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Yangtze River

Hand held, the 16-35mm doesn't have IS.

Hand held, the 16-35mm doesn't have IS.
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Canon EOS 5D Mark III

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Aperture f/2.8 ISO 2000 Shutter 1/125 Focal Length 26/1

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Feb, 2018

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Handheld shot, thank goodness for image stabilizer!

They are in the bed of an old pickup trucked parked inside a big shed. The garage door is open, providing really nice light on these characters.

Used a graduated ND filter to dull the sun some. Handheld shot.

Drizzly day
Canon 5D Mark III
Canon EF 16-35mm f-28L III USM
ISO 800
1-100 sec
f-5.6
at 16mm

Behind The Lens

Location

This shot was taken in China on a river boat traveling on the Yangtze River heading towards Chongqing from Wuhan.

Time

Taken at night as we traveled to, under, and past this bridge.

Lighting

The only light came from the light bridge light show.

Equipment

I used my Canon 5d Mark III with a Canon 16-35mm wide angle zoom set at f2.8 and 26mm. The shot was taken handheld and so I used 1/125 sec. shutter speed at ISO 2000.

Inspiration

The bridge light show was so fascinating that I took several shots from different positions on the boat. This shot was off the back as we left the bridge. The colors in this part of the light cycle were the most striking.

Editing

I did virtually no post-processing. I am sure that if I had been proficient at Lightroom then, I would have improved the shot.

In my camera bag

My bag has my Canon 5d, 24-70mm f/2.8 lens, 16-35mm f/2.8 lens, and my 70-200mm f/2.8 lens. I have polarizing and graduated ND filters. I also have a 2x extender and a flash unit. Also carry a light travel tripod and cable release to minimize vibration.

Feedback

Use the lowest ISO that you can get away with that allows a fast enough shutter speed to compensate for the motion from the boat and hand held shooting. Because the shot was taken on a river boat, a tripod may not have helped because the boat moves up and down some.

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Yangtze River

Hand held, the 16-35mm doesn't have IS.

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