First attempt with night photo

[Colin Southern]

But with high aperture come diffraction something you have to watch for in night time landscapes since keeping things sharp is one of your main goals!

Hi Austin,

In theory yes - in practice though, I find that appropriate sharpening more than compensates even for large prints @ normal viewing distances.

[atlantean]

No worries

Here's a couple of examples ... the first was shot at F32

(first image)

And the 2nd at F2.8 ...
(2nd image)

I see. It is a world of difference.

But with high aperture come diffraction something you have to watch for in night time landscapes since keeping things sharp is one of your main goals!

Could you explain further about how diffraction can make a photo less sharp? Thx.

[rogerb]

Could you explain further about how diffraction can make a photo less sharp? Thx.

Here's a very detailed explanation as to the effect of diffraction on image sharpness:
https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tu...hotography.htm

However, as Colin has mentioned, proper sharpening in post-processing can make up for a lot of it.
Roger