Night Time by the Garden

Posted: February 26, 2010 
Filed under: Front Page, New England
Tagged: boston, boston garden, night, skyline
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It's conventional wisdom that the best time to shoot photographs (especially in landscapes and nature) is the first and last hour of sunlight during the day. This "magic" / "golden" hour normally provides warmer colors and better shadows (or so I've been told). As someone still learning the craft of photography, I've tried to take the advice about the magic hour to heart and get out and shoot at those times whenever possible (normally the last hour of sunlight more than the first, due to my particular sleep schedule), however, I normally end up have some problems with the result. The most basic problem I have is that when I expose for the sky, I end up with the other areas being very dark. I think the easiest way for me to rectify this is problem is to shoot a slightly longer exposure to get more of the ambient light into the frame. As someone who shoots primarily hand holding his P6000 however, this could mean I end up with some unsharp images. A solid investment would probably be a tripod, however, at this point I really don't have money to pour into my craft. Forced to get creative with solutions, I've tried to be a little more aggressive in the digital darkroom when processing this images. This is the first of two images from a recent trip to Boston that I think came out fairly well. Ideally, I think I would have taken this shot about 10 minutes earlier than I took it, however, I'm still pleased with the final result.