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At the time, soon after moving to New York in 2014, I was just beginning my serious adventure with cityscape photography. And this was the first time I found myself on Manhattan Bridge, which was one of my dream spots for creating spectacular images. I had seen several shots of other photographers before, and I loved the view, even though it was very popular. Having been rather unexperienced, I was astonished how challenging the conditions on the bridge turned out to be. First of all, the pavement was surrounded by a fence. I'm not a vandal, so I refused to cut the grid, although it seemed necessary (which I concluded after having spotted numerous patches on the grid). Ultimately, I managed to put the lens in a tiny gap between a pipe and the grid. The lens barely fit there and it was only possible due to a specific construction of Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L USM I used at the time. Second, my goal was to capture Brooklyn Bridge at twilight, using long exposure, which required perfect stability. But the bridge was constantly shaking and and waving, among other things, due to the trains running one after another behind my back, not to mention that I like working in silence and the noise coming from the tracks was unbearable. I persevered the obstacles, however, positioned the gear perfectly and took tens of shots, starting before sunset and finishing at night. The results were fantastic. The image still required a lot of editing, but the ultimate photograph "Brooklyn Bridge Twilight" in the next years became one of my most recognized and successfully disseminated work worldwide.

Location: Manhattan Bridge, New York