Vancouver Panorama

[LeuceDeuce]

It was pretty chilly tonight, and the wind didn't allow for a nice reflection on the inlet, but I thought I'd share.

I'll attempt the shot again to try for calmer waters.

http://www.novuscom.net/~chrisjdoucette/images/vanscapes.jpg

As always, C&C requested.

Chris

[Glenn NK]

I like it.

Don't be afraid to push the ISO to get shorter exposure times (unless you want the soft look on the water). Shorter exosure times will reduce sensor heat (noise), so you might even gain. Another variation is to shoot at twilight - several advantages: shorter exposure, the sky might even be clear and come out blue allowing stars to show (OK so I'm dreaming about blue skies - you see where I live), and building detail will start to show without killing the lights.

EXIF indicates ISO 100, f/11 @ 25". With the scene essentially at infinity, you could even get away with f/5.6 (which gains you two stops), and by upping the ISO to 800 you gain three more for a total gain of five, which puts your shutter speed down to about 3/4 second.

[ironchef31]

Great shot. I definitely need to try this shot for myself.

[LeuceDeuce]

Thank you for your responses.

At this time of year it's not possible to get to North Van before twilight is gone, but I agree that that would be most ideal. I will definately experiment with your suggestions for settings on the next shoot.

[LeuceDeuce]

I did a little more research and it appears that the scene is over 6000 feet away. At this distance I should be able to open up to f/2.8 and everything past 300 feet should be in focus (well past what I cut from the water).

Going from ISO 100 to ISO 400 would gain me 2 f-stops.
Going from f/11 to f/2.8 would gain me 4 f-stops.

This should allow for a 6 stop increase in shutter speed to 0.5s.

Does this sound reasonable or am I missing something in my calculation?

[Glenn NK]

I did a little more research and it appears that the scene is over 6000 feet away. At this distance I should be able to open up to f/2.8 and everything past 300 feet should be in focus (well past what I cut from the water).

Going from ISO 100 to ISO 400 would gain me 2 f-stops.
Going from f/11 to f/2.8 would gain me 4 f-stops.

This should allow for a 6 stop increase in shutter speed to 0.5s.

Does this sound reasonable or am I missing something in my calculation?

Sorry I missed this - your calcs are right on, and it seemed you put them to good use with the Science World shot.

Now we're going to get you shoot at ISOs higher than 200.;)