Coat of Arms Tirana City, Albania
Giant Coat of Arms of Albania Emblem Statue in street roundabout in the city center of Tirana under blue summer sky. Tirana, Albania.
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Giant Coat of Arms of Albania Emblem Statue in street roundabout in the city center of Tirana under blue summer sky. Tirana, Albania.
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Andorra la Vella, City Center of the capital city of Andorra in between Pyrenees. View from above into the valley with surrounding Pyrenees Mountains, Andorra is a tiny independent principality situated between France and Spain in the Pyrenees mountains. It’s known for its ski resorts, and a tax-haven status that encourages duty-free shopping. Andorra, Europe.
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Sydney Harbor Bridge at Night. Sydney Opera House on the left, Financial District in the center background. Sydney, Australia. Made with Sony A7RII.
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Chinese senior fisherman in traditional clothes floating on his wooden raft with two gray herons on the Li River in early morning fog during sunrise. Xing Ping, Yangshuo County, China.
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Futuristic illuminated Pudong Skyline Skyscapers in Shanghai with Oriental Pearl Tower, Shanghai, China. Made with Nikon D810.
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It feels like yesterday.
This morning I just realized, that I missed the ‘Mlenny Birthdate’ – 10 Years Mlenny on iStockphoto anniversary – by roughly 3 weeks. My first images got accepted on iStockphoto on the 31st August 2005.
A lot has changed in those 10 years, to the bad but also a lot to the good! The brand new ‘Microstock Business of 2005’ evolved and matured. In those ten years I literally met with hundreds or maybe even thousands of interesting people from all over the world to shoot together people, concepts, travel, landscapes and simply having fun together with like-minded people sharing the same craziness, passion and love for photography and travel. Many became good and close friends, independent how often and where we meet on our small planet! This is by far the greatest and best part of those ten years. So happy birthday to my Alter Ego: Mlenny. Cheers to the next 10 years and to all people and friends I met and will see soon again. I can`t wait for the next 10 years of travel and adventures.
The image below got accepted on iStockphoto exactly 10 years ago. It´s from a snowmobile trip with friends in Lapland/Finland in the cold month of February 2005. Processed 16.9.2005 and uploaded Mid September 2005, it got accepted on 21st September 2005.
Snow Landscape in Lapland – Finland – Europe. Snowmobile Expedition through the Ice Cold Northern Europe in Winter.
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Even 10 years old, with the (from todays point of view) low MegaPixel of the original Canon 1D of 2005, I still like it. But even more: I fell back into memories of this 2005 trip by simply seeing it in my portfolio. Thanks iStock!
Colorful illuminated skyscrapers in the Dubai Marina at Night. Long Exposure, EF T/S 17mm, Canon 5D Mark III. Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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Yesterday I posted a night shot from Gordes, Provence taken with the Canon 5DSR. Today it`s time to compare this same night scene with the results made with a Nikon D810 camera. They were shot ‘neck on neck’ on this location. The settings of the Nikon D810 were ISO100 with a 15s exposure at an aperture of f8.0 on a Nikon AF-S 24-120mm f4 VR lens. Mirror Lock-Up enabled from a Tripod to avoid any possible shake.
I tried within Lightroom CC2015 to get the same ‘all around’ colors from the Canon/Nikon RAW files in this scene. It`s a bit tricky as you have to play around with the color settings of those cameras differently. Both cameras have their ‘own behavior’ with color renderings, same with ACR interpretation. But I think I came quiete close.
I raised in LR the exposure by +1.10, reduced the highlights and shadows, modified the Nikon Raw color settings to match with the look of the processed image from the Canon 5DSR. The Dynamic Range of the Nikon D810 is simply stunning. A ton of reserve to raise shadows or reduce highlights. I think in regards of DR nothing beats the D810 as of today. You simply can`t underexpose a shot as there is that much reserve in the DR of the D810 RAW Files. So this baby is a real ‘fire and forget’ camera. Regarding exposure settings it`s really hard to shot an unrecoverable image. In opposite to the Canon 5DSR or Canon 5D MK III (and also Canon 1DS MK II) to achieve the best dynamic range with the Nikon D810 it`s better to expose to the left side of the luminance histogram. So a tick of underexposing helps to have the maximum flexibility, as you can raise dark areas with the D810 drastically in post processing from RAW files.
With the Canon 5DSR and the other Canon Pro cameras its in my experience much better to expose towards the right side of the histogram. Which means a bit of over exposure. With Canon RAW in Lightroom it`s easier to recover highlights, than to push up shadows! So a simple rule to achieve the best results is: Nikon D810 exposure towards the left side of the histogram – Canon 5DSR/MKIII/1DSMKII expose to the right side of the histogram. It`s like how they mount their lenses in different directions to the camera body :)
I was also surprised by the sharpness of the image! The Nikon 24-120 VR f4 is not well known as the best lens ever made, but I simply love this lens for it`s focal length flexibility and VR stabilization etc. A perfect travel companion. I stopped down the lens to f8 to have a sweet spot aperture. Within the post processing I applied the same amount of clarity +33 and the exact same sharpening settings I used for the Canon 5DSR file yesterday, same curve too.
Here are the side by side shots: Canon 5DSR:
and Nikon D810:
To see the 100% images yourself and compare them, you can download the full resolution jpgs here:
Gordes, France – Canon 5DSR
Gordes, France – Nikon D810
Again this is not a scientific comparison. It`s more a personal real world comparison for my shooting style. The 50.1 MPixel of the Canon 5DSR are stunning, but the Nikon D810 is not far behind. If you downsize the 5DSR files to 36.1 Pixel of the D810, the advantage of the Canon is a bit more obvious. BUT 36.1 Pixel is more than enough for most usages. So if you already have a Nikon D810 imho there is no need to even think about switching into the Canon 5DSR Camp. Both cameras are neck on neck, with a slight advantage to Canon in terms of resolution.
I`d like to add that with using Lightroom CC2015 I prefer the colors of the Canon Raws compared to the Nikon RAW. In ACR Canon Raws are a bit more vibrant, more ‘blueish’, where the Nikon RAWS then to be a bit more “green-yellowish’. Shooting People and Portraits the Nikon & Canon are fine. In regards of Landscapes and Architecture, Nightshot Scenes etc. I prefer the Canon RAW. Anyway as you see with the samples it possible to get close to the same result with both cameras – but with the Nikon i need more time to achieve the desired style.
Whats your opinion comparing the files? I love both cameras. In regards of – bang for the buck – of this combo : Nikon D810 + Nikon AF-S 24-120 VR f4 vs. Canon 5DSR + Canon EF 24-70 f2.8 II the clear winner is the Nikon D810 in this Nightshot Usage.
There are zillion of different reviews about the new cameras of Mid 2015. The Canon 5DSR, the Sony A7RII and Nikon D810. Right now i`m testing this ‘Holy Trinity’ of cameras for my usage.
It`s not gonna be a scientific review, just my personal impressions i`d like to share while using those cameras. Today I post my thoughts on the Image Quality of the Canon 5DSR. I was really amazed from the results the Canon 5DSR gave me. The image below shows the Village of Gordes in Provence, France. It’s taken with the Canon 5DS R together with the Canon EF 24-70 f2.8 Version II Zoom lens on a Tripod, with ‘Mirror Lock Up’ setting to avoid any shake. Exposure Time 10 seconds on ISO 200 with an aperture of f5.6 to avoid a possible diffraction effect.
To judge the quality it is of course the best and easiest way to ‘do it by yourself’.
So just download the full 50MPixel JPG Image by clicking here.
The RAW was processed within Lightroom CC 2015:
Added some Clarity +33, Reduced Highlights & Pumped up Shadows – Also raised the ‘Black Level’ as right now LRCC2015 ACR renders the RAW from the 5DSR with a too high black level..compared to e.g.. Capture One or DPP Raw Converters. Also played around with color saturation settings and more. I like to demonstrate how “forgiving” those Canon 5DSR files are. Shot with ISO200 you can raise or reduce nearly any bar in LR without loosing quality.. That is really amazing. As long as you stay below ISO1600 there more than plenty of room to play around in post processing.
In my ‘non scientific’ test the Dynamic Range advantage of the 5DSR is around 1-2f (exposure) stops better than the DR of my older Canon 5D Mark III. Anyway in the Dynamic Range possibilities, the Canon 5DSR can´t compete with the Nikon D810! I`m coming back on the Nikon D810 in a future post, as both were shot ‘neck on neck’ in this night scene in Gordes, Provence, France.
To sum it up: In regards of Shapness, Resolution, MPixel (possibilities to crop) in my opionion no DSLR or Mirrorless beats the Canon 5DSR as of today – but wait for the Sony A7RII wrap up coming soon….with some surprises.
If you like to play around with the RAW file by yourself of the image above, give me a shout as a comment or drop me an email. If the full size jpg is enough – download it here.
Purple Lavender Field in front of the old Sénanque Abbey – Abbaye de Senanque – Notre-Dame de Sénanque – built in the year 1178 under blue summer sky near the village of Gordes, Vaucluse, Provence, France. 50MPixel, Canon 5DS R.
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The Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis. Athens, Greece.
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Red glowing chinese flag from below towards the night sky. Nanjing Road, Shanghai, China
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Modern urban illuminated skyscrapers in the capital city of Doha. Aerial View at Night of Downtown Doha with view to the famous Corniche. Doha, Qatar.
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Wind and Rain Bridge in Chengyang backlit illuminated with orange lights at night. Sanjiang County, Liuzhou, Guangxi, China.
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Aerial view to the famous, beautiful illuminated golden Sule Pagoda in the city center of Yangon – Rangoon at Night. Illuminated and decorated Yangon City Hall in the background. Yangon – Rangoon, Myanmar (Burma), South-East Asia.
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Illuminated Shanghai Skyline at Night, High Angle View over Huangpu River.Illuminated colorful cityscape with the new Shanghai Tower. Shanghai, China.
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Portrait of a young chinese school boy, wearing the traditional Dong People Clothing. The cute boy is posing with peace sign, keeping serious eye contact. Huang Gang, small Dong Village in Guizhou, China.
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Traditional old fisherman on wooden raft at sunrise on the Li River, Guangxi, China
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Iceberg drifting in turquoise blue antarctic sea under blue sky. Antarctica peninsula in the background. Antarctica
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Bizarre Scientist wearing a gas mask dressed in vintage traditional 19th century formal wear and classical cylinder hat sitting in hanging steel cage in his laboratory workshop, posing for a portrait. Surreal, 19th Century-styled, ‘The Time Machine’ Movie look-a-like Scientist Portrait.
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Stonehenge ancient prehistoric stone monument near Salisbury under blue sky. Stonehenge, Wiltshire, United Kingdom.
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Large crowd of paint covered individuals enjoying togetherthe Holi Festival in Barsana, Rajasthan, India.
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New York City Skyline at Night with colorful sky and illuminated buildings. Manhattan Panorama. Nikon D810. New York City, USA.
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Singapore central business district skyline in the year 2015 at Night – Twilight. Singapore, Asia.
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Endless highway through snow covered scotish mountains towards the Isle of Skye under an amazing deep blue sunny winter sky. North-West Highlands of Scotland, United Kingdom
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Yaxha Temple, Mayan Acropolis under dramatic in Yaxha Jungle Region, Peten Basin Region, Guatemala, Central America.
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Jiufen (also written Chiufen or Jioufen), an old gold mining town at the northern coast of Taiwan, and famous travel destination with its illuminated tea houses at night. Jioufen, Taiwan, Asia
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Illuminated London skyline at night with the Shard skyscraper. Standing approximately 309m high, the Shard is as of today the tallest building in the European Union. View from Tower Bridge over River Thames to the illuminated Riverside. London, United Kingdom.
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Taroko National Park with its famous marble gorge, Liwu river, winding roads and stunning landscape on Taiwan’s East Coast. Taroko National Park, Hualien County, Taiwan.
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People walking through famous Christkindlmarkt – Christmas Market at New Town Hall (Neues Rathaus) of Vienna. In the square and park in front of the New Town Hall Building one of the most famous Christmas Markets in the world is set as customary each year. On the small colorful decorated market stalls you can buy Christmas presents, Christmas decorations, or eat traditional austrian food and sweets together with mulled wine and Christmas Punch. Vienna, Austria.
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