JoseFSandoval
Follow...it was late into the night.
I had missed my bus.
But my imagination of capturing the night time in Chicago was just starting.
It was cold, ...
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...it was late into the night.
I had missed my bus.
But my imagination of capturing the night time in Chicago was just starting.
It was cold, a cold winter night, but this did not stop me from capturing
some late night moments.
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I had missed my bus.
But my imagination of capturing the night time in Chicago was just starting.
It was cold, a cold winter night, but this did not stop me from capturing
some late night moments.
Read less
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JoseFSandoval
March 03, 2019
...thank you Daisy. It was a breathtaking moment. The cold wind and long wait did help just a bit. :)
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Location
This great moment was taken in Chicago Illinois, that is where I am currently located.Time
About what time it was... It is a long or short story. On this late night evening I had missed my last bus home. There was no problem since I could wait three hours till the next train. The moments are perfect at night time since there is no cars, trucks, or any traffic to make a difference in my exposure plus detail. About the time: 208am with a bit of wind coming from the west. Plus a bit cold.Lighting
About the lighting... It is all street light exposure. It seem as if every night on way home this is a perfect view. The perfect lights, landscape, dark spaces, river, wind, and the architecture with perfect harmony in a moment. It was a long exposure to compensate for the detail in the lights.Equipment
The Equipment that I use is new. A Nikon 7200 The lens was 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6G No tripod for this I use the handle on the bridge. No Flash. No filters.Inspiration
The inspiration of this moment came from a long walk in the city of Chicago. When you see the perfect light and detail on a late night walk. It is just a must take moment.Editing
About post-processing. I believe the lens did the trick. The only processing I did was detail. A bit more light on the dark . There is a bit of white noise that had to be darken. The light on the bridge was adjusted to be more clear.In my camera bag
The equipment I have in my bad. It would be camera Nikon 7200. Two extra batteries for camera. Three lens consisting of Nikon 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6G Tamron 70-300mm Opteka 6.5mm Tamron 2x tele-converter This is only for night time exposure. For day time exposure there is more lens involved .Feedback
To capture a similar moment it would be awesome. Just remember to bring the extra batteries in the winter time. About the detail and moment. On this night I used the handrail on bridge as a tripod. So do not forget tripod. Also kept in mind there was no pedestrians, traffic and head lights from cars. This really helped in capturing this landscape moment. About the lights or white noise. Just remember to use night exposure settings, long exposures plus lots of patients. If you need to know. Set your setting to long exposure, small aperture in camera 20f, speed to be 100 or 400. Hope this helps in your moments. Thank you .