I went down to the lake to take some photos of the city, but there was the "Art at Night" event going on along the Congress Ave. Bridge which meant very bright lights were glaring from my normal spot. I hiked up the lake a ways and found another place where I could get to the edge with no trees and brush in the way and the spot lights were behind the trees next to the bridge. I like this perspective as it shows more of the bridge as well as the city.
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Nice shot to complete a hat-trick of 6's on the bounce. Fantastic job in terms of not only capturing the reflection so strongly but also on the strength and the integrity of the skyline given all the ambient illumination
Doing good - another 6+ score. Love the slick glass like reflection. My fave part tho is the glow around the building on the left. Beautiful night shot! Something I still cannot do yet. Nice job.
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