Naperville, IL Street at Night 5546

© Mike Sanservino

Naperville, IL Street at Night 5546

Uploaded: May 27, 2005 13:22:13

Description

Canon EOS10D, 10 sec shutter, f19 (for depth of field) 17mm (Canon 17-40 mm f4.0 L), ISO 100, no flash, no exp compensation, no filter remote release. Shot 3/6/2004 6:23 pm (almost fully dark in Naperville, IL that time of day, that time of year). Why it worked out...First vehicle on left (van) shows up after shutter is open, it gets illuminated partially by street lights but also by headlings of cars on right, it rolls the turn slowly and next vehicle shows and stops.

Comments

Kerby Pfrangle June 21, 2005

Mike congratulations.

Good luck to you in the next round.

kerby #266950

Ray Thibaut June 23, 2005

Mike ,
How did you do that?What F stop ?What
shutter speed? Did you paint the cars in with flash? Is this a series of double,or multiple exposures ?Wow great
image ! Very subtle ,needs to be seen large to be appreciated.My hats off to you!
Ray Thibaut
Teabow Imaging #1510191

Mike Sanservino June 23, 2005

Ray,
Thanks for the comments. The picture does look much better printed 8.5x11 or full screen. Here is how I did it (I shoot several hundred this way). Canon EOS10D, 10 sec shutter, f19 (for depth of field) 17mm (Canon 17-40 mm f4.0 L), ISO 100, no flash, no exp compensation, no filter remote release. Shot 3/6/2004 6:23 pm (almost fully dark in Naperville, IL that time of day, that time of year). Why it worked out...First vehicle on left (van) shows up after shutter is open, it gets illuminated partially by street lights but also by headlings of cars on right, it rolls the turn slowly and next vehicle shows and stops. Same with other cars on the right entering the intersection. I shot a ton this way, and have a bunch with Ghosted people walking the intersection too. Then, do the flip side, pan with 70-200mm lens, AI focus, Wimberley head, tripod and you get entirely different look from exact same spot. #1510627

Joy Rector July 01, 2005

Congrats on your win. #1543951

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