Photos I couldn't take last year

This photo was taken in August this year on an EOS 20D with 17-85IS lens. Very few other camera and lens combinations could have taken it. It was hand-held at 1/6 second, which would be almost impossible without the image stabiliser (a tripod would not have been an option because the camera needed to be held right up to the glass, not to mention that the pod is moving!) The sensitivity was 1600ASA, which would have been unusably noisy on almost any other camera. On the 20D it is perfectly useable, and pin sharp - just look at the extract.


The man in the pod should have his camera confiscated for trying to take a photo of the London skyline at night, through glass, using flash. I imagine he got a nicely lit photo of handprints on the inside of the glass, but at least he created a focal point for my shot!