New York graphic
May, 2018Views
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Location
This photo has been taken on the Top Of The Rock (Rockefeller Center) during a week vacation in New York (march 2016) using my lens Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM)Time
It was our first journey in New York. We went there with my wife to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary. I was so excited to be able to take photos of NY as many of them seen on internet. As we were on vacation I took my time to found the best point of view of the New York buildins. It was 4.34 PM when I took this photo and in my memories we stayed about one hour more on the roof.Lighting
I was waiting for the sun to go down a bit because I wanted to treat this photo more graphically.Equipment
This was shot on a Canon EOS 7D Mark II lens EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM 1/320 s at f/11 70.0 mm at 200 isoInspiration
I have always liked graphic photos and I think the buildings in New York are very inspiring for this. I wanted to be inspired by some pictures of very graphic buildings that I had seen on the internet and which better place than the Top of the Rock to do so.Editing
In this particular case I developed the raw file by increasing the color contrast and set my raw file on natural light option (the sun was starting to set). Then I used Photoshop filters as the light filter. I also created differents layers that I moved slightly to create this graphical effect.In my camera bag
I usually travel with my full camera bag (which is a little heavy). Inside there are two Canon cases a 7D Mark II (which I like for the speed of its burst mode) and a 5D Mark III my favorite that I like for its image quality. I also have several neutral degraded filters (ND400, ND1000) and a polarizing filter. I have a tripod and a remote control to trigger the camera from a distance and finally I use the Canon EF 70-200mm f / 2.8L IS II USM and the Canon EF24-70mm f / 2.8L USMFeedback
My best advice is that you should have patience and wait for the best daylight condition as possible and the better conditions possible. I've been staying over an hour and a half on the roof taking pictures and waiting for the best condition in terms of light and point of view. The second advice I'm going to share is don't hesitate to change places and don't remain frozen in the same place during the whole shooting. It is necessary to constantly search for the best point of view and try to be original rather than taking the same photo as million of people have already taken before you!
