It was a nice clear night and I was aiming to get a good Toronto skyline shot. Sometimes you have to wait until it's cold and clear so you don't have to deal with the pollution that hangs over Tdot. But the spot I chose to shoot from did not have a good line of site to Toronto. But as I was scoping out the spot, I got told off by a couple of geese and a duck or two. So off I went to get my camera of course.
Now it was pitch black on the beach and the last thing I wanted to do was use the flash on the poor birds, some of whom were trying to sleep (on the lake. Can you say brrrr?) So I set up to take a shot of the shoreline facing west. This spot is beside Coronation Park in Oakville. There are a lot of interesting trees in this park, ones that I will shoot as part of this project - probably multiple times.
The water fowl eventually got used to me, and I was able to shoot in peace. Being Toronto adjacent, there are not a lot of stars - but there are some.
Here's the shot. I like it. Yes, it could be better - and it will get better as this is really one of the reasons for this project.
This was shot at 8:30 tonight, so it's pitch black outside save for the lights on the path through the park.
This is my 11-16 Sigma lens at 16 mm. f5.6 and 20 sec exposure. ISO is 400 to keep the digital noise down. As an aside, I love this lens too. It's super wide and very sharp.
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