I've had an idea about how I might shoot a local water tower that was recently repainted. This Saturday I finally had the chance to get the shot I was looking for.
So this got me to thinking about shooting various landmarks in my area in helping to identify the location of listings.
Hi Lee:
**Nice photo, with that sunset.** Those palm trees, make it look like it is located in California. Fresno has some very unique Community Landmarks. We have a very old brick style water tower, that is a historical landmark. We also have one that is something like yours.
Sending Smiles To You.... Myrna :) :) :) :(o_o):
Lee, That is a great photo! Very nice way to show off your community! Have a great day!
Lee - You certainly chose the perfect time of day, with a perfect sky as back drop! Wonderful stuff!
Hi Lee,
It was well worth the wait as it is a beautiful shot of the trees at sunset and like the horse logo on the tower. It is a good sign in a community when they care enough to paint the water towers.
That was fairly late in the evening ! What expoure did you use? I love the effect.
Paul, it's a composite of two photos, one taken at sunrise and one at sunset. I don't remember specific exposure settings, but I did shoot in manual. I'm pretty sure both were shot at ISO 200. I probably used something like f/8 and dialed the shutter speed until the exposure needle was in the middle. Judging by the sharpness of the palm leaves, I would guess shutter speed was 1/30 or faster.
The camera was on a tripod and the scene is static so there isn't much concern about shutter speed. I used a prime lens so I wouldn't accidentally change the focal length and mess up the merge of the two photos. I then put the camera in the exact same position and lined the center focus point at the same place on the tower. This made lining up the two photos pretty easy.
I hope this helps.
I just looked it up. The morning shot was 1/320 sec at f/9.0, ISO 200. The evening shot was 1/250 sec at f/4.0, ISO 200. Both shot with the Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G.
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