Ken Papaleo: X Marks the Shot: Belmar's Holiday Lights, Lakewood, Colorado.

Camera - Canon EOS 5D Mark II

ISO - 400

Shutter - 1/10 sec.

F/stop - 16

Lens - 70/200 zoom

Note - tripod and cable release used for this shot.

Challenge.

I got a job to photograph Belmars's Holiday Lights.

Solution.

The firsts thing I did was check out the area before the shoot date. Two streets and the area around a ice skating rink had the best decorations. It was a nice day when I went back for the shoot. Knowing that real nice pictures are available right after sunset, I got there an hour early, took a few pictures and then set up my gear. Right after sunset the sky turned a light purple, just before the decorations came on. To get everything in focus, I used a f/stop of 16. This shoot went real well.

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