Handheld with LX3 - blur and sharp

Busy, originally uploaded by jiihaa.

I haven't done much photography in a city - although technically Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa are all cities - so here is an exception from Helsinki. Not really a great photo, but it demonstrates some of the LX3 capabilities.

The photo was taken handheld at 1/15 s exposure (aperture priority mode, f/2, ISO 200). As you can see from the city lights on the horizon, the camera was steady, but the 1/15 s exposure allowed to catch the motion blur of the cars. (Well, there was a slight movement, but too little to see on this scale.)

I'm still using manual focusing, so there is no lag when taking photos like this, and with the LX3 you can keep on pressing the trigger to catch the right moment, it will go on taking the photos.

Here actually it might been better to use the shutter priority mode to go to 1/8 s or even 1/4 s, but that I thought only after the photography was done.