Boston Skyline @ 4:45am
With the ducks that kept me company.
Lessons learned on my first attempt at night photography:
1- The ball head for my tripod sucks!! Once I would get it where I wanted it and tighten it, the whole thing would shift no matter what I did. So I had to overshoot where I wanted to capture and hope it fell into the correct position (or close enough!)
2 - Bring a small flashlight! (Duh!! So you cen see what the heck you are doing!!)
3 - Gloves would have been nice.
4 - (Another Duh!) Makes sure your battery is well charged, or at least bring along the spare!
I wasn't thinking when I left the house. I just figured that if I had to get up and the crack of dawn (or really before) and drive to and from the airport, I should take advantage of the situation.
At least now I know a great spot to go to try again, but I don't know if the ducks will be there. :)
Comments and faves
parl, Sparky_R, mrissaclee, Sim Dawdler, and 176 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Garnite (78 months ago | reply)
Bring gloves. Probably a definite. Radio Shack has good prices on tripods. Still a neat shot, and the ducks are a great addition. I imagine they wondered what on earth??????????
artofgold (78 months ago | reply)
Wow, what a great shot! This is fantastic!
Rosemea MacPherson [deleted] (78 months ago | reply)
Beautiful!!
XOXOXOXOOX
TheAlieness GiselaGiardino²³ (78 months ago | reply)
too much...
for a first attemp, Jesus, you did great... wonderful omen to what is to come.
Lovely.
tschopper (Tom Schopper Photography) (78 months ago | reply)
30 second exposure - wow. Neat job, Tracy Lee!
عʈ¡ - ʇıɯʃ ıʇӡ ʞıɹӡ (78 months ago | reply)
1. largest drawback of my camera (prosumerish but no SLR) - longest exposure is 4", otherwise Bulb mode which must be held.
2. your shot is great. certainly for somebody as ill equipped as you were.
3. yet, the lack of sharpness in those big buildings bothers me. have you tried artificial sharpening?
4. next time with gloves flashlight and batteries it will be perfect.
parl (78 months ago | reply)
I like it! [a lot]
1. is your ball-head rated for your cameras weight?
2. duh
3. optional, but you're tough,.. no?
4. read #2
tabzy [deleted] (78 months ago | reply)
i love this picture very much, but would love it SO much more if it didn't have that...mound...of something...in the foreground.
Rosemea MacPherson [deleted] (78 months ago | reply)
Wonderful!!
I do have a chest cold..
and I got it in California..
XOXOXOXO
Sparky_R (78 months ago | reply)
Looks even better large. Worth getting up for? I like the copper tone to it.
jlbruno (78 months ago | reply)
nice shot!
ipernity.com/home/nicoleb / No to censorship [deleted] (78 months ago | reply)
LOL, I know exactly what you mean! And even if it´s not the ballhead then it´s the hit on the shutterbutton that makes something stupid (I want a remote control ;)
Despite all that - it´s so beautiful and was worth the effort for sure!
:D
BetoW (78 months ago | reply)
muto fera eiM!
judo_dad1953 (78 months ago | reply)
nice 1
pmarella (78 months ago | reply)
captured beautifully. WELL DONE!
Funny Fish (78 months ago | reply)
Very impressive!
Finiky (78 months ago | reply)
stunning!
doctorbob (78 months ago | reply)
Great picture!
sometimesong (78 months ago | reply)
i think it's great - hopefully worth the cold fingers! :-)
A Boy And His Dog (78 months ago | reply)
I was supposed to go to Boston but a loss of a friend changed things and I never made it - I never made it but this makes me want to.
bleacherdave (78 months ago | reply)
Wow - what a shot. The gold cast to it is amazing....
c r i s (78 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot! Very serene and a feeling of being removed from the choas of city life.
salgal (78 months ago | reply)
our mares are mainly blue roan, red roan , bay roan, bay, buckskin, a few grays maybe a couple of chestnuts, they look dark because they are so far away, i took this from the porch of our house
mimbrava (78 months ago | reply)
Thanks for adding this to the Interestingness pool.
Greg7 (78 months ago | reply)
Beautiful dreamy mood, and I love the monochromatic colour. I love Boston! I think this is the first skyline pic I've seen of it.
SuperDave!! (78 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot... great job!!! ;-))
Peopleinpixels - Alfonso Batalla (78 months ago | reply)
Veri nice shot. Its woth your fingers freezing
bunchofpants (78 months ago | reply)
have you tries using the timer to counteract the movement of the ball head? You can set of the shot. then turn on the timer and hit the shutter button--by the time the shutter opens the camera should be perfectly still again.
bulldog7897 (78 months ago | reply)
Very nice! I'd like to try to get a shot like this of Columbus Ohio some night...
Pink Pepper Photo (78 months ago | reply)
Geeze you got one of those tripods too!!
This is very beautiful!! glad you got the tripod under control!!
Amber has a package on the way mailed today.
atlapaleca (77 months ago | reply)
Awesome. Where did you take this from? One of the Harbor Islands?
scurvesahead (77 months ago | reply)
This shot is really fine..You say it's a first. WOW,well done.Judi in SM,Ca.
Jen Murray (tollerSCREAM) (77 months ago | reply)
Very nice! From Orient Heights?
abrenden (76 months ago | reply)
My guess is from Deer Island?
I've taken some shots of the city quite similar from the Maveric Square area.
StarrGazr (76 months ago | reply)
Actually, I only found out the name last time I was out there. It is Lopresti Park in East Boston. Found it while tooling around after leaving the airport.
Jeff Clow (76 months ago | reply)
This is a brilliant cityscape/landscape image.
SUPERB....!
Peter Bowers (75 months ago | reply)
good work, and I love the story...been there myself
R.Duran (75 months ago | reply)
Very good image, excellent cityscape
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akabyam (75 months ago | reply)
lovely tag2
allanimal (75 months ago | reply)
Excellent shot. Ducks can be good company. Was that the actual color, or did you sepia it?
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StarrGazr (75 months ago | reply)
These are the actual colours. I did no post processing except using Unsharp Mask and a slight crop. Thanks everyone for all the great comments. This is definitely one of my favourite photos.
Elinay (75 months ago | reply)
Amazing shot, I like it!
That's Camping (72 months ago | reply)
I love this shot not only because it is an excellent skyline shot, but the "rocks" in the foreground are a perfect addition. I just love it!
Smashed2k (70 months ago | reply)
I wish I knew where you took this! I want to take a picture of my brother with the skyline in the backround.. do you remember this spot?
StarrGazr (69 months ago | reply)
Smashed, I mapped this. Take a look at the description and click the link.
mailcarlinhos (68 months ago | reply)
Very Cool Shot starrGazr. I think we both shot from the same spot. I think you shot at low tide.
I give you a lot of credit getting out in
the morning. I can't seem to drag myself out
of bed for sunrises.
Joe Barrett Photography (67 months ago | reply)
Awesome night shot. I really like the golden tone.
Kayakman (66 months ago | reply)
Wonderful photo.
Your Canon photo is outstanding!
Please add this photo to
flickr.com/groups/Canonshowcase/
StarrGazr (66 months ago | reply)
Almost exactly one year later...and a whole lot warmer!
buntekatz (65 months ago | reply)
That looks so beautiful!
Great!