I knew that I needed a location with lights in the background which could then silhouette my model in the foreground. I found a group of trees in Stanley park that could obscure the glare from the lights in my backdrop, and so create the effect that I wanted, and so I decided to set up there.
The contact sheet below shows the images I shot on the night.

I really just wanted to experiment and refresh my skills for shooting at night. I really don't like the images I shot, as they are out of focus and don't give any sense of an eerie feel to me. In order to obscure the glare from the lights I had to have my camera low to the ground and so I could not see through the viewfinder, and subsequently the photographs are out of focus.
This is not a practical way to work, and clearly I need to work harder to find a better location that suits what I want to shoot. I also realize now that it is difficult to work with lights that are fixed and I have no control over, and so I will need to use a light source that I can direct.

I intend to go out again tomorrow and re-shoot in a better location with more control.
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