By the Bay at Dusk
p.1 #1By the Bay at Dusk
A bay at Jersey Shore, that is, not that Bay.
The sun goes down and the otherwise unobtrusive lampposts light up. So many lampposts.
A surprisingly pleasing result for an experiment with pattern photography.
ILCE-7M5 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN II | Art 024 lens 66mm f/2.8 1/80s 640 ISO 0.0 EV
The sun goes down and the otherwise unobtrusive lampposts light up. So many lampposts.
A surprisingly pleasing result for an experiment with pattern photography.
Jun 01, 2026 at 08:59 PM
p.1 #2By the Bay at Dusk
No. three carries the set for me, Malka. I think at each separate location, "the Bay" is likely correct!
Douglas
Douglas
Jun 02, 2026 at 05:46 AM
p.1 #3By the Bay at Dusk
douter wrote:
No. three carries the set for me, Malka. I think at each separate location, "the Bay" is likely correct!
Douglas
I know what you mean. Funny how that works. I've been after these lamp posts for months. They are very striking, especially when lit en masse, but I am yet to nail it. The pier underbelly - I'd seen it before and ignored it. This last time it caught my eye and the picture practically composed itself. I just had to chose which support segment to bring into focus.
Re. "the Bay" - I wanted to avoid confusion with San Fransisco Bay Area which folks in that part of the country know as "The Bay". The other shining sea.
No. three carries the set for me, Malka. I think at each separate location, "the Bay" is likely correct!
Douglas
I know what you mean. Funny how that works. I've been after these lamp posts for months. They are very striking, especially when lit en masse, but I am yet to nail it. The pier underbelly - I'd seen it before and ignored it. This last time it caught my eye and the picture practically composed itself. I just had to chose which support segment to bring into focus.
Re. "the Bay" - I wanted to avoid confusion with San Fransisco Bay Area which folks in that part of the country know as "The Bay". The other shining sea.
Jun 03, 2026 at 09:25 PM
p.1 #4By the Bay at Dusk
I like first picture the most. Minimalist and simple composition. One half houses, other half the bridge and lights. Left half of the water has no ripples, right half has ripples and reflection of the lights. Left half is basically monochromatic, the right side has the flag and coloured lights. And who doesn't like blue hours pics, right? It's also funny how there is space in-between the birds for the flag.
Jun 08, 2026 at 08:46 PM
p.1 #5By the Bay at Dusk
doady wrote:
I like first picture the most. Minimalist and simple composition. One half houses, other half the bridge and lights. Left half of the water has no ripples, right half has ripples and reflection of the lights. Left half is basically monochromatic, the right side has the flag and coloured lights. And who doesn't like blue hours pics, right? It's also funny how there is space in-between the birds for the flag.
Thank you for detailed feedback! A few disparate elements came together nicely. This bay park is great for sunsets, even if the sun goes down over the mainland. I love blue hour too, and my excellent Sigma 24-70 2.8 gave me this bright image without having to lower ss and smudge the birds.
I like first picture the most. Minimalist and simple composition. One half houses, other half the bridge and lights. Left half of the water has no ripples, right half has ripples and reflection of the lights. Left half is basically monochromatic, the right side has the flag and coloured lights. And who doesn't like blue hours pics, right? It's also funny how there is space in-between the birds for the flag.
Thank you for detailed feedback! A few disparate elements came together nicely. This bay park is great for sunsets, even if the sun goes down over the mainland. I love blue hour too, and my excellent Sigma 24-70 2.8 gave me this bright image without having to lower ss and smudge the birds.
Jun 10, 2026 at 09:17 PM