Aquabus at Sunset

Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon 18 – 70 mm
f/4.8 at 1/125
ISO 400

There are two main reasons that this image is more than just a snapshot of the Aquabus joining Downtown Vancouver with Granville Island.

The first is the vantage point. Unless you work in an office tower or climb mountains regularly we don’t often get to look down on the world. Bridges are a great place where this can happen. This shot was taken from the Granville Street Bridge looking west.

The second thing that works well in this photo is the light. I purposefully went down at a time of day to try to catch a sunset. My initial subject of interest was the Burrard Street Bridge with the sun setting behind it. Unfortunately I didn't like the composition.

At one point I looked down and saw how nice the sun was reflecting off the water. I waited until the Aquabus entered the scene and snapped a couple of shots. This was the best one. The water almost looks like liquid gold.