(Honolulu City Lights Display at Honolulu Hale)
Have you every taken pictures of city lights at night and the sky is totally black? once you download the pictures it just doesn't look too appealing to me. I took these photographs recently while waiting to meet my wife.
I took advantage of this time while she was shopping. My intentions were to capture the Honolulu City Lights display just before darkness totally set in. I call this the sweet spot. You can see that there is still some blueness to the sky. I think this gives the picture added color while still being able to see the Christmas lights and background relatively clear. If you notice the train with the smoke cascading from its' smoke stack gives the appearance that the train is moving. This is because the shutter speed was slow.
Although I did capture Santa Claus waving the Shaka sign (Shaka Sign is a hand gesture usually used in Hawaii as a greeting or to acknowledge kindness someone has shown you but is not limited to these two examples). during daylight hours. As a photographer you take advantage of every situation while on a self assignment or on any other assignment for that matter.
Overall it was fun and very rewarding and I think that's what it's all about just have fun. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year or Mele Kalikimaka and Hau'oli Makahiki Hou! Happy photographing and please send any comments or suggestion you may have.
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