I was in downtown San Antonio Saturday night to work, but a few opportunities to shoot came my way.
Since I couldn't bring a tripod, my usual methods and multi-second exposures were out of the question, so I had to improvise a bit.
One constant was that I always use ISO100, my F717's lowest possible setting, at night. Noise in these old Sony's isn't pleasing to my eye above 200 so rather than bother with a small increase in light I prefer to go with a noise-free approach.
It's cool that Matthew likes to experiment in the other direction of the ISO possibilities with his Olympus.
He's braver and more original than me.
First is a lamp in a hallway of the nightclub I was working at, and is a recurring element in the first three photos.
f2.4, 1/10th second, camera braced on my knee while sitting.
Next is a Flaming Fountain. The camera was braced on an upstairs railing.
f2.4, 1/3rd second, definitely some motion blur but the fire looks sharp, so I'm on the fence about this.
Your opinions?
Here's a look at the railing I shot the last photo from.
While I don't like using flash at night for most subjects, it was the only way to go for this one.
And yes, the young lady couldn't hold her drinks.
There were diners seated down below, but I don't think anyone was hit.
This last one is a personal favorite, but it may just be a matter of my knowing the location well and enjoying how different this interpretation is from the rest of my photos taken near here.
I was able to set the camera down on this bridge span, with the focus brackets aimed at the rivets. We are at street-level, with SA's famous 'RiverWalk' down below. There are several small old steel bridges in random places around the heart of downtown, leftovers from before the era of maximum utilization of real estate.
f2.2, 1/10th second.
Does anyone else like this photo?
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