Where do I go from here

[Richard Cabesa]

Here is a shot of the city that I want to work on getting right. I shot it at several different settings but ran out of time for more and this was the best I got this time. Shot with Canon A80, 4mp. F8, 2sec, 400 iso. The only thing I did in photo shop was I think about 125 unsharp mask.(not on home computer to check that). When I get home later I will post one of the individual originals for comparison. I know that elss time and or lower iso would get rid of some of te noise. What else? Any and all suggestions welcome. Next week the full moon will be rising over the pier.
Thanks, David
http://richard-cabesa.smugmug.com/photos/2199232-O.jpg

[Shay Stephens]

I would try and use a wider aperture like f/4. F/8 will give you some diffraction blurring (your images will be sharper using a wider aperture). And having two stops more light to work with, you can use ISO 100 and get better noise response.

[Richard Cabesa]

Thanks Shay, the f8 wasn't my choice it was the camera's while on shutter priority and I figured the 400 iso was also part of the problem. I'll try again

David