Times Square on a Hot Summer Night

There's no place more exciting to be with a camera on a hot summer or Indian-summer night than Times Square in midtown Manhattan. I photographed this living Statue of Liberty on a hot July night when the Square was so jammed with tourists from all over the planet that you could barely move. But there's so much color and so much excitement that it's a great place to photograph. Just crank up the ISO as high as it goes (I shot this at ISO 800 with a flash) and use the "Night Landscape" mode if you have one. It's tough to use a tripod, but I don't worry that much about sharpness in situations like this--just shoot lots of color and use flash to photograph friends with colorful signs behind them and you'll love your photos. The crowds go down a bit in autumn, but on warm nights the place is still rocking until the wee hours. Pick a good position where you're out of the crowd and start shooting! 

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[Sailor]

Great shot! (and kinda spooky)