Shimmering Wheel
This is a photo of the Ferris Wheel at National Harbor in the USA - Maryland. This weekend was the opening. It sits at the end of a pier and is half the size of...
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This is a photo of the Ferris Wheel at National Harbor in the USA - Maryland. This weekend was the opening. It sits at the end of a pier and is half the size of the one in London, but not a disappointment ... it's a nice addition to the waterfront.
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May, 2014Views
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Location
This is the Capital Wheel, located at the National Harbor in Maryland. I had been taking photos with my mobile phone and decided to try my hand at using a DSLR. This is my first night time photo.Time
This was taken at night along the waterway from one of the piers. I set the camera on one of the pilings. It was better than using the tripod because it was more stable than the decking.Lighting
I have seen people taking photos of amusement park wheels as long exposures and wondered at how I would be able to take the photo to stop the image still and in place and still be able to see the colors in the wheel.Equipment
I just used my Canon 6D, a kit lens and a good bit of patience.Inspiration
The motivation to take this photo were the colors that were dancing across the water and creating patterns.Editing
I used Adobe Lightroom Classic to crop and remove noise from the image.In my camera bag
I try to carry small, but that never happens. I usually have a fish-eye lens, a 24-70 / 2.8, a 24 - 105 /3.5-6.3, and some tubes. All of the lens are Canon and were purchased used. I have a Godox 860ii flash and a mono-pod.Feedback
The fun is in the experimentation. If taking nighttime photos is what a person is interested in taking, just practice, practice, practice. Build a personal knowledge base. Take the settings that someone used to create a photo you like and use them as a starting point. In the end its more likely that the results you like best are the ones that you created all your own.
