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There is a mood at the end of the evening that is the same whatever city you are in. Quiet, low light and more than a little melancholy.
The first and last images in this set were taken in January 2012 from an outside table at Bar Italia in Soho, London. Around midnight after a night out. The buzz had faded and day people were on their way home. Clubbers and night people were just coming out.
This is where I go after a night out in London. Bar Italia is very special (ask any Londoner) but there are places like it in every city. Places to sit and gossip or mull when the day is done but you don't want to go home yet.
These are some of the other places I found in London, New York, Montreal, Havana, Trinidad, Florence, Genoa, Cortona, Montalto Ligure, Malaga, Nice and dear old Folkestone in Kent.
If you can find a perch, put the camera on something solid and use a slow shutter (1/2 second) for sharp backgrounds and ghostly blurred humans.
For handheld street shots while walking use a faster shutter with a wide aperture and let the ISO rip (up to 1600 on these shots). Stop dead still when you find a shot and you will get something usable with the shutter at 1/50 second and the aperture at f1.7 (thank you Leica) to f4.
These shots are all wide angle prime lenses, 28mm or 35mm.
Shoot in RAW format. It allows more freedom in editing - particularly important for night work.
If you like any of the images in this gallery, send a message here. Limited edition fine art prints are available in sizes from A5 to A0.