Still brimming with Energy, I found myself in Balboa Park after midnight on Friday night. I had the main thoroughfare all to myself, except for a couple bicyclists. Luckily, I keep my tripod in the trunk.



Shooting at night is actually pretty exciting. It feels like you're there at a forbidden time, with the fountain off and no one around.


A quick tungsten setting for white balance turns the ugly orange sodium-halogen lights to an eerie white glow, and the sky to a deep blue.