Burrard bridge at night

[walterick]

Hey Steph

I like the first one the best. For the same reason - the angle.

Here are some tricks you might try -

Shooting not at night but at dusk will give you a very deep blue in the sky as opposed to the washed-out sky you got here. How long after sunset? Try waiting for the "blues" to appear before shooting. BTW, Velvia is great on the blues!

Problem with Velvia though is it's iso 50 - my second comment would be to open up a stop or use iso 100 to get brighter traffic trails.

Glad you shot these! I've taken many pictures from bridges and I usually feel extremely self-conscious while doing it. Not that it's ever stopped me

Rick

[Steph_B]

Hey Steph

I like the first one the best. For the same reason - the angle.

Here are some tricks you might try -

Shooting not at night but at dusk will give you a very deep blue in the sky as opposed to the washed-out sky you got here. How long after sunset? Try waiting for the "blues" to appear before shooting. BTW, Velvia is great on the blues!

Problem with Velvia though is it's iso 50 - my second comment would be to open up a stop or use iso 100 to get brighter traffic trails.

Glad you shot these! I've taken many pictures from bridges and I usually feel extremely self-conscious while doing it. Not that it's ever stopped me

Rick

I should try again! Obviously, the street signs are still up, but this time they are kind of white. Maybe I should wait for a better color?!

If I understand your suggestion properly, I should wait a little bit longer after sunset and push Velvia one stop to emphasize the traffic light trails. In other words, a shorter exposure will work better... I will need to try that!

These pic were taken during the summer with a warming pola. to allow for a longer exposure. We now have much more tormented skyies, which might make things interesting. I will be moving soon and have tons of prepaid film that I need to use!

Thanks Rick.

Cheers,

Steph.

[slowglue]

I like the bottom shot. But I like stang angles , adds affect.

I would love to see more pictures of vancouver. I lived there for 3 years and loved it. I would love to see a pocture of rosinnis in Gastown . Great Jazz bar.

[walterick]

"I should wait a little bit longer after sunset and push Velvia one stop to emphasize the traffic light trails. In other words, a shorter exposure will work better..."

I think you're onto something! Stay in that spot a while and keep shooting as the sky changes. Longer exposures will wash the skies out. But as dusk creeps in, you'll get varying degrees of blue in the sky without changing your shutter or aperature.

Something to try!

Rick