Boston sunset suggestions: Hi all, I'll be in Boston tomorrow afternoon, and would love to shoot a sunset somewhere near the water with a long exposure. If anyone has any location...

Pat F 4119 Loc: Branford, CT

Hi all, I'll be in Boston tomorrow afternoon, and would love to shoot a sunset somewhere near the water with a long exposure. If anyone has any location suggestions, it would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

sb Loc: Florida's East Coast

Given that the ocean is east of Boston, unless you want to get offshore, your best bet would be looking west over the Charles River from the area around the Science Museum or the Longfellow Bridge. There are some places up on the North Shore that look back towards Boston over the water. I think there is an App called something like "Photographer's Ephemeris" that lets you map out places to be to see the sunset in what direction, etc. Looks like it would probably take a but to learn to use it.

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Pat F 4119 wrote:

Hi all, I'll be in Boston tomorrow afternoon, and would love to shoot a sunset somewhere near the water with a long exposure. If anyone has any location suggestions, it would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

Jeffreys Point, East Boston is the eastern shore of Boston Harbor, with a view of the downtown skyline.

From downtown bear left out of the Tunnel or you could take a subway to Maverick station.

therwol Loc: USA

sb wrote:

Given that the ocean is east of Boston, unless you... (show quote)

I'll second the suggestion for the Longfellow Bridge, though there may be some vibration from traffic on the bridge.

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therwol wrote:

I'll second the suggestion for the Longfellow Bridge, though there may be some vibration from traffic on the bridge.

Theres a pedestrian overpass nearby, to walk from Charles St and Cambridge St crossing over Storrow Drive to the Hatch Shell and the Esplanade.

Havent been back for many years, but the overpass was NOT glassed in when last I was there. Glass would acoarst be problematic if theyve added that :-(

Laramie Loc: Tempe

Got enough time to get to P-Town?

Pat F 4119 Loc: Branford, CT

sb wrote:

Given that the ocean is east of Boston, unless you... (show quote)

Thanks, this is helpful. I actually use an app called Sun Surveyor which is very easy to use and extremely accurate.

Pat F 4119 Loc: Branford, CT

Laramie wrote:

Got enough time to get to P-Town?

No, unfortunately.

Pat F 4119 Loc: Branford, CT

User ID wrote:

Jeffreys Point, East Boston is the eastern shore of Boston Harbor, with a view of the downtown skyline.

From downtown bear left out of the Tunnel or you could take a subway to Maverick station.

Thank you, I'll check this out.

Pat F 4119 Loc: Branford, CT

therwol wrote:

I'll second the suggestion for the Longfellow Bridge, though there may be some vibration from traffic on the bridge.

Thank you!

traderjohn Loc: New York City

Pat F 4119 wrote:

Hi all, I'll be in Boston tomorrow afternoon, and would love to shoot a sunset somewhere near the water with a long exposure. If anyone has any location suggestions, it would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

When you get finished taking pictures head to Abe & Louie's on Boyleston St. for dinner.

recb

You could take a water taxi across the Harbour and photograph the sunset and city skyline across the water.

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recb wrote:

You could take a water taxi across the Harbour and photograph the sunset and city skyline across the water.

Yes you could do that. Theres also two tunnels under the harbor.

dcma2005 Loc: Waterbury, Connecticut

Pat F 4119 wrote:

Hi all, I'll be in Boston tomorrow afternoon, and would love to shoot a sunset somewhere near the water with a long exposure. If anyone has any location suggestions, it would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

This might work for you. See link below. I took the daytime cruise just last week and enjoyed it. You pick up the cruise on Longwhard Pier near the Long Wharf Marriott hotel.

https://www.cityexperiences.com/boston/city-cruises/sunset-cruise/