I'm planning on riding the new Emirates cable car in London. What advice do you have? I guess I need a polariser filter to get a good image through glass? I would need to experiment with exposure compensation as so much sky could cause the meter to render the foreground too dark? Lastly I would need to use the highest aperture to increase depth of field so put it into AP mode and let the camera select the appropriate shutter speed?
Emirates Cable Car advice
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You might be better off in manual mode.
If you use a high aperture to get the maximum front to back depth of field, chances are its going to require a slower shutter speed. Given that you are in a Gondola, chances are that anything other than a fast-ish shutter speed is going to cause motion blur due to movement.
If you use a high aperture to get the maximum front to back depth of field, chances are its going to require a slower shutter speed. Given that you are in a Gondola, chances are that anything other than a fast-ish shutter speed is going to cause motion blur due to movement.
Go when the sky is awesome, maybe sunset or something. I work next door but I can't be arsed waiting around for the light to be right 
Here's a low effort shot - f/7.1 at 1/800s
o2 and Canary Wharf. by Clwn, on Flickr
Here's a low effort shot - f/7.1 at 1/800s
o2 and Canary Wharf. by Clwn, on Flickr
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A rubber hood if you are serious about it however the cost of that for just one shot seems a little... Could just use your normal hood and your hand. Don't worry about a small* aperture really, choose the best image quality for your lens, so probably around f/7.1-f/8. No need to worry much about depth of field as almost everything will be at infinity if you are using a remotely wide lens at that distance . Shoot away from the sun and using a polariser to get a deep sky you shouldn't have any exposure problems .
* Aperture is a fraction one over the number. f/1.8 is much larger than f/11 for example. For a practical example hold down the depth of field preview button a s you remove your lens to allow you to see the aperture size you have selected. The hole for f/1.8 is much bigger than f/11. it's why you get much more light with f/1.8.
* Aperture is a fraction one over the number. f/1.8 is much larger than f/11 for example. For a practical example hold down the depth of field preview button a s you remove your lens to allow you to see the aperture size you have selected. The hole for f/1.8 is much bigger than f/11. it's why you get much more light with f/1.8.
Uploaded the pics to my blog, hope you enjoy them
http://godatum.blogspot.com/2012/08/emirates-cable-car.html
http://godatum.blogspot.com/2012/08/emirates-cable-car.html
How much is it go on one these things??, the missus wants to go next weekend to give it a try. I heard you can use your oyster card unless im mistaken??.
Also is it quite busy?? ie are there long que's.
Sorry for the hijack.
Also is it quite busy?? ie are there long que's.
Sorry for the hijack.
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It's slightly busy during rush hour. Queues no longer than 5 mins and you'll need to share with others.
Off peak though you're pretty much guaranteed your own lift with zero queues.
It's quick.. very quick. You won't get much of a chance to (re)take shots. Also the glass is tinted which mucked up my shots from it.
Emirates Airline (Sky car) by Noob With A Nikon, on Flickr
The docks are great for shots too.
Emirates Airline (Sky car) by Noob With A Nikon, on Flickr
The docks are great for shots too.
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