During this past year at the U of R, I lived in Hollister 640, a single in the Susan B. Anthony building. The room had a fantastic view of the Genesee river and the skyline of downtown Rochester. I loved to just stare out the open window at night and enjoy the lights. One of my favorite memories came during the first few weeks of school, when I could see, over the Kodak building on the far left, the fireworks that were being shot off after the Redwings baseball game. I’m really going to miss this room.
The shot above is ISO 50 with a 10s exposure. I tried exposures between 5 and 15 seconds but decided that I liked this version the best, because it captured the cloud without blowing out the lights in the foreground. No editing except a small crop.
By the way, I’m now a junior 
Really nice pic. The glow of the lights in the foreground is a great effect.
Did you like living in a single? I requested one for next year, but people say that having a room mate is really fun. I kind of like my privacy though.
Congratulations on junior-hood!
Thanks, and thanks.
Living in a single really made my year. The number of times that I wished I had a roommate was far outweighed by the number of times I was really thankful I could shut the world out. It didn’t impinge on my social life at all, and it allowed me to sleep however early or late I wanted to.