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A 30 second exposure to capture the vehicular light trails during Blue Hour on the National Express Highway

A 30 second exposure to capture the vehicular light trails during Blue Hour on the National Express Highway
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upload_dateSep, 2013

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3 Comments |
srimanta
 
srimanta September 19, 2013
wow......... fantastic shot........:)Sri
fernandoamato
 
fernandoamato September 19, 2013
Very nice
Pjerry
 
Pjerry November 20, 2016
Outstanding beautiful capture.

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Location

I captured this picture from Parwanoo Bypass on the Himalayan Expressway - the highway connecting Chandigarh (Punjab) with Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) in North India

Time

It was during blue hour that I captured this image, ie. the transition period between sunset and darkness

Lighting

The Shivalik ranges in the background could be seen due to the blue hour, which otherwise wouldn't have been possible in pitch dark conditions.

Equipment

I used my Nikon D3000 with the 18-55 mm kit lens mounted on a tripod.

Inspiration

I've always been fascinated by the concept of long exposure photography and wanted to experiment the various genres including capturing light trails. Also, being a hilly terrain the location was apt for light trail photography where the highway curves could be perfectly accentuated by the vehicular lights. I would have driven on the highway 3-4 times searching for the perfect spot from where the image could be captured. I was lucky I found one.

Editing

Nothing much except some minor adjustments in contrast, saturation.

In my camera bag

My latest Nikon D7100 with the 18-55 mm kit lens and an additional 70-300 mm Sigma plus some filters

Feedback

Finding the perfect vantage point is a key aspect in capturing vehicular light trails. Essentially the spot should be at a higher elevation so as to be able to showcase the road and its curves with the trails. Also, it would be nice to have vehicles running on both sides of the road to capture both the front and tail lights which kind of makes the image complete. Try capturing images during blue hour to showcase the landscape which may add interesting dimensions to the image.

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