11.18.2009 8:20 pm
Night Photos, Part II
I was so encouraged by the photos I took of the foggy St. Louis riverfront Monday night that I couldn’t help but stop and take more from the McKinley Bridge Wednesday night. I’ve been waiting for the right opportunity. The low clouds really made the photograph work. Once again, I underexposed by one and a half stops. I cranked the ISO up to 1250 and braced the camera on the concrete railing. I always hold my breath when I’m shooting long exposures so I don’t jiggle the camera. The long walk onto the bridge was worth it. I had spent a long, frustrating day trying to photograph the levee next to the Melvin Price Lock and Dam without much success. So, shooting this on the way home made the day worthwhile.
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Great frame, JB.
Bravo Master Craftsman Forbes! How you managed to get this shot off with merely bracing against a railing on a bridge, I’ll never know.
Inspired by your Monday night photos, I eagerly listened to last night’s (Thu) forecast promising dense fog. While that may have been true for some locations, once again, hopes were dashed on the cobblestone riverfront. I don’t know if its the wide expanse of the river, wind currents or what, but dense fog downtown is a rarity. In fact, I think the last time was May 8th with some lighter fog on Sept 30. And even when dense fog arrives, it’s typically not ground hugging like it would be in a valley.
London, we ain’t.