Twilight

Any thoughts or comments are greatly appreciated!

So I'd been shooting this bridge a lot and went out this night for 2 reasons--1) I felt the fog would make the lights and view interesting (which I think it did) and 2) I have been taking many exposures but haven't found anything that nails foreground, bridge, and sky all in one shot. My problem has been that the bridge is many stops brighter than the foreground, so I either have to blow out the bridge to get the foreground or make the foreground black to get the bridge (or, sacrifice a little of both and have neither element perfect). My idea, which I hoped worked, was to go shoot at twilight, when there was still enough natural light to help the foreground but at the same time enough darkness to speak "night" to the shot and allow the lights of the bridge to show up. Furthermore, the lights of the factory in the distance directly under the bridge produce a bright rust color in the sky as the night gets darker--I was hoping to get a more natural shot earlier on before those lights become so prominent. This is my result--I was pleased with the pink sunset under the bridge and feel I got a decent exposure of the foreground and background. The fog around the bridge tower is real and exactly how it apeared that night. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this shot!

beautiful picture.actually everyone should view this photo in a bigger scale to get its real beauty.good work tyler.i can understand that its a tough subject from exposure point of view.weldone.keep it going.

regards vinoth.

This is a well-exposed shot, Tyler. I particulary like the bit of mist captured by the lights at the top of one of the towers. You need to rotate the horizon about a degree ccw. Other than that it is fine.

 

--Lannie

Excelente y bella imagen de gran belleza, perfecta luz, color, gran encuadre, magnifica composicion, saludos cordiales Tyler.