Lightning Chasing to Sunrise
Thunder Bolt
The past few days have been great capturing the city. I've always wanted to try and catch lightning hitting the spire of the World Trade Center. After work I kept watching the way the clouds were starting to develop. A few people I'm friends with on Instagram were reporting that it was going to be a great night to try and capture some lightning strikes. I got all my gear together and headed out to Exchange Place, Jersey City, NJ and say the clouds forming up what was about to be some lightning strikes. One thing I was told to do to capture the lightning was to time out how fast it took for the lightning to strike then I would adjust my camera settings. As soon as the image showed up on the back of the LCD screen, I couldn't believe my eyes. It was counted as one of the best night photos I every captured in my life.
70th Floor Sunrise over 99 Hudson
A good friend of mine I met a few years ago started to study construction after working in a cigar shop, which he still works on the weekends gave me a great vantage point of Lower Manhattan that I couldn't pass up. He has sent me photos from the view he gets to look at just about every day. In a few years this view will be in someone's living room, dinning room, or bedroom. What a crazy way to start your day before heading into the crowded city across the Hudson River...
Empire Opening
As best to use objects to frame subjects in trying to be creative, use the obvious things right in front of you. Once you start taking photos your world starts to change into something a normal person won't be able to see. This is one view of the Empire State Building you will never get to see unless you were in my shoes or if you were a construction worker working on the site....
