Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice shot, Mark. The two bridges seem to be so close together I wouldn't have thought you could get such a sweeping shot with the set-up you used. Years ago (like over 30) I walked out on the Aurora Bridge to get a picture. It was in the middle of the day and it was kind of frightening. It's a LONG way down and with all the traffic, the bridge sure did vibrate a lot. Only made it about 1/4 the way across. Probably better at night. Did you have a funny feeling thinking about what the motorists were thinking about you? It use to be quite a suicide bridge. Not sure if that is still the case (haven't lived in Seattle for over 30 years). Saw the aftermath of one jumper once. Shoes and a jacket neately placed along the rail as I drove over. Heard about it after on the news. Aram > From: "MARK DAVISON" <davison_m@msn.com> > Subject: [Leica] A night shot of Fremont, a neighborhood of Seattle > To: lug@leica-users.org > Message-ID: <BAY106-F3140D0D9D29F7373E6D3529F520@phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed > > I've decided to take Mark Rabiner up on his suggestion of shooting more at > night. Seattle is suffering right now from an atmospheric inversion which > has created a stagnant air mass and strange light fog. This makes for > eerie > atmospherics. > > Here's a shot of the Fremont Bridge, looking down from the sidewalk of the > Aurora Bridge. Epson R-D1, Leica 35/2 Summicron ASPH, iso 1600, 1/20 sec, > -.3 exposure compensation. Folks, it's dark out there! You can quickly > see > why a Noctilux could come in handy. There's not much space on the bridge > sidewalk for a tripod, and the bridge is constantly vibrating from all the > traffic. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/Night-shots/EPSN7291_Fremont_bridge_and_ship_canal > > Mark >