In to the light
The longest escalator in America, the exit from a downtown subway station in Bethesda, Washington DC
The longest escalator in America, the exit from a downtown subway station in Bethesda, Washington DC
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Location
In April, below the exit escalator in the Bethesda downtown subway, Washington DC.Time
Mid-morning.Lighting
The lighting was artificial, low and quite soft. This dictated a higher ISO, but I wanted to avoid too much graininess that might detract from the smooth shine of the stainless steel walls. Being a wide angle shot let me get away with a wide aperture and slow shutter, without a tripod.Equipment
A Nikon D750, a 24-120 F4 lens. For this shot the zoom setting was 24mm, ISO 400, F5 and shutter 1/20 sec.Inspiration
I’m told that this is the longest escalator in North America. Looking up it or down it I can believe it. The repeating patterns climbing to the light at the end of the tunnel make for a great subject.Editing
Adjustments in Camera RAW to get the temperature right and to bring out the details and texture in the image.In my camera bag
I love the mountains, so as little as possible - at present a Nikon D750 camera body, a Nikkor 24-120 small zoom and the 55-300 bigger zoom, a spare battery and beaten up lightweight tripod - good for hiking. If I'm going for a summit then it's even less - a compact Nikon P7800 with mirrorless through the lens digital view finder, full manual operation and RAW file capture - absolutely great when you still want to control your photography but need to keep moving and can't afford to have stuff hanging off you.Feedback
Rather than the ungainliness of a tripod I like to play around with ISO and Camera RAW post processing when possible. Noise reduction technology these days is getting better and better. This allows more opportunism and spontaneity.
