The Mighty Mac at Night
Mackinac Bridge at night.
Mackinac Bridge at night.
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Canon EOS 80D
Aperture f/4 ISO 100 Shutter 60/1 Focal Length 50/1 
Mackinaw City, Michigan, US
Oct, 2019Views
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People's Choice in Bridge at night Photo Challenge
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Behind The Lens
Location
This image was taken at Gary R. Williams Memorial Park in Mackinaw City, Michigan.Time
I took this shot at approximately 11 pm.Lighting
The lighting was all ambient, with the bushes in the foreground illuminated by the street lights.Equipment
I shot this with my tripod-mounted Canon 80D and EF 50mm lens. I shot it at f/4, ISO100, and a 90s exposure.Inspiration
The Mackinaw Bridge is an amazing subject, and I wanted to capture a long-exposure night shot of the bridge.Editing
Yes, post processing was done in Luminar.In my camera bag
I typically carry my Canon 80D with five lenses (Canon 50mm f/1.8, 10-18mm wide angle zoom, 18-55mm zoom, and 55-250mm zoom, and Tokina 100mm macro prime lens). I also have my Haida M10 pro filter holder with a 10-stop ND and 3-stop GND filter and circular polarizer. Of course, I always have my standard accessories like spare batteries, lens hoods, memory cards, etc., and I carry a Godox V860-II speedlight with MagMod Sphere & MagBeam flash modifiers with color gels and gobos.Feedback
My advice is always simple...soak up everything about where you are, and feel the story that starts to reveal itself about your subject and your surroundings. I'm always amazed that eventually a compelling story begins to emerge, and my job then becomes how best to capture that story. Sometimes that's easy to do, sometimes it's damn hard, and sometimes I'm not able to do it at all. It's those times that I just enjoy the story and the moment, and then later it drives me to get better at my craft so in the future I can perhaps succeed.
