Photographing the City From Near the U.S.S. Indianapolis Site

A couple of years ago I was in Indy for a friends wedding. The same friend that was getting married showed me this great location for a photo not that long before. I made some hand held photos the first night, but with time on my side the second time I came prepared with a tripod. Even at the blue hour there seemed to be a wide dynamic range of light here. I made a 20 second exposure to smooth out the water. It also allowed me to capture all of the light that I needed for the shadow details of the photo. I shot at f/22 in order to get the long exposure, but I also liked the effect that it had on the lights surrounding the canal.