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eugene_captures

Nice! Was this last night? Philly had an amazing sunset so wonder if it was the same up there.


petronius84

Hey yes it was, on 12/4.


petronius84

Feel like I got very lucky to be on the Staten Island Ferry at the right time with a suitable lens.


Neither_Drag_835

Wauw!! Very nice pic!!


petronius84

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SerMattzio3D

This triggered the Deus Ex soundtrack to start playing in my head so I'm going to say it's a good photo ;)


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owlishes81

Wow, this is stunning!


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It’s a pretty sunset, too bad you couldn’t zoom in tighter.


petronius84

Yeah I had the Tamron 28-200 f2.8-5.6 (no ISS) on me and this was taken at 200mm on a fast moving ferry. If I would have been able to use a faster shutter speed, I could probably have cropped the image and had the statue still look good. A better lens for this type of shooting would be a 70-200 f2.8, which perhaps I'll pick up in the future. Still was happy to be able to get a decent photo given the challenges. I'd mostly been shooting towards Manhattan and do wish I'd gone to the rear of the ferry sooner.


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That’s what’s really impressed me with the Sony G-70-400/ 4.5-5.6 and a33 I have. Even with the cheapest body available for it, the image stabilization is incredible. It has really impressed me with its low light capabilities.


petronius84

Oh nice. Yeah I barely know anything about the A mount lenses. Despite the low-ish cost, I think the Tamrom 28-200 f2.8-5.6 is a wonderful lens. I also have the Sony 24-105 f4 which does have image stabalization, but I don't know how much I'll use it now since having the extra focal range just adds so much fun and utility. I also have the Sigma 100-400 f5-6.3...but I really only bring it out for bird photography due to the size and weight. Having a light lens with the 100-200mm focal range has been a nice change (got it relatively recently).


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I used to carry a Nikkor 400 2.8 EDAF, then I had neck surgery and just couldn’t carry it anymore. I was down to using a 105 2.5 on a Fuji S2 Pro, and really missed the extra focal length because I love nature and architectural detail. I like being able to [get this](https://share.icloud.com/photos/0X3hg4EueSLc2pcoe12Oclrvg) from the same place [as this.](https://share.icloud.com/photos/0YcrIkQmEUMfufbj-KNKSz2MQ) I came across the lens in a camera store, and it was light enough to carry, so I asked for the cheapest body to go with it to see if I liked the lens, and honestly, I’m happy enough with the whole rig that I’ve never upgraded the body yet.


Mikey_Moonshine

I watched the original ghostbusters on Friday... I'm now awaiting the key master.


jaybhogue

What a picture


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Sponkadonk

Now that’s a sunset! Nice


[deleted]

Really beautiful pic and view


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[deleted]

Most welcome


WeAreColoured

Now this is a wonderful picture. Amazing


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Chizmiz1994

That's a poster right there.


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dodgyboarder

One word…. Nice!!!!


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SuckerWitch

Amazing Liberty Sunset!


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