For taking the iconic night shot of Shanghai skyline, my plan was to place the camera with a 70-200 mm lens on a tripod and take a long exposure shot. However, during my first evening in the city, I carried only the 35 mm lens and no tripod.
It quickly became apparent that the ship traffic on the Huangpu rive in front of the colourful skyline was so heavy, with huge barges and bright tour boats constantly crossing the field of view, that a long exposure shot would render them as trails of light. Moreover, the panorama of the Pudong district is so wide, that even a 35 mm lens could not capture it all.
I will definitely return with a tripod to take a long exposure shot, as well as a video of the constantly changing light show, but I will also try a wider lens (16-35 mm) as well as some vertical shots of individual buildings.
