Brooklyn Bridge
a Panorama-Shot on the Brooklyn Bridge, taken with a 10mm Lens. We visited the east-coast of the US during our Honeymoon. New York City was definitely one of mo...
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a Panorama-Shot on the Brooklyn Bridge, taken with a 10mm Lens. We visited the east-coast of the US during our Honeymoon. New York City was definitely one of most impressive experiences of our trip.
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Location
It's quite obvious i took this shot on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. Me and my wife went there for our honeymoon. We life in Hamburg, Germany and have never been outside the EU before, so this was quite an adventure for us.Time
We had 4 days to spend in New York City and really wanted to walk the Brooklyn Bridge by foot! We went there on our second day and arrived at the bridge around noon. Unfortunately it was very cloudy that day. I instantly knew that every shot i took on that day would have to be black and white. Otherwise they would all look dull and faded.Lighting
Since the sky was full of clouds, i knew this would have to be a black and white image. I normally don't like shooting at bad weather, but since we walked the bridge at noon, it was quite an advantage to have no harsh sunlight. This way, there where no hard shadows to deal with. and i was able to focus on composition and lines.Equipment
Before our Honeymoon, i invested some money into a fullframe Body and got myself the Nikon D610. Since i was shooting only on APS-C sensors until then, i only had my 50mm Prime Lense (Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 50 mm 1:1,8G) that was capable of shooting fullframe images. The 10mm wide angle lense i used for this shot (Samyang 10mm F2.8), was only able to shoot images in ASP-C size, so i had to crop this image a lot.Inspiration
As europeans we are used to cities with a lot of history and beautiful architecture. But those cities a pretty "flat". We are not used to huge Skyscrapers and giant Landmarks in our cities. Therefore we were quite baffled, when we walked through the streets of Manhattan. Since i don't know, when i will be able to return to the US, i wanted to shoot as many iconic landmarks as possible. So when we walked across the Brooklyn Bridge, i wanted to capture it's architecture, it's size and it's meaning for New York City all in one shot.Editing
As i mentioned, i converted this image into a black and white shot, due to the bad weather conditions. And i had to crop a lot, since i shot it on a full-frame body with an lense that was only campatible with ASP-C sensors. I also added a some blur on the edges, to better draw the viewer into the center of the image.In my camera bag
The only combination i really have with me 24/7, is my D610 with my Nikkor 50mm Prime-Lense. It's my favorite combination for all occasions. It's just perfect for shooting details, landscapes, people or streets. It's perfect in every situation. The rest depends on what i plan on shooting. Most of the time i have a wide-angle lense with me for landscapes, but i sometimes leave it at home due to it's weight.Feedback
Sometimes, you just have to make the best out of what you got. I had bad weather conditions, no time to come back to this place a second time and I had a full-frame body and only a ASP-C compatible lense. Probably the worst setup to take a memorable shot of one of the most iconic Landmarks of New York City. But since i knew, what my problems were, i was able to take the shot with those limitations in mind. I Knew, i had to make this a black and white image. I knew i had to crop a lot and i knew i had to focus on one thing, to get an iconic image. Alltoghether, this worked out pretty well, i guess.
