Shooting Outside the Box

Finally had time to digest all the pictures I took last weekend and think about "Shooting Outside the Box". 

By now, most of you have seen these 2 photos I took last weekend.  What I learned from this experience was -- to get a good image, you really need to shoot outside the box!

For the first day (image 1), I stood with many photographers for 2+ hours on that ever-so-famous bridge to shoot the last glow of the Watchman.  The bridge was so crowded that it really couldn't fit any more tripod at the time when we were shooting...  I did not like the composition from that angle, but thought there's got to be something special about the bridge.  Otherwise, why would all the "experienced" photographers stand here???

For the second day, I was determined to find a different angle underneath the bridge and close by the river.  So, during the day, I went to the bridge twice and finally found a way to go down from the bridge to the river bank.  All of a sudden, I saw a whole new world, and that's where I took my shoot of "Last Glow at Watchman".  Enjoy!