Sunset
I believe that I shot this somewhere in Chicago, Illinois. I just remember that those storm clouds were coming in, and they were producing this great Light.
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I believe that I shot this somewhere in Chicago, Illinois. I just remember that those storm clouds were coming in, and they were producing this great Light.
The bird flying by was extra.
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The bird flying by was extra.
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Behind The Lens
Location
I was a Chicago City Photographer, walking to the Subway, on my way home. After a long day of work I had no intention of shooting anything.Time
The photo was taken late afternoon and I noticed how gorgeous the sunset was looking off the downtown windows. So I whipped out my camera, which I always carried with me at that time, and fired off a couple of frames. Then went on about my business. Didn't know what I had until some time later when I had the film processed. Yeah, yeah... it was that long ago!Lighting
The sun did it all!Equipment
I carried a Nikon F5 camera at that time and I usually had a 50mm lens on it. No tripod or flash! Just 3 to 6 shots, always bracketed by either a half or full stop, then I'm on my way.Inspiration
One impressive sunset.Editing
When I finally digitize this slide, many years later, I put it into Photoshop and made the shadows a little darker and the yellows a little brighter. But that was about it. This photo didn't need much. By the way, when I had the image in Photoshop, it was only then that I noticed that I had also captured a bird, at the top of the fame. A nice little bonus!In my camera bag
I was a Chicago City Photographer at that time, working out of City Hall. When I went on assignments I usually carried two Nikon F5 bodies with a 50, 28 and a 200mm zoom lens. I also carried a flash, lightmeter, tripod and a lot of B&W film. For myself, I used colored slide film, a F5 with a 50mm len, and I'd use the built in lightmeter.Feedback
The only advice that I have is that, a great photo usually happens, unexpectedly and it's gone very quickly. If you want to photograph it, you better have a camera with you and to know how to use it. Now a days with cell phones cameras, that's not a problem. But that photo op is not going to wait for you while you're trying to figure out what button to push.
