'Old Louisville Road Bridge' or 'Aluminum Thermal Conduction Experiment With My Hands In the Cold Outside In the Dark'

Decided to go down to the river after having dinner downtown with friends. Not sure what put the bug in me. It was a little rainy, a little windy, and really cold. I was using an aluminum tripod with no pads or gloves. My aluminum thermal conduction experiment was a success - too bad in this case. My hands were numb. (Especially when carrying the tripod back to the truck after it was over.)

I didn't expect much, didn't know really why I was freezing out there. Just looking at the scene, it was dull and drab, very overcast, and fairly dark. No way this is going to turn out good. Well, I was stunned with what I downloaded to the computer once I got home. Most of my stunts don't really pay off.

I plan on trying this shot again in varying weather conditions. The timestamp in the photo is 9:42pm CST; might go earlier. Oh; for the record, this is not highly 'cooked' in Lightroom. I did bring down the sky some; but the saturated colors, I suppose, are due to the long exposure?


The Old Lousville Road Bridge, Bowling Green Ky
60 Second Exposure - I am cold at this point!