It sure does look like I had free reign of the Williamsburg Bridge after looking at this shot, right? In actuality, I just caught a very lucky break of empty space in between waves of bicyclists and pedestrians making their way to or from Manhattan. What you also don't see are two other photographers getting their own style and brand of images to my right.
I had the pleasure of shooting with +Scott Wyden Kivowitz and +Chris Robins along this bridge. The point here is that we were a small community of photographers who fell in line with each other quite nicely. And that is an important point...
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So right off the bat, I had my tripod and camera perched over the top level of Crown Point, angled upward, disregarding the entire roadway below. I didn't feel like it belonged in the image. Long story short - this did not work for me. The horizon cut through dead center of the frame and it just lacked any sort of visual punch. I stared at the image on the back of my LCD with LiveView and knew that it wasn't worth a damn.
And then I pivoted the camera downward.
What did this do for the image? First off, including that little cameo of roadway allowed me to bring the distant horizon line further...
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The other day, my good bud, +Chris Lazzery, and I shot up and down the various waterfalls along the Columbia River Gorge. The weather was agreeable and it made for a very relaxing day overall. Plus, it was great to have Chris visiting, albeit for a short stint.
On our way back home, we decided to park along the promenade to catch the sunset. It certainly didn't disappoint as we were greeted with gorgeous, subtle colors and nice cloud formations over the PDX skyline.
Towards the end of the shoot, I slapped on my Canon 15mm fisheye to have some ultra-wide fun. Initially, I had my tripod and camera...
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I wish someone would have told me that the best laid plans don't always play out the way I intended. :)
The other day, I went on a fantastic photo hunt along the Oregon Coast. The plan was to hit Pacific City for a few hours and then make our way north to Cannon Beach for sunset. Unfortunately, because it was my first time driving out to the coast, I underestimated just how slow traffic on a 2-lane "highway" would actually be.
We did make it to Cape Kiwanda and got some decent shots along the beach there and then we were off again, heading north. It became clear that we wouldn't make it to Cannon...
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Last year, I was hanging out at the +LensProToGo offices, chatting it up with their Social Media queen, +Megan Rodney, when she mentioned shooting around an amazing UrbEx location down in Hull, MA. The place was called Fort Revere. So, I found a free day and bee-lined it down there for a solo shoot. Long story short - the effort paid off with dividends.
Now here is the thing with Fort Revere, and most places that are as texture-rich as this one: it's really critical that you don't get lost in all of the detail. It's really critical that you establish a compelling shot even amongst all of this...
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