After-Hours Downtown Walkabout

Got a call from a photo-nut friend who wanted to go out and shoot the downtown area at night. Since I was bored stiff, I agreed to meet him.

So, armed with nothing but a D600 and an old-school 28-200/3.5-5.6 AF-D lens , I set out to see what I could find. No vibration-reduction lens, no tripod, no monopod. I wanted to be as inconspicuous as possible, as well as 'travel light'. I also wanted to practice my camera-holding technique.

And with black & white in mind (all the mixed lighting color temps would look awful), here's the 10 keepers:






















Comments welcome!

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An excellent set, especially for handheld. Really like the window of stairs.

All really good shots, Sparky. You're gettin' good at this!

All great shots. Me think you should do this kind of exercice more often. Black and while is so underestimated these days, but it has a certain character that surpasses color in many occasions. I hope you had as much fun shooting these as I'm having looking at them.

All very good photos.