Last night Ben and I attended Chihuly at Night at the Denver Botanic Gardens. I was really torn as to whether or not to take my DSLR or just my new iPhone 6 to photograph the exhibit.
I decided on the iPhone to put it through its paces and see if it really lived up to all the shooting-in-low-level-light hype.
It didn't. I was sorely disappointed. The evening wasn't a waste and I had a good time (it's been far too long since Ben and I had a date night), but I really wish I'd brought my DSLR along because the iPhone camera simply wasn't up to the challenge.
In addition, Ben also had issues with the flash on his 6 Plus washing out entire scenes.
Granted, Chihuly at Night is a difficult subject to photograph even with the best equipment. But it seemed I got much better results with my DSLR when the exhibition was in Phoenix several years ago.
Thankfully, the exhibit continues in Denver through the end of November, and we've already purchased tickets to return. This time I'll bring the DSLR and a tripod…
All that being said, out of approximately 80 shots, I did manage to capture of a few decent—not good, but merely decent—pictures:
