APRIL 2007 – A long exposure photo shows the Highlight Towers in Munich, Germany, at night. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
Long exposures are fun for several reasons. First, you can hardly predict the exact outcome of a long exposure. You have an idea when you start but whether you can realize it under the given circumstances is unclear. Second, you need patience and a super solid tripod. Otherwise you won’t be able to get a decent shot. Third, the results are often unusual and show an otherwise boring location in an entirely different way.
For this photo I chose a bridge over the A9 highway at its very end in Munich, Germany. There usually is a lot of traffic rushing by, and I wanted to capture the bright traces of the lights as an almost solid stream. When I began it was already quite dark. Okay, there was a bit of backlight from the city center, but in this picture you can only guess that it is there, and only upon close inspection.
What amazed me were the Highlight Towers which were relatively new back in 2007. Some of its lights turned out as bright turquoise. Single blue lights at the edges of the buildings created a runway-like look in dark blue. All this garnered by low orange lights by the nearby street and the bright lights from the cars.
All in all, an amazing result from a rather simple shooting.
Design ideas
The high resolution image
| Capture Date & Time | 17-APR-2007, 21:12 |
| Location | Munich, Germany |
| Camera | Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II |
| Lens | Canon EF 24-70 mm 2.8 L USM |
| ISO | 100 |
| Exposure | 40 sec at f/22 |
| Digital Image Source Format | Canon Camera RAW (CR2) |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 4635 x 3090 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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