Boston at Sunrise
Boston Charles River at sunrise with reflection
Boston Charles River at sunrise with reflection
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Location
This photo was taken at sunrise in the spring from the Longfellow bridge which croses the Charles River looking at the city of Boston, with the Charles River rowing club and the Historic Hatch Shell in the foreground. Also since longfellow T (Subway) and traffic runs over the bridge there is concern for vibrations with long exposures.Time
It was approx 6:00AM in April. The Longfellow bridge has a sidewalk which is accessable for its entire length. I started walking down from my office at 5:30AM so I would be in positon for sunrise. I had seen this view before and I did not need to be there at dawn but as the sun rose it would reflect off the glass elevaiton of the high rise building.Lighting
This view happens twice a year early spring and late fall. As the sun moves from its winter setting to spring there is a point for 1/2 hr at sunrise where the sun reflects off the glass. This is the same for late fall.Equipment
I used Olympus EP1 witnh a 14mm lens. There wree (5) exposures each taken (1) stop above and (1) stop below the metered view. I shoot at ISO 100 at F/22. The expsoures varied from 1 sec to 1/30 sec. I have an old Bogen Aluminumn Tripod which I use for it sturdyness.Inspiration
I have seen this veiw for seval years while going to work and always thought that the yellow reflection off the water would create a great contrast with the blue water in the foreground and the city of Boston in the background. When I discovered HDR I realized that I could acheive in Digital what I have visualized in my minds eye.Editing
Since I took the (5) images I was planning to use Photomatix software, then Lightroom and finally in Photoshop. It was important to maintain detial in the glass of the building and in the foreground of the blue water.In my camera bag
I use my Olympus EP! and 14mm lens and my tripod for all of my shots. I also look for various angles to get the viewer into the shot.Feedback
The advice that I can offer is that you should invision in your minds eye what you want to acheive. But when you are shooting always look for different angles, I try and use Low angles to bring the viewer into the photo, and always have something in the foreground for the eye to frame the photo
