Brooklyn Sunset NYC

In March 2013, I went out to Brooklyn hoping to photograph Comet PANSTARRS (C/2011 L4). Urban skies and timing were not on my side, and the comet never became visible from my location. Instead, the evening delivered something else — a dramatic sunset over New York City.

These images capture the transition from daylight to night as seen from Brooklyn, New York City, with the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge silhouetted against vivid clouds and fading twilight. Even when astrophotography plans fail, the sky often offers a different reward.

Brooklyn Sunset, Astronomy and Astrophotography,  Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM

NYC Sunset (as seen in Brooklyn), Verrazano Bridge, Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM, Astronomy and Astrophotography

Sunset as seen in Brooklyn (NYC), Verrazano Bridge, Astronomy and Astrophotography,  Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM

Gear: Canon EOS DSLR + Canon EF 16–35mm f/2.8L II USM
Location: Brooklyn, New York City
Date: March 2013

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Note: A few years later, from the same Brooklyn location, conditions were much better and I was finally able to photograph a comet. See Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) visible in NYC .

Night Landscape, Canon 40D, Ultra Wide Angle Canon Lens EF 16 35mm f2.8L II U

This post is a curated collection of night landscape photographs captured over many years and across multiple countries, all using the Canon EOS 40D and the legendary Canon EF 16–35mm f/2.8L II USM ultra-wide angle lens.

Ultra-wide lenses are especially powerful for night photography. They allow long exposures without star trailing, emphasize foreground structures, and capture dramatic cityscapes, bridges, coastlines, and night skies in a single frame.

These images were taken in a wide variety of environments — from urban Brooklyn and Manhattan to Iceland, Israel, the Galápagos, Puerto Rico, Yellowstone, Utah, and Grand Teton National Park. Together they show how the same camera and lens can produce striking results under very different night-sky and lighting conditions.

Rather than separating these photos by location, this post intentionally brings them together as a single night landscape photography portfolio, illustrating the versatility of ultra-wide lenses for nocturnal scenes.

Night Landscape, Brooklyn, Canon 40D

Manhattan night landscape, Brooklyn Bridge, Canon 40D, Ultra Wide Angle Canon Lens EF 16 35mm f2.8L II U

Verrazano Bridge, Night landscape, Canon 40D, Ultra Wide Angle Canon Lens EF 16 35mm f2.8L II U

Night landscape, Dyker Heights Brooklyn Christmas Lights, Canon 40D, Ultra Wide Angle Canon Lens EF 16 35mm f2.8L II U

Snow night landscape, Canon 40D, Ultra Wide Angle Canon Lens EF 16 35mm f2.8L II U

San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge at night: Canon 40D, Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Ultra Wide Angle Lens

Akureyri IceLand - Night Landscape - Canon 40D, Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Ultra Wide Angle Lens

Jerusalem Night Sky and WindMill, Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Ultra Wide Angle Lens, Night Landscape

Tel Aviv Night Landscape Canon EF 16-35mm f2.8L II USM Ultra Wide Angle Lens

Mystic Seaport Connecticut Night Landscape, Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Ultra Wide Angle Lens, Canon 40D

Niagara Falls Night landscape view from Canada Canon 60Da Wide filed

Night Sky Yellowstone

Salt Lake City at Night

Milky Way Galaxy Replaces Street-Lamp in Grand Teton Night Sky Astrophotography

San Juan Puerto Rico and Big Dipper - Night Sky

Night Reflection Landscape - Virginia

Night Path Utah Landscape Photography

Aruba Hotel Night View

Longwood Gardens Illuminated Fountain Performance - Pennsylvania

Galapagos Islands at night Canon EF 16-35mm f2.8L II USM Ultra Wide Angle Lens

All photographs in this collection were captured using long exposures and available light, without artificial sky replacement. They represent real night environments — from light-polluted cities to remote dark-sky locations — and document how night photography evolves across geography, weather, and time.

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• Puerto Rico Astrophotography – Night Sky and Landscapes
• Milky Way Casting Shadows – Atacama Desert, Chile
• Grand Teton National Park – Night Landscape & Milky Way
• Astrophotography in Israel – Night Landscapes and Skies
• Time-Lapse Sunset and Night Sky – Costa Rica