Category: Long exposure

Slow-shutter pictures with motion-blurring effect

The Coliseum at Dusk

The Coliseum at Dusk
A picture from our recent family vacation to Hong Kong… I deliberated before our trip which camera to bring along, the 5D Mark IV or the Lumix GX8. Ultimately, I decided to bring the Lumix GX8 because of the need to convert half of my camera backpack into a toddler’s supply pack 😛 The size of the GX8 was handy especially since I did not have the luxury of bringing a full-size tripod with me. Using a tiny pocket tripod, I was able to mount the much tinier GX8 onto a hand railing to catch night scenes from the comfort of our hotel swimming pool deck.

Intersection II

Intersection II
Nearly ten years ago, I purchased the Canon 24-105mm f/4L USM lens (to complete the “holy trinity” which included the 17-40mm and 70-200mm f/4L lenses) and eagerly tested it on the traffic intersection facing my apartment on my Canon EOS 20D. Fast forward ten years on… I have just sold that lens and replaced it with the improved version 2 that came together as a kit with the new Canon EOS 5D Mark IV. From what I know, I am one of the first in Singapore (perhaps the world??! — many countries have yet to ship this yet) to receive the lens. I thought that it might be interesting to compare the same scene ten years on. To me, the full-frame image sensor of the 5DIV gave me a wider perspective and much improved image quality. The lens is also tack-sharp — at 100%, I can actually read off the road names on the street signs. I am definitely pleased with the results I am getting compared to what I got ten years ago 🙂