Location:
24th and Bainbridge
File
size: Approx. 12 x 17” @240 dpi
Print
size: 8” x 12”
Camera:
Canon EOS5d
Lens:
35-105 f4 Zoom @60mm
ISO:
400
Exposure:
2.5 seconds @ f8
I
frequently think of Archimedes’ injunction: “Give me a place to stand, and I’ll
move the world!” With no implications as to stature, for me it’s often the question of finding a good vantage point rather than a
place to put the fulcrum. Sometimes it’s a hole in a fence, a space that hasn't been cordoned off, or in this case, simply a view that opened with demolition
that hasn't yet been forever obscured by the new building.
Walking
down Bainbridge I have watched the town homes springing up in assembly-line
fashion. I knew this vista would not last
I had photographed the location
the day before, but the photos were wanting. The view was too wide; I hadn’t
honed in on the subject. I also believe I shot using a signpost or telephone pole
to brace the slow exposure. Even though the ISO was kicked up to 1600, they weren't tack sharp which I felt was necessary for a photo such as this.
Keeping
my fingers crossed that I’d have a clear night and an unobstructed view, I
returned the next evening -- with a sturdy tripod. I had to shoot using the ten
second self-timer to minimize camera vibration and hope a car didn’t come down
Bainbridge at the point of exposure. A few of the shots had to be redone
because of this.
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