Friday, March 2, 2012

Luminous Field at Millennium Park by Luftwerk

  A few weeks ago Luftwerk turned our famous landmark in Millennium Park "The Bean" into a canvas of lights and geometrical shapes.  Luftwerk is the collaborative vision of Petra Bachmaier and Sean Gallero. Amazing work! I really enjoyed the show. 
  
  It was perfect time to practice some night shooting.  I did not have a tripod, so I held my camera tight. I moved all over the place and shot low on the ground.  When you are night shooting at such a low speed (under 1/60) you will need to grip and hold your camera steady or use a tripod.  Using a tripod and remote release can help you avoid blurry photos.  To get an idea of my manual settings, ISO 5000, WB Auto, Speed 1/20, Aperture f/4.5-6, 24-70mm lens. On your point and shoot or DSLR, there should be a night mode.  I did not use a flash, and if you did the flash will bounce off the bean and create glares. Check this link for more tips on Night Photography


  Here are some of my images. 















2 comments:

Lil Mama Stuart said...

I can't believe you hand held it all! It looks great. I like that you got a down low perspective. I did not. I didn't even edit mine yet, ha

{debbie} said...

this is cool, nice shots! wish we were able to make it! do you know if they have a show during the spring or summer?