With the deluge of e-scooters in München, seems there’re ultimately fewer takers for these shared bikes now (probably the same user group)! Seems kinda weird to me, that in today’s day & age; we’re evidently moving away from the eco-friendlier & h
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The photo was taken with the Monopteros in the background in the Englischer Garden, München.Time
This was shot at sunrise approx. around 7 am on a winter morning.. the trees have already shed their leaves and the snow is still to come. There was a fiery glow in the sky and instead of shooting with just the Monopteros in the shot, I decided to use the call-a-bike (bike sharing) that I'd used as the main subject of the shot with a slightly shallow depth of field.Lighting
I wanted to of course capture the gorgeous glow of the sunsrise but also wanted to capture something quintessential München - i.e. the Monopetros. As I started framing the shot, I decided to include the bike to showcase the wide-spread shared transportation options that the city is blessed to have.. from cycles, e-scooters, moped, scooters, cars & even vans.Equipment
I used a tripod since I was bracketing to 3-stops in order to get a higher dynamic range to cater for the low ambient light in the foreground while also getting the fiery glow from the sunrise.Inspiration
The English Garden was my go-to place to shoot since I lived along it... and I'm always on the look-out to find new perspectives to shoot.. especially around the landmarks - I suppose the challenge to capturing it in a 'unusual' perspective always drives me to keep coming back to shoot around the same place. Opens the minds eye to look at the same view differently!Editing
Since I'd already taken 3 shots with different shutter speeds.. I had a decent dynamic range to merge them into a single shot - Lightroom HRD Merge is pretty much one of my favourite workflow tools to use.In my camera bag
I almost always carry all my gear - Nikon D750 with lens comprising of 24-105 mm, 80-200 mm & 14 mm. A small tripod for low shots & off-late the DJI Gimbal.Feedback
Early mornings are always a special time in the Englischer Garten.. sans crowds and often with views of glorious sunrises
