Boston After Dark

hawkeye978hawkeye978 Registered Users Posts: 1,218 Major grins
edited July 23, 2009 in Landscapes
Went with a group last week to shoot the Boston Garden and Common at night. It was one of those lucky nights as the sky was completely cloudy until just before sunset and then they broke very rapidly. Here are a few, some HDR and some with more standard processing. C&C always welcome.

#1 Swan Boats and World's Smallest Suspension Bridge
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Settings: f/5.6, 0.5 sec exposure, 18mm FL, ISO 200

#2 The Hancock Towers

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Settings: f/10, 5 sec exposure, 18mm FL, ISO 200

#3 Twilight Looking Towards Copley Square

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Settings: f/10, 8 sec exposure, 28mm FL, ISO 200

#4 Wide View Over the Pond

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Settings: f/10, 15 sec exposure, 21mm FL, ISO 200

#5 Late Night at the Boston Common

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Settings: f/10, 15 sec exposure, 21mm FL, ISO 200

Others can be found here...

Thanks for looking.
Tom Price

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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited July 20, 2009
    Nice shots. Love the golden ones.

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  • hawkeye978hawkeye978 Registered Users Posts: 1,218 Major grins
    edited July 20, 2009
    Thanks, Joel.
    Tom Price

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  • EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
    edited July 20, 2009
    3,4,5 are wonderful!!! such lighting!
    ~AnnaMaria~ My little life in God's big universe
  • TangoTango Registered Users Posts: 4,592 Major grins
    edited July 20, 2009
    great work man!... love the wind swept skythumb.gif and the clarity is popping!

    in my ignorance let me ask... is f10 a great setting for these type of shots? i would have guessed to use a f16 for some more defined star action on the lights but maybe that softens the image?...i dont know thats why i ask...
    Aaron Nelson
  • hawkeye978hawkeye978 Registered Users Posts: 1,218 Major grins
    edited July 20, 2009
    AaronNelson wrote:
    great work man!... love the wind swept skythumb.gif and the clarity is popping!

    in my ignorance let me ask... is f10 a great setting for these type of shots? i would have guessed to use a f16 for some more defined star action on the lights but maybe that softens the image?...i dont know thats why i ask...

    Thanks for the comment, Aaron.

    For this lens f10 is in the sharpest range. I was trying to keep it as sharp as possible while getting some stars on the lights. You're right, if I wanted to enhance the stars I'd close the aperture down even more. I did that for some shots but like what I got at this range best.
    Tom Price

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  • richterslrichtersl Registered Users Posts: 3,322 Major grins
    edited July 20, 2009
    #2 is so serene. Great shot!!!
    Linda

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  • boblu262boblu262 Registered Users Posts: 225 Major grins
    edited July 21, 2009
    These are really great! I definitely have to get back into town to shoot!
  • toragstorags Registered Users Posts: 4,615 Major grins
    edited July 21, 2009
    Love that #4, but all are great. Nice work
    Rags
  • Doug SolisDoug Solis Registered Users Posts: 1,190 Major grins
    edited July 21, 2009
    Really nice series. I love 3,4, and 5. You capitalized on the Blue Hour. Great reflections and compositions.
  • thapamdthapamd Registered Users Posts: 1,722 Major grins
    edited July 22, 2009
    Great series, Tom! The 2nd and 4th are my favorite of this bunch. Bean town looks beautiful through your eyes! clap.gifthumb.gif
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  • schmooschmoo Registered Users Posts: 8,468 Major grins
    edited July 22, 2009
    I absolutely love the light and colors in the last two. Makes me wish I was sitting on that green grass watching the sky!
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  • hawkeye978hawkeye978 Registered Users Posts: 1,218 Major grins
    edited July 22, 2009
    thapamd wrote:
    Great series, Tom! The 2nd and 4th are my favorite of this bunch. Bean town looks beautiful through your eyes! clap.gifthumb.gif

    Thanks Mahesh. It was a fun night, but a bit long. We arrived at the Public Gardens at about 6p and left to head home about 11p.
    Tom Price

    Website: Tom Price Photography
     Blog: Capturing Photons
    Facebook: Tom Price Photography
  • hawkeye978hawkeye978 Registered Users Posts: 1,218 Major grins
    edited July 22, 2009
    schmoo wrote:
    I absolutely love the light and colors in the last two. Makes me wish I was sitting on that green grass watching the sky!

    Thanks Schmoo. I was surprised how active the Common was at that time of night (in a good way). Lots of soccer and baseball games going on along with people just hanging out.
    Tom Price

    Website: Tom Price Photography
     Blog: Capturing Photons
    Facebook: Tom Price Photography
  • EphTwoEightEphTwoEight Registered Users Posts: 552 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2009
    Great pics! I was just there at that park last week. I only brought my G9, and took some nice snapshots, but after a day or so being there, especially at night, I wish I had my gear.

    Boston is an amazing city, ya forget just how much early American history has happened there. Cant wait to go back. And want to spend more time maybe around Newport RI, and NH, and maybe Maine.
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