There are some shots that you wait for and anticipate for for a long time. Â That's how I felt about this shot of Manhattan, from Brooklyn. Â For months I knew that we'd be heading to Manhattan, and the whole time I'm thinking, "Oh, we've got to head over to Brooklyn at dusk and then get a night shot looking back over the harbor." Â It was January, it was pretty cold outside, but we arrived, braved the cold, enjoyed the sunset, and then started taking night shots. Â I love my Rokinon 24mm wide angle lens. Â I think of it as the poor-man's light soaker. I do have to admit, however, that the short distance over the harbor and the size of Manhattan made this a difficult shot. Â It would have been nicer to have a little wider angle. My wife Tonia was shooting at 18mm with the Tamron 18mm-200mm zoom. Â The Tamron doesn't soak in the light like the Rokinon does, but I did like the wider angle she was getting. I'm learning that night shots with auto white balance give me a natural looking color, with less of the blues that come out with incandescent settings. Â Still, I love how this shot still shows a blue color in the sky.
I also need to thank Tonia for being willing to brave the winter air. After we took this shot we actually walked together over the Brooklyn bridge, at night, with the cold. It was a beautiful walk with crisp vibrant colors all around us, gorgeous.
Nikon D5500 Rokinon 24mm, 1sec, f/4.5, ISO 400.