The Christmas lights are all a-glow on Main street in down town Ann Arbor, so I drug my ever-faithful model/ best friend Erin out in the cold. I shot with my Canon lens 70-200 2.8 IS USM. I wanted to see just how far I could push that puppy (the lens, not Erin) in low light and freezing weather conditions.
The lens performed like a champ. Being able to shoot in low light with out flash allowed me to capture the ambiance of the scene. The lens weighs in at a hefty 3.3 pounds, how-ever my tripod weighs 5 pounds. You can do the math. For capturing moving subjects, easy transitions between backgrounds and low light, this baby gets it done.
This image was inspired by
"The sunday Creative" weekly photo project- Frozen.
Gratitude note*Many thanks to Erin. My photographic Guinea Pig, who is insane enough to think my ideas are brilliant.
Update- I have added snow thanks to
Photoshop Universe for the video tutorial
