Hong Kong skyline at night, from the Star Ferry

I was just in Hong Kong for a little more than a week.  I was pretty busy, but had a few opportunities to get out in the evening and shoot.  I had my new Canon T2i with me.  The T2i is my 'upgrade' from the 20D that I have been using for the last few years.  So far, I am really impressed with its high ISO performance.  As I will show, shots at ISO 1600 and even ISO 3200 are quite usable.  On the 2OD, ISO 800 was OK but ISO 1600 was spotty.  The camera is also light and generally easy to use.  The display on the back is a huge improvement on the 20D as well.

The first batch of photos I processed are from the Hong Kong skyline.  I took the Star Ferry from Admiralty to Tsim Sha Tsui, then from Tsim Sha Tsui to Central.  It wasn't too crowded so I had no problem getting a seat with a nice view.  The ferry is also very cheap.  The views of the skyline looking toward the island are spectacular.

The examples below were all shot handheld on a moving boat, with the EF-S 17-55 f2.8 IS.  I didn't apply noise reduction in post-processing to any of these photos.  I did use Lightroom 3 to boost contrast, darken the blacks, sharpen, straight and crop, and do perspective correction.  For the full gallery, please visit my site at Smugmug http://www.canghuixu.com/China/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-skyline-from-Star

I'll be posting more photos from my trip soon, so be sure to check back in a few days.

Here are a few shot at ISO 3200:

And a few at ISO 1600...