On The Pier Trolley in St. Petersburg Florida - Nikon D300 with Tamron 17-50mm lens @ f/11 ISO 200 10 sec on Induro CT214 tripod with cable releaseThe results of this photograph were a complete surprise. After the ten second exposure when the image popped up on the back of my DSLR I said, "wow." I was in the middle of teaching a DSLR Photography Lesson at The Pier. The student and I were up on the top of The Pier making long exposure night cityscape shots. We came down to wait for the trolley and prepped to make light trail shots once we got back to Beach Drive where there were more cars. While on the trolley I just casually stood my tripod up. I decided to push the shutter on the cable release. The above shot was the result.
Photography Tip: make a shot when you would never think to
If I had collapsed my tripod legs and had it and the camera leaning up against my shoulder as I normally would have when on the trolley, this shot would not exist. If I had not thought, "what the heck, I'll just push the shutter and see what happens," there would be no shot like this.
Now, on my own time I will return and take the trolley and on purpose try to make even better shots than this as I think the results are super cool and I am sure with a few improvements in technique and settings it can be done. Once I do that I will post again detailing the technique I used. I cannot wait!