Like Day and Night

Good light: city lights are starting to emerge.
Good light: city lights are starting to emerge.

In my recent post about shooting city lights at the right time of day, I talked about the magical hour just after sunset, in which the sky has pleasing hues but is just right to let the city lights shine through. Here is a sample of that from our recent trip to Las Vegas…

Great light: the Las Vegas Strip comes alive with light about 40 minutes after dusk
Great light: the Las Vegas Strip comes alive with light about 40 minutes after dusk

1 Comment

  1. Excellent examples. Planning is a huge part of it, and I know that planning an image is one of my weak points. I’m much more likely to yank out the camera and snap.

    My method often yields well-composed, sharply focused images of something that’s not quite as exciting as I imagined.

    Thanks for the tip about the light.

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