When planning this week’s Shooting Challenge , I hadn’t been so forward-thinking to comprehend that it coincided with Big apple’s ” Tribute in Light” 9/11 memorial. Then again, these entries definitely added an unexpected depth to the consequences:

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Lead Shot – Tribute in Light

Because of back problems, I actually have always missed the ” Tribute in Light” . This year, I made up my mind that I might go despite what. So after a fantastic dose of painkillers, and with assistance from my husband, I went to Jersey City to take this shot. There was lots of people there, most of them took pictures, and all of them remembered. This HDR was shot in RAW with a Canon 50D, and a Sigma 10-20mm lens. f/10, ISO 100, 18mm, 15s-8s-30s. Next year may be the last time they display these lights.
[Ed note: limiting the color spectrum actually seems to simply enhance the blue of the beams.]
-Céline Ruffino

Lighthouse

Around here, a better brightest light to the sun will be the Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse. Courtesy of a Fresnel lens and about 5.5 million candles, the light may well be seen for 28 nautical miles. I went out on Thursday night and took this at about 1am (there are far fewer drunkards to trip over along the beach on a weeknight, including me). I used a Canon 5D Mark ii with a 15mm fisheye lens. ISO was 3200 (thanks, Mark ii) and a 2.5 second exposure time at f2.8. No flash was used, the entire light was ambient and the fill light was stated slightly in Lightroom. The single other edits were cropping from the super-wide angle to frame this shot, some noise reduction, and adding a little bit contrast to the sky to allow the celebs, clouds, and beam to pop. The ray itself is untouched.
[Ed note: Such a strange, interesting shot. The fisheye mixed with an extended night exposure...the scene becomes a dreamy toy model.]
-Austen Amacker

Divine Light

It is a confessional at the Vatican in Rome, and the entire section was roped off so I was in a position to get a superb shot without any tourists within the way. I used a Canon PowerShot SX200 IS without flash & ISO 400. The photo was only cropped & resized afterwards.
[Ed note: The light looks to be almost raining down.]
-Anthony Hankins

Tribute in Light

I’m hoping this qualifies as a ray of light. I shot the Tribute in Light from various locations in Brooklyn but ended up liking this one the correct. I don’t know where all of the thieves were last night but they missed a golden opportunity, hundreds of amateur photographers all wandering around Brooklyn with thousands of greenbacks or camera gear on their back. I even saw one guy with a Hasselblad H system. Hope not anyone got mugged, I doubt they’d allow you to hold in your memory card. Nikon D5000, Nikkor 10-24mm, f/11, multiple exposures – It’s a 7 exposure HDR from +3ev to -3ev in 1 ev steps tonemapped in Photomatix.
[Ed note: The usage of long exposure cars as complementing rays of light really works.]
-Dan DeChiaro

Laser Light

So this will likely be a loose interpretation of ‘ray of light’ but I determined use a 5mw laser to create my picture. With a black backdrop, I used a laser and fog machine to slice during the fog to create a wall of light. Although it truly is on no account original, the laser slowly trailing across the skin creates a sense of depth while the smoke gives a sense of oil on water. Canon T2i with 18-55mm Kit Lens. Picture taken at f/5, 4 seconds, ISO400.
[Ed note: Loose interpretation...but still a clever one. I'll give it to you.]
-Matthew Davenport

Tribute in Light

My apartment is a block from ground zero and this weekend the spotlights commemorating the towers were on. As opposed to taking a more standard picture of these lights, I determined find an object where I may use some perspective to indicate the lights emerging from something interesting. I used this stone column to get a gentle sabery looking shot. Han shot first. Nikon D60, 18-200 VR II, f/ 7.1, Shutter: 8 sec, ISO 400
[Ed note: In my head, the concept that of this goblet-like structure emitting light is super cheesy. Implemented, I believe it totally works.]
-John McGrail

Key Light

Fire Doors! These door handles were bought about 5 years ago and I still haven’t fit them on any doors yet! For the shot I attached a handle to a section of black foam, cut a hole and shone a halogen spot light during the key hole. I had a gold reflector to light up the handle and the wife’s iron was appropriated for the ‘smoke’. I didn’t have long for each shot as the spot was melting the foam! Nikon D80 f2.8 3secs 50mm Lens.
[Ed note: Perfect, staged lighting.]
-Matt Upward

Pier Light

My wife and I made up my mind to move out and do some night shooting for this one. We took this shot at a pier by UCSB, the school where we first met. Canon Rebel T2i, f/14, Exposure 13 secs, ISO 400, Kit lens at 47 mm
[Ed note: I am keen on the composition of this shot, the color, the texture and the play on light and dark. As a good art print, it'd be amazing.]
-Nick Bottarini

Tribute in Light

Picture taken on September 11th around 11 pm from the Staten Island 9/11 Memorial. Concerned with my Canon T2i with 35-128 USM at 65 mm. F 5.0 bracketed at (.4 , .6 , 1.6) and merged to HDR in Photomatix to make the Tribute in Light really pop out.
[Ed note: Great use of HDR]
-Timothy Schubert

Barn Light

This was shot within the hay loft of my in-laws barn. It’s a good sized barn, and old I’m sure. It’s got lots of character. I’ve always loved how it’s worthwhile to see the sun peak in the course of the slats from years of weathering. So after all , This was the first place I assumed of for this challenge. So I tried a couple of shots, many I liked, but I wasn’t having much luck with capturing rays of light. I just didn’t get it. I’ve never really considered it, so I had to ponder it slow on a way to get a ray of light to indicate inside the picture….and then it hit me. I want dust or something within the air, a no brainer really. (but because of the gizmodo shooting challenge , I never would have tried this) So what did i do? Set my camera on a tripod and waited for the sun to actually shine through (cloudy day). I then threw some loose hay and dust up into the air and certain enough, there it was! I quickly backed out of the shot and used my remote after I was out of the shot. I could have thrown some into the air while the shutter was open too. Nevertheless it was successful. You’ll be able to see the hay inside the rays of light, I feel it makes for a neat effect. I was more than happy with the shot. Not more than pleased with the air quality….I did a bit of post editing but not much. Pentax K-x with the 18-55 kit lens, 100 iso, F/6.3, 5 second shutter (I swear it was longer, but thats what my info says)
[Ed note: The long exposure makes it seem as giant magnifying glasses are burning holes in the course of the barn. So cool.]
-Shawn Nicholas

Winner – Tribute in Light

I’m on a business journey to Big Apple staying next to the area trade center site. To assert today was somber can be understated. Hearing bagpipes as soon as I walked outside definitely set the tone for the remaining of the day. Even more so, passing so many folks who tried to keep an emotional tide from crashing over them. I understand why some many New Yorkers favor to take the break day. This evening I chose have a drink at O’Hara’s pub, where many firemen decided to assemble. I realized the towers of light and remembered the tradition. There are moths and birds that fly throughout the beams and shine brilliantly. The lights are definitely amazing to work out up close. I’d estimate each beam is as wide as a semi truck trailer is long. Definitely the lights send a powerful and impressive message. There is a park that stretches along across the street from where the lights are projected. I took this picture there by laying the camera down on a bench, starting a delay timer and taking the picture. It took numerous tries. The tree above seems to mask the bold aspect of the lights however it seems to add perspective to the wonder. Shot with a Shot on a Sony SuperSteadyShot DSC-T300.
[Ed note: There's a quiet, earnest simplicity in this photo. I find myself observing it time and again.]
-Robert Bejarano

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