Exposed.

As of late (or more like last semester), I've become more and more inclined to taking night photos. This comes mostly as a result of loving night photos and city lights as well as loving a challenge.

The challenge comes in keeping the camera still. I'm a believer that night photos should be taken with high exposure. It adds a different dimension and vibrancy to photos.

Exposure: .8 seconds.

Exposure: 1.6 seconds.

Exposure: 2.5 seconds.

Exposure: 5 seconds.

See what I mean? With 5 second exposure (compared to .8 of a second), the lights pop so much more and it has such a city feel to it. You can really experience the 'New York-ness' with the last photo. (New York-ness may not be a word, but oh well.) 

With .8 it's a bit dark although you can still see the lights. However, it's also the easiest to photograph. A person can train themselves to keep the camera still for .8 of a second. For 2-5 seconds, not so much.

The third photo with the 2.5 exposure looks the most 'normal' or 'typical' that'd you see of a city black and white photo perhaps, but the lights don't jump out as much. Also, because it's night and black and white, the sky feels much darker. Perhaps that'd be better as a dark Gotham advertisement. 

In the meantime, I'm working on getting the last one as a future apartment print.