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I only had two days to capture this image when visiting New York City. The first day I spent scouting for the right location and by the end of the day, I had found it. The Jersey City waterfront has the perfect vantage point for a balanced composition of lower Manhattan.
There was a clear and uninteresting sky on that first evening so I did not shoot anything. So much of what makes a great photo is the weather, sky, and clouds that you happen to be graced with!
On the second night, however, the sky had some high cirrus clouds, and as sunset arrived, I took my time taking every single exposure that make up the final VAST photo. The sky and lighting were perfect and I needed to make sure I flawlessly captured it in that moment. As part of this capture technique, I used a neutral-density filter to capture the Hudson River using long exposures, causing a silky-smooth effect on the water.
This is one of the highest resolution VAST photos I've ever created - you can make out people visiting inside One World Trade Center. Coupled with that resolution are the beautiful clouds, illuminated in a perfect pink hue against the blue sky.
Date & Time | May, 2016: 7:00pm |
Location | Manhattan, New York City |
Coordinates | 40.726182, -74.030358 |
Focal Length | 300mm |
Aperture | f/5.3 |
Shutter | 1/30 |
ISO | 100 |
Num of Exposures | 389 |
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Its resolution is 19,900% greater than a typical photo. Click on the boxes below to zoom in.
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Total Pixels | 4,200,579,540 px |
Width | 87,660 px |
Height | 47,919 px |
Aspect Ratio | 1.83 : 1 |
Date & Time | May, 2016: 7:00pm |
Location | Manhattan, New York City |
Coordinates | 40.726182, -74.030358 |
Focal Length | 300mm |
Aperture | f/5.3 |
Shutter | 1/30 |
ISO | 100 |
Num of Exposures | 389 |
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