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FollowTaken in the lead up to Earth Hour - The Marina Bay district is stunning at night
Taken in the lead up to Earth Hour - The Marina Bay district is stunning at night
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Location
I took this from the Marina Barage looking across the marina towards Marina Bay Sands, the Museum of Modern Art and the central Business DistrictTime
I know exactly what the time was as I was setting up for an Earth Hour shot, it was 10 minutes past 8 PM, Sunset is usually around 10 past seven here in Singapore give or take two to there minutes, and when it sets you get the fantastic shades of blue during the transition period before the night sky takes overLighting
I really wanted to showcase the lights of Marina Bay Sands against the almost austere looking Museum of Modern art building which was the central point for Singapores Earth Hour - the museum had been lit up and used as a backdrop for a lazar show before Earth Hour - here it looks almost out of place against the nightly lit backdrop of the Singapore Skyline - I could not compose the shot without including the spotlight on the right hand side, this was illuminating a temporary installed childs play ground, so remained lit - I shot this at f16 to really make the light pop and create the light burst effect.Equipment
Canon 70d and EF 15-55MM f2.8 lens Shutter speed was 15/1 with a 17MM focal length, f/16 - I used a Nisi Polariser to help with the glare from the water.Inspiration
I was out with the Canon EOS world team for an Earth Hour outing - I strongly believe in the need to protect our planet and to work together to safeguard its future.Editing
Limited in Photoshop, as I shoot RAW so need to process the DNG image - other than minor adjustments and the removal of a few dirt specks no - post this due to the number of dirt specs I noticed particularly in the blue sky I dropped my camera in for a lens clean and serviceIn my camera bag
My bag seems to be getting bigger and bigger - I am now up to a canon professional backpack I always take a body and at least one lens - I shoot macro mostly so would have my Canon 70D and 100MM macro lens, speed light, diffuser hood, spare batteries, bug spray, brushes, cloths and blower - I have started to shoot more landscape so try to combine my outings, hence I often also carry my tripod, Zeiss Distagon 21mm 2.8 lens and Canon ef 15-55MM f2.8 lenses - my Nisi Filter Set 3,6,10 stop NDs and Soft, Hard and Reverse Graduated filters, Polariser and holder and if I think I might come across wildlife I will also pack my Tamron 70-200MM f2.8 lens for good measure - I get the points made around not carrying too much gear, but my backpack is super comfortable and my thinking is that if I am getting out and about it makes sense to make the most of any shot opportunities that may present themselves -I'd rather carry a lens and not need it than not and miss a shot opportunity.Feedback
Get to where you are looking to shoot early and stop out your spot to shoot from, take early shots to see how the images look from a composure perspective - when you have your desired location and composition then work on what you are trying to achieve - usually these are long exposure shots, so a tripod of course and then possibly also filters in order to allow you to keep your shutter open for the required time - a polariser is also really beneficial when shooting across water, especially moving water with light on it you want a wide depth of field - f16 or 22 if your lens will go there - this then allows the lights to really pop and for the creation of the light burst effect if there is suitable light sources - as you are looking at a long exposure keep your iSO down to 100 0r 200 - these shots really throw up noise if you go too high with your ISO - understand your timings, know sun sets and sun up times etc, apps can provide this info and allow yourself plenty of time to set up and prepare, for a 7AM sun up for example I would like to be hitting the shooting location around 6 AM ideally