking camera settings
Details - Date: Dec 24, 2007, Time: 8:37 pm Shutter                   Details - Date: Dec 24, 2007, Time: 8:47 pm Shutter
Speed: 1 sec, Focal length: 10 mm, Lens Aperture: F/3.2,        Speed: 12.88 secs, Focal length: 9mm,
Exposure Compensation: 0                                                                     Lens Aperture: F/3.2, Exposure Compensation: 2

1 comment :

Raingirl said...

Sorry, but I like the standard night shot better. :(

Having lived in DC, I know what it really looks like at night.

More over, reality beats artificiality any day. ;)