| Sorry to say this but using a tripod has nothing to do with being a 'professional' or not. "Hold on tight" is not a good tip to give beginner photographers. If you are too lazy/do not have a tripod, then you'll have to rest your camera on something stationary. A shutter release cable or remote control will give you more stability and help avoid camera shake from manually pressing the shutter. It is virtually impossible to have a take a long exposure photo without a tripod (or resting the camera on something stationary) no matter how steady your hands are. As for the second photo, while it is exposed correctly, I didn't know Shanghai was slanted like that..sorry to say that that's not a good photo at all...the good news is that it can easily be fixed by rotating the photo in most photo editing software. |
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