... the color, or the black and white?
Cars at Night, the Third and Final Installment
Since I don't even really like cars, this is probably the last car photo you'll see from me for a while. But not the last night photo. I really enjoyed shooting just after dusk, the light here is fantastic then.
So, what do you think, which car photo was your favorite of the three?
Long Exposure
Walking home tonight I knew I had to get this car with the wide angle lens and some light streaks in the background. However, since I don't bring my tripod with me everywhere, I had to stay really, really still. I imagined myself as a human tripod, and tried really hard not to breathe. And I took the same picture a LOT of times, just holding down the shutter forever with the camera set on burst mode. This technique has saved my bacon a bunch of times.
Focal length: 18mm (on a crop sensor). The widest focal length I own. At a longer focal length the diagonals here would be a lot less interesting.
Shutter speed: 0.8 seconds. Amazing! (The lens has IS. I am not this good on my own. Plus, wide lenses are a lot easier to handhold. But still, I'm impressed.)
Aperture: f/9. This got me those cool light stars in the background.
ISO: 1600. It was dark outside. With my camera, this ISO is a little noisy. But I can live with it.
Sidewalk Cafe
It's hardly ever warm enough to eat comfortably outside here, but seeing tables on the sidewalk always makes me happy.
Have A Seat (and Momentary Return to Monochrome Monday)
So many of us spend our time rushing from one place to the next, trying to fit it all in, squeeze every drop out of life.
I say, bravo! Absolutely. Don't waste a moment. There's so much wonderfulness out there, just waiting for us. It would be a shame to miss out on it.
But don't forget the benches. Take a moment. Have a seat. Breathe. And look around.
Then you can get back to the hectic crunch. It'll wait.
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