May 22, 2013 - "Moon Over Bethesda Fountain"
Tonight I'm in Central Park, shooting around the famous Bethesda Fountain. It's an interesting place to shoot - because other than a few lamp posts here-and-there, nothing is illuminated. You're shooting in darkness... or, in this case - by moonlight only. That means looooooong exposures
(this one was just shy of a minute... at f/8) and lots of trial and error.
I still have about a 150 images to sort through... but this one caught my eye as my favorite from the night. I'm currently reading a biography of Edward Steichen
(which also talks a lot about Alfred Stieglitz) - and while I would never compare myself to such great photographers, something about this image reminded me of a Steichen or Stieglitz-esque photo from the early 20th century.
OK... I'll quit babbling about it now. There it is... and that's that!
(lifeisgood!)
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