NIGHT OUT IN THE CITY

Whoever came up with the idea to keep the background of your subjects as simple as possible have not tried to shoot in New York City.  I had a lot going against me this weekend.  I mean, my husband wouldn't let me stand in the middle of a busy Broadway crosswalk to get a good shot and there are people EVERYWHERE!  I had to shoot fast, with not much time to prep.  Here are some of the more interesting ones.  We went to the New York Times Travel Show at the Javits Center and then just explored one of my favorite cities.  It won't take long to figure out how challenging this was!

It's flu season!  

ISO 100 f/3.5 1/100 Focal Length: 50

AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D

White Balance: Auto

Geisha at the Japan stall

ISO 200 f/3.5 1/50 Focal Length: 50

AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D

White Balance: Auto

China

ISO 200 f/3.5 1/50 Focal Length: 50

AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D

White Balance: Auto

ISO 200 f/3.5 1/25 Focal Length: 50

AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D

White Balance: Auto

ISO 200 f/3.5 1/80 Focal Length: 50

AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D

White Balance: Auto

ISO 200 f/3.5 1/80 Focal Length: 50

AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D

White Balance: Auto

ISO 200 f/3.5 1/13 Focal Length: 50

AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D

White Balance: Auto

Jacob Javits Center

ISO 100 f/3.5 1/400 Focal Length: 50

AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D

White Balance: Auto

My husband

ISO 100 f/3.5 1/15 Focal Length: 50

AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D

White Balance: Auto

 

ISO 100 f/3.5 1/640 Focal Length: 50

AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D

White Balance: Auto

ISO 100 f/3.5 1/640 Focal Length: 50

AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D

White Balance: Auto

ISO 100 f/3.5 1/400 Focal Length: 50

AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D

White Balance: Auto

ISO 800 f/3.5 1/25 Focal Length: 50

AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D

White Balance: Auto

WHITE BALANCE

I've been experimenting with White Balance the last few days.  None of these images have been modified outside of the camera.  Here are my results:

ISO 1000 f/4 1/20 Focal Length: 50

AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D

White Balance: Auto

ISO 1000 f/4 1/25 Focal Length: 50

AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D

White Balance: Cool White

ISO 1000 f/4 1/20 Focal Length: 50

AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D

White Balance: Incandescent

I also did some outdoor shooting of the bridge again.  Tell me if you are getting bored of this subject matter.  I'm trying to find new locations to shoot during my break at work but I'm having trouble.  So, here it is, the GW Bridge using different white balance settings.  Unfortunately, I can't remember the white balance settings I used for these and the camera doesn't seem to record that information.  It was either cloudy, direct sunlight or auto.  Why would the camera not keep this info?  Frustrating.  

ISO 100 f/4 1/4000 Focal Length: 50

AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D

ISO 100 f/16 1/250 Focal Length: 50

AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D

ISO 100 f/4 1/4000 Focal Length: 50

AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D

ISO 100 f/16 1/250 Focal Length: 50

AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D

ISO 100 f/16 1/250 Focal Length: 50

AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D

ISO 100 f/16 1/250 Focal Length: 50

AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D

ISO 100 f/16 1/160 Focal Length: 50

AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D

EXCURSION: DAY 1

I took an excursion during my break at work and here are some of the photos I took.  There is a park just under the George Washington Bridge with views of the New York City skyline as well as the bridge.  It was a little hazy today but I got some decent shots.  I'm still learning, plying with exposure, etc.  These photos were taken around 9:30AM.  It was cold out.

ISO 100 f/16 1/50 Focal Length: 50

AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D

ISO 100 f/16 1/25 Focal Length: 50

AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D

ISO 100 f/16 1/80 Focal Length: 50

AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D

ISO 100 f/16 1/80 Focal Length: 50

AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D

ISO 100 f/16 1/25 Focal Length: 50

AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D

ISO 100 f/16 1/25 Focal Length: 50

AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D

ISO 100 f/16 1/40 Focal Length: 50

AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D

ISO 100 f/16 1/25 Focal Length: 50

AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D