It seems like every photographer in town has a photo of the newish Citibikes lined up like this in their portfolios. I resisted until a few nights ago when the sight of them covered in snow, at night, wore down my resistance.
By the way, this is a good example of the problem I note in the bottom of my Five Tips for Night Time Street Photography post. Getting the right white balance under street lighting conditions at night can be tough due to multiple light sources with their unique profile. If you get base your WB on a neutral white or grey spot in on zone of the photo, other zones could end up severely off. That’s one reason converting to black and white can be so tempting. Here I definitely wanted to showcase the color, so I did my best to get the area around the bikes correct and then sort of fuzzed up the rest of the image.
Stay warm.
Michael Criswell
24 Jan 2014I really like this one Mark, love everything about it, well done, Pro!
Jimmy Denham
24 Jan 2014i think you handled the color balance pretty well Mark – the light on the bikes looks great!
Toad Hollow Photography
29 Jan 2014I’m totally with Jim and Mike on this one, Mark, this is a terrific shot! I love the shallow DoF and the way you composed this, it’s really captivating my friend!!
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