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Nikonian Ninja


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Challenge: 30 Seconds or More (Basic Editing III*)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Nikon
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Date: Jun 17, 2006
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 200
Shutter: 30s
Galleries: Cityscape, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Jun 17, 2006

Cool looking bridge that connects Covington, KY and Cincinnati, OH. This was taken at 3:30 in the morning and all I did to get the blue sky is adjust levels and curves. After that, just resize, unsharp mask and save for web.

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Hey, thanks for all the great comments and praises! I am excited to have a top 10 finish with my 2nd entry! Looking for that ribbon next time! :)

Statistics
Place: 8 out of 170
Avg (all users): 6.7506
Avg (commenters): 7.6190
Avg (participants): 6.3165
Avg (non-participants): 6.8545
Views since voting: 3337
Views during voting: 670
Votes: 409
Comments: 34
Favorites: 5 (view)


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10/16/2006 10:20:21 AM
I have yet to get a REALLY good shot of our bridge. If I get one as good as this, I'll definitely be satisfied. I love the clarity and the colors. The star effects add interest as well. The composition feels just a bit cramped at the top of the bridge to me, but nothing major.

Excellent shot - I'm glad it finished well.
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07/21/2006 02:41:35 PM
Wow this is great! So shiny and bright!!!
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07/06/2006 11:46:43 PM
Someone gave you a 1? Sheesh... senseless trolls. This is fabulous... no noise at all, fabulous lighting, and I love the starry twinkles. :) Wonderful image, and congrats on your finish!
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07/06/2006 03:52:07 PM
great shot!
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07/06/2006 03:45:03 PM
Amazing color and clarity!!
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07/01/2006 06:09:30 PM
This is a killer shot and should have ribboned in my opinion. The composition seems clean and uncluttered and it's a good sharp shot. Hopefuly a sign of things to come. Well done.
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06/30/2006 02:53:28 AM
Steve! Great job on a PB ;) Looking forward to your other great shots coming ;)
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06/29/2006 01:37:34 PM
Just three words - gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!
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06/28/2006 05:13:03 PM
Congratulations on your 10th place! wonderful shot!
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06/28/2006 02:00:53 AM
stunning!
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06/28/2006 01:00:26 AM
I love this. It reminds me of Tower Bridge in London, of which I have fond memories. The colors and the bursts of light are very nice.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/26/2006 09:29:54 PM
that is spectacular...you should sell it to a postcard company!!! 9
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06/26/2006 04:48:16 PM
Beauty is right. Great lighting & color. Well done.
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06/26/2006 12:36:39 PM
seems like it might be a tad overexposed, but i like the composition. 7.
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06/25/2006 10:40:51 PM
This is Cincinnati, yes? Anyway, beautiful shot. I love the lighting on the first arch. My one criticsm is that I wish the sky were a bit darker to make it feel more like night.
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06/25/2006 12:42:02 PM
Good shot. Lights are a little too hot.
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06/25/2006 06:47:53 AM
Love this one.....Excellent.....
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06/24/2006 04:39:21 PM
I really like the colors in this image. The evening sky is fantastic and you still managed to keep the highlights from completely blowing out.
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06/24/2006 01:51:36 PM
A 10. It is so stunning. One of my top three pictures!
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06/24/2006 10:41:10 AM
Good pic, composition is good, and so are the colors and exposure, but your focus is soft and you have noise in the sky.
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06/24/2006 02:19:31 AM
Lovely star effect nice color
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06/23/2006 05:06:46 PM
Gorgeous. I'll be interested to read how you kept the lights from blowing out completely.
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06/23/2006 01:12:59 PM
Meets Challenge:2
Aesthetics:2
Technical: 1
Wow: 0
Originality:1
Total Score: 6
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06/23/2006 12:48:59 PM
Pretty cool stuff, love the coloring in this shot and also the composition. Kindof a shame this is basic editing as the blown out top columns on the bridge kindof draw too much attention for my taste and that could easily have been corrected in advanced editing so I am going to assume you would have done so if you had the chance and vote as I see the image should look. That means an 8 from me, I really like this shot.
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06/23/2006 11:42:47 AM
That *is* a beauty...!
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06/23/2006 02:49:40 AM
Looks very Disney-like?
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06/22/2006 09:58:17 PM
beautiful!
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06/22/2006 11:55:35 AM
Really nice shot, the gradiant in the sky to the star shaped lights.
Fantastic composure.
This will do really well i think.
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06/22/2006 12:59:08 AM
The lights catch my eye, but the color variation and contrast is very lacking. Nice border.
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06/21/2006 11:54:40 PM
Sparkling bridge :D very cool :)
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06/21/2006 07:39:12 PM
Very nicely done.
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06/21/2006 04:07:48 PM
Perfect!
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06/21/2006 03:59:56 PM
The rich blue night sky is awesome. Very good composition and crispness as well. This has to be a strong ribbon contender.
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06/21/2006 02:42:43 PM
I find the right half extremely interesting with the warm colors contrasting the cold cables, but the left half falls apart for me becoming too busy and blown out.
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