Shannon Falls, Squamish, BC : 2012-09-13 : Nikon D800 with Nikkor 24-70 f/2.8 lens, B+W Polarizing Filter

Nikon D800 vs iPhone 4S : Round 2

Coming back from hiking the Chief near Squamish, I decided to stop at Shannon Falls for one more quick photo opportunity. Shannon Falls is a beautiful waterfall outside of Squamish (between Vancouver and Whistler). It is the third highest waterfall in BC, and well worth a stop if you are in the area.

I had my Nikon D800 with me and was using the Nikkor 24-70 f/2.8 lens with a polarizing filter. I also decided to shoot the same scene with my iPhone 4S. Yes, not a fair test but just presented for fun. The iPhone fared much better this time compared to my previous attempt.

Here is the iPhone shot, edited on the device with Nik Software's (now Google's) awesome Snapseed.
Shannon Falls, Squamish, BC : 2012-09-13 : iPhone 4S with editing done in Nik Software Snapseed

 

Now the Nikon D800 shot, edited in Adobe Lightroom.
Shannon Falls, Squamish, BC : 2012-09-13 : Nikon D800 with Nikkor 24-70 f/2.8 lens, B+W Polarizing Filter

 

Both files downsampled to the same resolution. The iPhone did ok, though couldn't get the longer exposure time needed to get the softer water effect on the D800.

by Mike