august rain--hand-held shots at night Gritty When Wet (Shot hand-held)

URBAN LANDSCAPES: City streets have a grittiness that even the raincannot wash away. Comments welcome.

--Lannie

This has its own colorful charms but in terms of this series, I'm sticking with my original choice. It seems to balance the various elements perfectly.

I'm beginning to sound like Jack McRitchie's personal echo : - ) , but I do happen to agree with him entirely. 

Cheers! 

 

Alf 

Jack and Alf, I think you guys are right.  I think that I have pretty much exhausted the possibilities on these photos.

 

Thanks for coming back by and giving me your final opinions.

 

--Lannie

Excuse me but what this picture is supposed to represent?
Although technically call it bad ..

It represents my efforts to see what this camera can do without either (1) a tripod or (2) a flash when shooting in near darkness.  It was shot at ISO 12,800.

 

I was quite happy with it myself, although it is certainly not perfect.

 

Easier to shoot the hills of Tuscany.  Plenty of light there.  I admire your work.

 

--Lannie

OK Lannie,
I apologize for my question, I still think you could test the quality 'of the sensor also enhancing further the composition, at 12.800 iso you can create very interesting images.
good work

Edmondo

Thank you, Edmondo.  Your original question was a justifiable inquiry and challenge.  I have tried to clean this up in the version viewable by clicking the left arrow.

 

I am somewhere between a testing mode and true photographic mode at present.  My long term project is to shoot a lot of shots in fairly dangerous situations at night, places where I dare not take the time to set up a tripod. 

 

Thanks for visiting.  If you look at my favorites, you will see some of your pictures--and there are many more that I could have chosen.

 

--Lannie