Velvia with Warm Mist filter
Since these pictures were taken at night, a tripod was used. The lack
of bright light requires a long exposure, but I also "stop down"
the aperture to f/16 or f/32 in order to make sure everything is in
focus. These usually result in exposures of about 30 seconds for this
scene here. (Note: this is not a general rule; it just happened to be
bright due to all the extra lights.) The Warm Mist filter is a combination
of a standard Mist filter and a Tiffen 812 (adding 10 pts. red). This
helps bring out the warmer tones in the lights near the bottom of of the
bridge, but also keeps the fluourescent lights from turning too green.
(This applies to film only, not digital.) The "mist" part of the filter
gives everything that halo effect you sometimes see in ads featuring
wine and cheese.
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