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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 |
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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.
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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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