Nikon D750, Nikkor 24-120mm / f4
I spent the week in Chicago. That sounds maybe promising to some of you, but during GraphExpo, the trade show our company always attends as an exhibitor at this time of the year, there is not much time to go out and look for interesting subjects to photograph. The least I try if we stay in one of the downtown hotels is to get a room on a high floor. The receptionist put me on the 16th floor, almost on top, but she said, we don’t have really great views from any of our rooms. My room faced to the west and especially in the early morning and again in the evening, when the sun disappeared behind the skyscraper across, I had some good opportunities that involved quality light
Nikon D750, Nikkor 24-120mm / f4
The first shot was made shortly after sunrise, with the light coming across Lake Michigan, and the sun still below the clouds. The second photo was captured the evening before. I used f/22 in order to get the star shape for the sun but this wasn’t the only reason why I made the click. The dappled light on those walls actually not facing the sun, drew my attention. The glass facades of our hotel and other buildings around worked as giant reflectors and threw the light back towards the sun. The receptionist was indeed right, not a great view, but hey, she knew nothing about “killer light”…😉