If you have lived in South Florida for any length of time, you are certain to know that once the temperature goes below 60 around here, it is time to pull out the parkas! There is something else I know about South Florida on cold nights – they make great nights for photos of the Magic City.
The day was absolutely perfect yesterday. Perfect blue skies with no clouds anywhere. As the evening approached, a couple of friends wanted to “do something.” So, we headed out to our favorite Starbucks and enjoyed a warm drink and conversation. Close to 10pm, and knowing that it would be a beautiful, clear night, I suggested driving downtown to see the buildings from a little area I know that would give me a clear shot of the downtown skyline. They agreed and we left.
The other good thing about cold weather in Miami, is that no one likes to stay outside for an extended period of time! So, upon arriving at this “secret” place, there were only a few guys that had setup for a night of fishing (and drinking I’m sure). I setup the tripod, turned off image stabilization and started shooting. Since not many people have seen a night capture, I received the typical oohs and ahhhs when the images popped up on my display. Little did they know that I would make them even better later!
So, at close to 1:00am, I was done processing the photos and created this HDR of the beautiful Miami skyline. And by the way, there is at least one other photographer out there that figured out this little cold weather thing last night. As we left “the island,” he was pulling up with his friends and started to setup his tripod as well. Hope you got some great shots too! Enjoy the weather.


