Boston Skyline and Bridges

These are photos of the Boston skyline and surrounding bridges from a variety of vantage points including Cambridge, East Boston, South Boston, Chelsea, Everett, and Malden. I turned the ordinary into a dreamlike reality with very long exposures, using LEE Filters to control the light entering the lens.

Stormy Sunrise over Charlesgate Yacht Club and Charles River with West End Boston Skyline, Cambridge Massachusetts USA

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Stormy Sunrise over Charlesgate Yacht Club and Charles River with West End Boston Skyline, Cambridge Massachusetts USA

The forecast looked good so I headed out super early this morning. Figured I would hit Charlesgate Yacht Club since it’s been awhile. Everything looked promising when I arrived but super dark storm clouds started moving through headed out to the ocean. I thought it was all over, but out of stubbornness I figured I would wait it out and see if I could get any color at some point past sunrise. About 40 mins after sunrise the sun was able to hit the clouds, which started breaking, and they caught some great color.

Canon 6d
Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L II at 16
LEE Little Stopper (1.8ND)
LEE 0.9 Hard GND
f/16, ISO 50, 150 sec

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