Out for a night walk

Flower shop window, originally uploaded by jiihaa.

I tried to take a few photos outside today when it was already dark. Even a handheld one second exposure of a dark sparsely lighted lake view, which didn't turn out too bad. The image stabilization of the LX3 functions well (although this is pressing the point a bit too far). But I didn't include that photo here, but instead one with more light.

I'm not sure what to think of photographs like this shop window - the flower shop staff have decorated the window in a nice way, so what is the photographer's contribution? Standing in front of the window and pressing a button?

But whatever you think of the photographer's role, I do think that this is a nice display. And the LX3 did an excellent job here, reproducing the colors as they were in despite the complex artificial lighting.