Tunnelvision
Shot during my many nightly adventures during the first lockdown of 2020.
Shot during my many nightly adventures during the first lockdown of 2020.
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Location
I took this during my nightly walks through the city in the first lockdown in the Southside region of downtown Antwerp. Located under the overpass of the south transportation line of the new justice court designed by architect Richard rogers.Time
In this image it's late evening, around 10PM. The strength of this image for me, is in the fact that although it's not that late in the evening, the city look totally deserted. No people on the streets, no cars in the distance. Just the lights. Like a train model on a 1/1 scale. I love shooting at night, cause that's the time when you can completely "merge" with the city.Lighting
Because I took the image from the underpass the soft lightning travels towards the vanishing point and creates a natural vignetting effect. What captured me was the sail shaped electricity post bathed in light from one of the lights atop of the overpass. I found it made the right contrast with the city lights in the distance.Equipment
It was shot with a Nikon D800 with the NIKON PC-E 24MM F/3.5D ED tilt/shift lens on a Manfrotto tripod with a 3 way head for adjustment.Inspiration
The contrast of the soft lightning from under the overpass towards the lights of the abandoned city in the distance created an allegorical view towards the future. Also the rails have the symbolic meaning of a straight path. From the darkness towards the light.Editing
Because of the 24mm shift setting I'm able to make a three shot panoramic image the has been merged in Lightroom. Then I edited the whole image as a basic RAW.In my camera bag
I pack a Nikon D800 full frame and I always have the 24mm PC-E with me for architectural photography. Since I only shoot with prime lenses with the full frame, I also pack a Nikon 50mm 1.8 and a Nikon 35mm 1.8. Besides that I will never leave home without my Fujifilm XT1. Its just has the factory kit 18-55mm on it, and looks battered from extensive use. Nevertheless I love that camera, a lot of my street shots are still taken with that. It's not that powerful as other modern cameras, but it can capture an atmosphere with it like no other. A great image still come from the heart.Feedback
In order to capture an image like this the most important factor is patience. It's not a snapshot. It's a technical shot on a tripod with long exposures and you need to take 3 separate shots with the shift setting of the 24mm PC-E in order the do the panorama merge in Lightroom or Photoshop. That's why everything is best done with manual settings and in RAW. You also need a camera that has live view and has a virtual horizon. That's the way to create image you can normally shoot with a technical camera in one shot. Good luck out there and stay safe!!
