Photography: Dusk at the Georgetown Waterfront
7:27 p.m., 10 second exposure at f/10 and ISO 100
A week ago yesterday, I grabbed my gear hoping to capture images of the waning dusk light at the Georgetown Waterfront. On the way, I stopped to smell and shoot some budding spring flowers. When I finally reached my destination -- arriving just in time to photograph the fading dusk -- I was not disappointed.
Sunset has been after 7 p.m. since the switch to Daylight Savings Time on March 9 and last Saturday's occurred at 7:15 p.m. As noted in a previous post, the time right after sunset is usually something special -- even under the cloudy conditions present last week.
Below is a collection of my favorite images, in chronological order, from the shoot on the waterfront. Winds, blowing around 10 mph, during the time the pictures were taken added a little extra movement to the water, and I attempted to manipulate this effect through long exposures -- which is why I used ISO 100 and a narrow aperture.
7:20 p.m., 4 second exposure at f/14 and ISO 100
7:21 p.m., 8 second exposure at f/14 and ISO 100
7:26 p.m., 5 second exposure at f/10 and ISO 100
7:30 p.m., 21 second exposure at f/13 and ISO 100
7:32 p.m., 10 second exposure at f/9 and ISO 100
By Ian Livingston |
March 23, 2008; 12:00 PM ET
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Posted by: artcfo | March 23, 2008 4:05 PM
18z GFS suggests a coastal storm hitting at 228 hour. 4/2...
Now that is funny
Posted by: 18z | March 23, 2008 10:35 PM
Come to Washington Sailing Marina sometime and shoot the river at dusk from the deck - winter or summer, it's a beautiful sight. Better yet: We'll go out on the water, and you can take photos of the sunset over Alexandria...and of the lights of the City as they come up.
Posted by: ~sg | March 23, 2008 10:40 PM
the radar echoes from central and southern VA are looking interesting. portions of the souther blue ridge could see a few inches from this one, especially south of I64 and above 2000 feet. places like wintergreen for instance
Posted by: jf | March 24, 2008 1:45 AM
someone in the southern blue ridge is going to see a few inches out of this. wintergreen for instance is looking good based on the current radar.
Posted by: jf | March 24, 2008 1:50 AM
Yesterday I found out the real reason why there's such a height restriction on buildings in Washington.
Back in the first decade of the 20th Century Congress became frightened by the explosion of skyscraper construction in New York. Consequently a law was passed placing height restrictions on new buildings. Nothing can be taller than the Capitol. (I always thought the Washington Monument at 555 feet or so was the restricting factor.)
I believe another major city with height restrictions on skyscrapers is Paris. Nothing can be taller than the Eiffel Tower. (In fact the Eiffel Tower was somewhat controverial when first built for one of the Paris World's Fairs.) Taller skyscrapers in Paris would spoil the skyline and the French wouldn't appreciate any "clutter" obscuring the current skyline (Eiffel Tower and Cathedral of Notre Dame).
Posted by: El Bombo | March 24, 2008 10:08 AM
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Great shots Ian! That's one of the reasons I love living in the DC metro...we get to see the nations capital in all different conditions and from all different angles. Thanks for capturing the beauty of this city for us!