[Leica] A night shot of Fremont, a neighborhood of Seattle

[dnaplasmid at compwrx.com (Aram Langhans)]

Nice shot, Mark.  The two bridges seem to be so close together I wouldn't 
have thought you could get such a sweeping shot with the set-up you used. 
Years ago (like over 30) I walked out on the Aurora Bridge to get a picture. 
It was in the middle of the day and it was kind of frightening.  It's a LONG 
way down and with all the traffic, the bridge sure did vibrate a lot.  Only 
made it about 1/4 the way across.  Probably better at night.  Did you have a 
funny feeling thinking about what the motorists were thinking about you?  It 
use to be quite a suicide bridge.  Not sure if that is still the case 
(haven't lived in Seattle for over 30 years).  Saw the aftermath of one 
jumper once.  Shoes and a jacket neately placed along the rail as I drove 
over.  Heard about it after on the news.

Aram



> From: "MARK DAVISON" <davison_m@msn.com>
> Subject: [Leica] A night shot of Fremont, a neighborhood of Seattle
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> I've decided to take Mark Rabiner up on his suggestion of shooting more at
> night. Seattle is suffering right now from an atmospheric inversion which
> has created a stagnant air mass and strange light fog. This makes for 
> eerie
> atmospherics.
>
> Here's a shot of the Fremont Bridge, looking down from the sidewalk of the
> Aurora Bridge. Epson R-D1, Leica 35/2 Summicron ASPH, iso 1600, 1/20 sec,
> -.3 exposure compensation. Folks, it's dark out there!  You can quickly 
> see
> why a Noctilux could come in handy. There's not much space on the bridge
> sidewalk for a tripod, and the bridge is constantly vibrating from all the
> traffic.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Night-shots/EPSN7291_Fremont_bridge_and_ship_canal
>
> Mark
>