A New Birth

[keladawy]

Sunrise, Alexandria, Egypt
Nikon D300, NIKKOR VR Lens 18-55mm /3.5-5.6G
Focal Length: 40mm
Shutter Speed: 31 sec
Aperture: f/5.3
ISO: 100
Taken November 4, 2012

[Bobobird]

Welcome Khaled.

Beautiful shot - the sky, city line, reflections on the water all look great. The foreground boat adds a nice touch to it.

However the slow shutter has blurred the boats in the middle which spoils it a bit for me. Others more experienced may be able to say how this can be avoided or corrected.

Thanks for sharing, it is an astounding image all the same.

[Geoff F]

Assuming this was shot on a tripod, I suspect the aperture of F5.3 simply reduced the depth of focus. Although any subject movement also causes a problem.

I would have increased the Iso to around 400 and used an aperture of, say for example, F11.

However, this might be a good case for taking two shots with different focus points then merging them together; subject to a lack of subject movement and having suitable software.