I wanted to take night time photos from a location above Scranton for quite a while. It has to be done with the leaves off the trees because the leaves would obscure the view.
Tuesday was a day off, so I made a pre dawn expedition, through the freezing mist and flurries. I set up the camera and tripod, and started firing off shots on a variety of settings. Yes, regular blog readers know I've been doing much more on "manual" these days.
I didn't take a lot, but I took enough, remembering all the advice from internet videos and co-worker Danny. Each time I looked at the captured image on the camera's back screen, I was disappointed. I had to be doing something wrong. Part of me blamed it on the weather. It was a fuzzy, hazy early morning, and you could see it even in the dark. Part of me blamed it on incompetence.
Then, I got home and transferred the images from the camera in to my desktop computer. The photos look fantastic on the big screen monitor. My only adjustments were a little horizon straightening and some slight cropping. Holy Cow! I might be making progress.
And that brings us to an issue. I don't have the blog statistics, but I do know the vast majority of people view WNEP.com on mobile devices-- tablets and phones. If you get the chance, look at the photos, not just mine, but everyone's, on a large screen. It really does make a difference.
The photos will be popping up here on a weekend in the near future.
Be well and stay safe.
