Hand held, reduced for web of course.
A panorama at New London's Lights and Song festival, Dec 2,2006.
ISO 3200, Canon 5D, Sigma 20mm 1.8 lens at f2.5, 1/25 sec each shot, combined three shots.
SHot RAW,converted in Silkypix 3.0
Image started in Panorama Factory then recloned etc in PS7.
Approx two hours work.


Noise reduction in Silkypix did a fine job. Yes, some blowouts on the highs and even some of the dreaded PF (Purple Fringing), AKA, Chromatic aberrations. That was a compromise I made in order to actually GET the shots. Wide open was too soft for something I wanted to stitch, so I had to stop down just a bit,.but not too far as the shutterspeed was already dangerously low.
Anyway, High ISO handheld is a reality with these type of cameras