In the River of Lights
By David Moore
16 Dec 2007
There's something magical about being outside when it's dark and crisply cold. Throw in a ridiculous number of light sculptures that turns a botanic gardens into a wonderland, bring along an excited two-year-old, and you've got my visit to the River of Lights event in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
I dragged along my tripod (trying not to hit people with it in the dark), and captured what I could of the feel. I started with the purely technical challenges - using exposure compensation to underexpose the images (as far as the camera's meter was concerned) and keep the blacks black.
Then I branched out into a more impressionistic approach - sometimes trying to show what it actually looks like isn't enough.
With or without a camera, it's an amazing sight, and one I'm sure we'll be returning next year - with a very excited three-year-old.
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