Paris, Musee du Louvre

Paris, Musee du Louvre, originally uploaded by [Anna.W].

I'm still in the process of going through all of my pictures from the recent vacation trip to Paris, France and Gdansk, Poland (the latter being my hometown). I had only one lens with me thought the trip, Nikkor 16-85mm. My uncle and I were taking photos of this beautifully lit Louvre way past midnight. Most of my night shots unfortunately are still not very good but I do enjoy taking them enormously. I think I am slowly getting better at taking them, or at least I think I am improving. Shooting at night forces me to think about all the settings and often it is a hit or miss effort that takes a lot more time to achieve satisfactory exposure. It's a lot of fun but requires a good sturdy tripod and remote shutter release.

For this long exposure shot, I used my uncle's tripod.

ISO Speed: 200
Exposure: 15 sec
Exposure Program: Manual
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal Length: 16 mm