At The Sheet Of Light - a photo on Flickriver

            I don’t know what it is but, to me, photographing Portland on a cold crisp evening is quite therapeutic.  There’s nothing like roaming the streets with my camera, especially on a Saturday night just as the city starts to come alive.  The steam and smells emitting from all of the food carts blending with a freshly lit cigar while watching the various people from different walks of life going about their business is a satisfying experience.  It’s something I have gotten away from considering this was a weekly ritual for me a few years ago.

On this particular evening I was looking for fresh new comps that, for whatever reason, I had never considered in the past.  I decided to try an area where the Max Train curves around slowly from First Avenue onto Morrison Street with car traffic merging into the same light stream.  I grabbed the Fisheye Lens out of my quiver of glass.  It’s an efficient tool when conducting long exposures because of the amount of light it allows.  Bottom line: it can make a light trail FAT.  

This was the best image out of the several I shot.  The process was time consuming because I was at the mercy of the train schedule.  After shooting one long exposure I had to wait another 20 minutes for the next train to arrive so I could do it all over again.  One hour to shoot just three images.

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Taken in: United States / Oregon / Portland / Downtown (show map)

Taken on: November 10, 2012

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Sets appears in: • 28,000+ Views • Portland Oregon more » • Transit Paraphernalia • Long Exposure • Fisheye « less

Groups appears in: • pdx [portland] • Portland more » • i heart portland • Portland Flickr Junkies • Portland or Portland??? • Downtown Portland • THE BEST OF YOUR WORK • in Downtown Portland « less

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, f/22.0, 30 sec, 15mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:	EF15mm f/2.8 Fisheye
Aperture:	f/22.0
Exposure Time:	30
Focal Length:	15mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-1/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Unknown (-1)
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.0 Windows
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