On the way home from my last photo tour to Rockport, MA I
discovered a new location for Boston skyline photography. While driving home I noticed
a spot that may have potential and I instantly decided to get off the highway at
the next exit and to explore this photo
opportunity. Upon arrival at the potential area I got out of the car, walked
around and looked for any open views through tree line that would allow to photograph
some of Boston’s iconic landmarks. So glad I made that decision and scouted the
area as the view was somewhat unique as it shows the Tobin Bridge with the
Zakim Bridge, John Hancock Tower and Prudential Center. I have not come across a
Boston photo like this and continued and was pumped to make my way back as soon
as possible. That evening I went back to explore the twilight angle of the
vista. I composed the photo image so that the highway and Tobin Bridge lead
into the City of Boston. My 70-200mm zoom lens with a 1.4 telezoom converter allowed
to comfortably zooming in for a more intimate skyline composition. The weather somewhat
cooperated and it was a beautiful sunset night. I picked a small aperture (f/16
or larger) to achieve long exposure setting of 20 plus seconds at ISO100 and
ISO200. These settings ensured that the incoming car traffic to Boston and rear
car lights were captured in red streaks while the outgoing Boston traffic and
headlights showed in white streaks in the photograph. One tricky part that
needed timing and tweaking of camera settings was the on ramp traffic onto the Tobin
Bridge. I envisioned a red traffic streak there as well and it took multiple
attempts to capture in this final picture. Funny part to the entire story:
although I thought I found a unique photo location, 10 minutes after I set up
another photographer showed up and he mentioned that he saw pictures of a
friend with that view. Apparently it is not as unique and exotic as I hoped but
I still love the location and I will be back on a clear night to incorporate the
twilight blues into the next Boston photography composition.
During post processing I followed my routine digital flow
and cleaned up dust spots, adjusted lighting, contrast and color saturation
before sharpening the final image of Amazing Boston.
Good light and happy photo making!
Juergen
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