I was a little late getting downtown with peak blue hour hitting while I was still in the car. Despite the what name might suggest, blue hour is Austin only lasts, at most, 15 minutes. I was stuck at 6th and Lamar when I noticed a flock of grackles coming home to roost. These packs of flying vermin seem to pick a spot in town and inundate it, laying claim to every perch-able surface.
With my new DXO One in hand, I was excited to try it out at my first real-world, low-light setting. I featured those 6th Street photos yesterday but this is also one that I quickly shot from inside my car. The windshield created an interesting streak and glow which added to the urban landscape, surrounded by the new high-rises that increasingly popup in downtown.
Shot at ISO 3200, this may be the practical limit for this camera, when exposed correctly. There’s a fine grain of noise that doesn’t look too objectionable, though I did run noise reduction via Topaz software to make it smoother. Pretty impressive, really and significantly better than what the Canon G7X Mark II can do.
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I love night in the city shots. I wish I got into the city at night more often, but these days, it really rare and getting more so as days roll on. The gleam from the window I think rather adds something. A bit impressionist.
Thank you, Marilyn. I don’t go down as much as before. I should since downtown Austin is changing so much and I should document it.
Love this shot! I like the busy-ness and noise of the lower half of the picture, while the upper half evokes the calmness of coming evening. Great photo!
Thank you, The Random Mind. I like your observation, there is a ying and yang quality about it.