Manhattan Skyline from Brooklyn Bridge (New York)

This is one of those images I had to wait four years to process to finally achieve the look I intended from the beginning.

I took this photo during a mid-August visit to New York. It was one of the hottest days of the year, with the temperature way above 30°C and with 100% humidity. It was probably the worst weather for any photography; the air was hot and hazy, and everything looked dull and grey without any shadows or highlights. I was taking photos without much hope of producing anything interesting.

Back at home, I tried to process my raw images using Lightroom, Photoshop, and Nik tools, but I did not manage to get anything decent out of them. I gave up and considered my 2010 New York trip a photo disaster.

Deconstructing Featured Photo

• Camera: Canon 60D
• Lens: Sigma 17-70mm
• Focal Length: 70mm
• ISO: 100
• Aperture: F6.3
• Shutter Speed: 1/250s
• Bracketing: 3 shots (-1, 0, +1)
• Tripod: hand-held