Manhattan Bridge - Long Exposure
Apr, 2016Views
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Location
The photo was taken during my trip to New York, it was my last day in the city before I returned to Bogota, Colombia, where I lived.Time
It was a sunny day, I was walking around downtown Manhattan looking for places to take photos and finally decided to go to the Brooklyn Bridge to take the sunset. When I arrived to the Manhattan Bridge, the clouds were moving really fast and the light was ok, because the sun still was too high, it was something around 3-4 pm when I took the photo.Lighting
The sun was still high in the sky, because of the time when I arrived, but, it wasn't a light that hard, so you can see how illuminates the rocks and the bridge in just one side, but my point of interest is clearly de bridge, so I emphasized in the light hitting the bridge.Equipment
This was taken with my beloved Nikon D5200 (I know! It's an "amateur" camera), Sigma 17-70 f/2.8-4, B+W 10 Stops ND Filter, a remote trigger and a Tripod, nothing more.Inspiration
I was looking for long exposure photos, I wanted to create something like fine art, architecture and landscape photography all at once. So I used the ND Filter that I recently bought (basically that's why I wanted to take long exposure photos) and when I was walking through that spot, I knew that I wanted to take a photo of that bridge in long exposure, all the conditions were given, clouds and water flowing and a landmark, perfect for that kind of photography. And I think that that's all, appart from all the photos that I have seen and the movies that inspired me or give me new ideas for my photography.Editing
I did some post-processing, but it is really simple. I developed it in Adobe Lightroom, turn it to black and white, then, I "played" with the slider, basically is bring the shadows up, the lights down a little bit and then used the radial filter to do some dodge and burn, then some vignetting and voilá. It's really a basic post-processing.In my camera bag
I always carry on my Nikon D5200, I have it 2 years ago, when I started in photography, since then I've been adding some new equipment, but I always have in my bag the Sigma 17-70 f/2.8-4, I know that is not THE Lens, but I like what can do for me, because photography is a hobby for me, not a proffession. The other lens that I normally have is the Nikkor 35 mm f/1.8G for DX Cameras, I love the bokeh and its sharpness, and for that price!! And my carbon fiber tripod. The other equipment that I always have is my 10 stops ND Filter, ND Graduated Filter and my remote trigger, because you don't know when an opportunity like this would appear in front of you.Feedback
My main advice for other photographers, specially for one who is starting is that the gear doesn't matter!! You can take great photos if you have a vision of what you want, a good eye. Of course that the more expensive gear is really usefull depending on the situation, but for me, what I have is perfect. Now, an advice for a photograph like this: Think on what you want to create, visualize it, have patience waiting for the right conditions to create what you have visualized. In New York there is a lot of places to photograph, so my advice is to walk around, explore and look for the landmarks.
