Insert evocative title here: Sunset Over Edgewater, Chicago

Saturday, March 1, 2014

Sunset Over Edgewater, Chicago

As the calendar pushes into March we had another cold, miserable week in Chicago. The one positive-- it was sunny on several days and this led to some really nice sunsets. I took these photos on my commute home one evening:

"Only a Matter of Time" © Andy Marfia 2014 All Rights Reserved. Nikon D7100 w/ 70-300mm lens, 1/200sec at f8, ISO6400.

I'd like to pause after this photo just to note how spoiled we've become by digital photography. I shot that one handheld at ISO6400 with a Nikon D7100. It's a little noisy, but nothing that is really visible at web sizes. I'm guessing I could print an 8x12 and even a 13x19 and it would still look pretty good. I couldn't have taken that photo 5 years ago, at least not without a tripod.

2 comments:

Tony Zale said...: These are nice. Any post processing?; March 7, 2014 at 9:29 AM
Andy Marfia said...: Thanks Tony! I would describe all of these as modestly post processed. They all got a slight saturation boost and a contrast adjustment (which is true of almost every photo I take). With the two chimney photos, I probably straightened them a bit as they were leaning one way or the other.; March 7, 2014 at 7:44 PM