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scottp6 · Apr 8, 2008, 10:17 PM

I am going to be in Chicago as a chaperone with my son's HS Jazz Band and we are going up the sears tower after dinner. I am looking for any tips on getting shots of the skyline at night. I have a K100d Super. I was thinking of getting one of those gorillapods to attach to the railing for longer exposures. I've never been to chicago or the sears tower but I have been told there is a waist high railing.

Any thoughts or suggestions? Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.

Scott

ennacac · Apr 8, 2008, 10:34 PM

I could be wrong but I seem to remember that the skydeck has glass windows in addition to the railing so no one can possibly fall off.

Tom

Wingman · Apr 9, 2008, 6:49 AM

Tom may be correct re. the glass windows, however if you finid a clean pane it should not affect the outcome too much.With the windows, your bigger problem is likely to be reflections from inside the observation deck.

Below is a picture I took with m Pentax Optio (point and shoot) out of the window of the Hyatt Regency on Wacker Drive looking NE towards the Sheraton. In order to avoid reflections from the glass, I held the front of the lens flush up against the window pane. While it restricted my shooting angle, it provided the stability to get the long exposure without using a tripod. No post processing except for cropping.

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Apr 8, 2008, 10:17 PM	#1
scottp6 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3	I am going to be in Chicago as a chaperone with my son's HS Jazz Band and we are going up the sears tower after dinner. I am looking for any tips on getting shots of the skyline at night. I have a K100d Super. I was thinking of getting one of those gorillapods to attach to the railing for longer exposures. I've never been to chicago or the sears tower but I have been told there is a waist high railing. Any thoughts or suggestions? Any pointers would be greatly appreciated. Scott

Apr 8, 2008, 10:34 PM	#2
ennacac Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4,198	I could be wrong but I seem to remember that the skydeck has glass windows in addition to the railing so no one can possibly fall off. Tom

Apr 9, 2008, 6:49 AM	#3
Wingman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hebron, Kentucky (northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati):KCVG Posts: 4,355	Tom may be correct re. the glass windows, however if you finid a clean pane it should not affect the outcome too much.With the windows, your bigger problem is likely to be reflections from inside the observation deck. Below is a picture I took with m Pentax Optio (point and shoot) out of the window of the Hyatt Regency on Wacker Drive looking NE towards the Sheraton. In order to avoid reflections from the glass, I held the front of the lens flush up against the window pane. While it restricted my shooting angle, it provided the stability to get the long exposure without using a tripod. No post processing except for cropping.