On an unseasonably warm Fall night in Sandusky, Ohio, I took the opportunity to wander about the downtown with my camera for some after dark photography. Night time lends a whole new perspective to many towns and tourist destinations. It also presents a new challenge to practice a different set of photography skills. For many of the pictures in this series I used a 10-stop Neutral Density filter and tripod with exposure times of 15 to 30 seconds. Click on the photos for larger images and more detail.
![Sandusky, Ohio after dark © Wagon Pilot Adventures](https://wagonpilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Sandusky-After-Dark-Photo-Walk-440x660.png)
I was staying at the Hotel Kilbourne, so my photo walk started with a stroll around the harbor front. Most of the area was torn up as they are reworking the street and sidewalks, plus adding a new public park to one of the wharves. Work boats returning for the night grabbed my interest.
![Sandusky, Ohio after dark © Wagon Pilot Adventures](https://wagonpilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Sandusky-Nights-1-660x440.jpg)
![Sandusky, Ohio after dark © Wagon Pilot Adventures](https://wagonpilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Sandusky-Nights-2-660x440.jpg)
![Sandusky, Ohio after dark © Wagon Pilot Adventures](https://wagonpilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Sandusky-Nights-3-660x440.jpg)
![Sandusky, Ohio after dark © Wagon Pilot Adventures](https://wagonpilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Sandusky-Nights-4-660x440.jpg)
Once the sun set, I headed into the center of downtown Sandusky to photograph the Boy with the Boot fountain and old City Hall. There are several spot lights around the fountain, which was challenging. I loved to a few different locations for better city hall pictures.
![Boy with the Leaking Boot fountain statue Sandusky, Ohio © Wagon Pilot Adventures](https://wagonpilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Sandusky-Nights-5-660x440.jpg)
![Old City Hall in Sandusky, Ohio © Wagon Pilot Adventures](https://wagonpilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Sandusky-Nights-6-660x440.jpg)
![Old City Hall in Sandusky, Ohio © Wagon Pilot Adventures](https://wagonpilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Sandusky-Nights-8-660x440.jpg)
![Old City Hall in Sandusky, Ohio © Wagon Pilot Adventures](https://wagonpilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Sandusky-Nights-12-660x440.jpg)
![Merry-Go-Round Museum in Sandusky, Ohio © Wagon Pilot Adventures](https://wagonpilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Sandusky-Nights-7-660x440.jpg)
![1901 Carnegie Library in Sandusky, Ohio © Wagon Pilot Adventures](https://wagonpilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Sandusky-Nights-9-660x440.jpg)
![Sandusky, Ohio after dark © Wagon Pilot Adventures](https://wagonpilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Sandusky-Nights-10-440x660.jpg)
![Sandusky, Ohio after dark © Wagon Pilot Adventures](https://wagonpilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Sandusky-Nights-11-660x440.jpg)
![Sandusky, Ohio after dark © Wagon Pilot Adventures](https://wagonpilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Sandusky-Nights-13-660x440.jpg)
![Sandusky, Ohio after dark © Wagon Pilot Adventures](https://wagonpilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Sandusky-Nights-14-660x440.jpg)
![Sandusky, Ohio after dark © Wagon Pilot Adventures](https://wagonpilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Sandusky-Nights-15-660x440.jpg)
![Sandusky, Ohio after dark © Wagon Pilot Adventures](https://wagonpilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Sandusky-Nights-16-660x440.jpg)
![Sandusky, Ohio after dark © Wagon Pilot Adventures](https://wagonpilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Sandusky-Nights-17-660x440.jpg)
![Sandusky, Ohio after dark © Wagon Pilot Adventures](https://wagonpilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Sandusky-Nights-18-1-660x440.jpg)
![Sandusky, Ohio after dark © Wagon Pilot Adventures](https://wagonpilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Sandusky-Nights-19-660x440.jpg)
![Sandusky, Ohio after dark © Wagon Pilot Adventures](https://wagonpilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Sandusky-Nights-20-660x440.jpg)
![Hotel Kilbourne Sandusky, Ohio after dark © Wagon Pilot Adventures](https://wagonpilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Sandusky-Nights-22-1-660x440.jpg)
Thanks for following along. I’m open to photography tips and suggestions of what you would like to see more of on the website and YouTube videos. For a little different scenery, check out my first after dark photo walk from Frankenmuth, Michigan.