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just one of mine

sorry took so long to reply but 12 hr. work days seem way to long. That is another story.

here is the first shot without any PP done to it.
Canon 30D
70-200 2.8 lens
f/10
2.5 sec exposure
ISO 100
shot in manual

The second shot I did HDR on it with PS5 using 6 different Exposure shots starting at 2.5 to 13 sec. shot the same as the first except for lens which was a 10-22 3.5-4.5

This is my first try at long Exposure at night and HDR thought the Christmas lights would be a great subject. Any suggestions,help or reads would be greatful.

P.S. Those are some great shots on the web link you put up. That is where I want to be I guess I have alot more reading and trying.

as shot


as shot

The first pic has no HDR and I really wanted no moving cars but just could not get that to happen.

Second pic has HDR so I could get the trees to show and the statue to show because of the backlight of the Court house.

This is my first attempt at this and I welcome all C&C---you can download and do what you all do best and repost

Our little Main street.


Court House

one that I had took in Ark.

I just got a Sigma 17 to 70 2.8-4.5 lens that I did alot of research on before I bought it and it had great reviews that the photos were sharp. Tried it out and I can't get very many sharp photos.

I know that the 2.8 only works at the 17 focal length and would be a bit soft from what I see all are soft at any focal length.

I did some test with a tri-pod in manual and even did a manual focus still soft. Tried on a second camera same results.

also it is very slow in focusing. The question I have is did I look at the wrong reviews or item or could it be a bad lens.

for the test I used
Canon 20d
Canon 30d
17 to 70 lens for test
Canon ef-s 10-22 lens (to check Cameras)
Tri-pod (not Wall Mart )
and 1 remote (so not to shake camera)

Thanks in advance