Vancouver’s Olympic Village At Night

A friend of mine just purchased a new Gitzo tripod and was eager to try it out. We decided to head down to the Olympic Village in Vancouver to get some shots at night. Below are some of the shots that turned out ok, all shot with a Nikon D90, 3 exposure HDR at +/- 2 EV. Processed with Lightroom, Photomatix, and Photoshop.

This is the first time I have attempted an HDR panorama. This is a panorama stitched from four HDR images. I don’t think it turned out that well, but I learned a few things and will try something different next time. I think some of the other images from the nights shoot turned out better. Shot with a Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8.
Vancouver Skyline from Olympic Village Pano

This shot is taken with the Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8 wide angle lens from the Aqua Bus platform near Science World. Really enjoying this lens and can’t wait to use it on an FX body. I like the how the reflections turned out in this shot.
Vancouver Skyline from Olympic Village 3

Vancouver Skyline from Olympic Village 1

The new and ‘improved’ BC Place along with the Plaza of Nations.
Vancouver Skyline from Olympic Village 2

Great design on this bridge, lit up at night and looks great.
Olympic Village Bridge

Some funky stairs and cool blue lights. They did a great job with the design and architecture at the new village. I’ll be back to take more photos for sure.
Olympic Village Stairs

Science World always looks good at night.
Science World Vancouver