Boston Skyline over Charles River at Sunrise with Stormy Sky and Water Reflection, Charles River Yacht Club Cambridge Massachusetts USA

That haze you see in the distance behind the Hancock Tower is a rain storm over the South Shore. I was getting rained on as I set up for this shot but it cleared, which was fortunate. I took a similar angle a couple months back, but it was early in the season and the yacht club wasn’t fully outfitted with boats. There was a little more movement to the boats than ideal, but I really needed the extra length on the exposure to smooth the choppy water. Even after 2 minutes you can still see some ripples in the water. I got the peak color in time, but I was so close to missing it.

Canon 6d
Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L II at 16
LEE Little Stopper (1.8 ND)
Singh-Ray 0.9 Reverse GND
f/8, ISO100, 120 sec

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