At this time of the year the sun rises pretty early in Vienna, Austria, but I was able to capture a few shots this morning from my hotel window. In the distance you can see one of the spires of St. Stephen’s Cathedral (Stephansdom), one of the major landmarks of the city.
My little Canon A620 seems to have a maximum shutter duration of one second, so I had to play around a little with aperture and f-stop to try to get a decent exposure. I used a little tripod on the window sill to steady the camera for these shots.
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Beautiful “expensive camera” view.
When you combine an expensive hotel with an inexpensive camera, it’s not hard to get an “expensive camera” view.
Beautiful colors.
I love the early morning light, and in this case I didn’t even have to go outdoors!