First contest entry shot with my new Canon 5D MKII. :D Decided to break the camera in with a short road trip up the California coast. I was kinda bummed that it was a new moon this weekend, but tried to make the best of it.
I'm sure this will probably bomb since most of the tones are dark and a lot of people have crappy monitors, but I can't pass up a night photography challenge. :) Expect to see many more night shots from me in the future - the 5D MKII is just TOO cool!
Oh, and since people may comment on it, that tiny glowing spot on the rock on the right is actually a hole in the rock that's letting through the twilight colors. ;)
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Thanks, Robert! Yeah, I'm beyond impressed with the low light capability of this camera. :) The 20D was awesome, but ISO 1600 on the 5D MKII is like 400 or lower on the 20D. :D And thank you to everyone who voted and left comments!
Great job, dude. Aren't the 5D's incredible for long exposure? Mine didn't score as well, sadly, but I had the distinction of hand-holding it in full darkness at ISO 1600 and getting a usable image from it :-)
Congrats on top 10 with one of my favorite places.
Dang, that takes me back... Way back in the day, we used to camp here. I don't think that's allowed anymore? Lovely capture. Probably getting dinged because twilight isn't "night"? I think that's what's happening to me :-(
Love this. Absolutely gorgeous.
I love the contrast between the starry sky in the left top corner, and the remains of the setting sun in the bottom right. 10
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