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Bay Blues
gaurawa


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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Location: San Francisco
Date: Mar 6, 2009
Aperture: f8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 30s
Date Uploaded: Mar 7, 2009

Bay Bridge, San Francisco

[Mar. 11th, 2009 02:49:59 AM]

Not really a hidden gem. I shot this after the challenge was announced :)

Statistics
Place: 13 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 6.9807
Avg (commenters): 8.1277
Avg (participants): 7.0000
Avg (non-participants): 6.8750
Views since voting: 3072
Views during voting: 823
Votes: 519
Comments: 102
Favorites: 22 (view)


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03/24/2009 05:49:28 PM
Gave it a 9, well done in every respect!
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03/18/2009 12:14:15 PM
It is golden!
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03/18/2009 09:28:35 AM
I didn't vote on this one, but if I had, it would've been a 9. I really like the contrasting blue and gold tones, as well as the look from the 30s exposure. congrats on a beautiful image.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 10:58:44 PM
This is really just stunning. I love the way the water looks. 10
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03/17/2009 09:45:35 PM
Oh, WOW. Great scene. I need to find from where this shot is taken. I am realtively new to East Bay, and need to find this location. Good Luck.
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03/17/2009 09:31:05 PM
Nice use of long exposure and keeping the lighting and focus under control.
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03/17/2009 09:19:21 PM
Very slick. Nice star bursts and reflections! 7
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03/17/2009 06:08:26 PM
my only 10 in this challenge ... so this has to mean something :-)))
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03/17/2009 04:48:35 PM
Great low-light exposure. The reflections in the water are almost too bright.
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03/17/2009 02:05:16 PM
alot of time I do not like shots...but yours is the exception...it has texture, smoothness and detail excellent
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03/17/2009 01:07:21 PM
Oh my, what beautiful coloring. I'd love to hang this stunning piece of art in my living room (and I'm picky, very picky what goes there)! 10
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03/17/2009 10:25:14 AM
The lights in this look so cool. Great subject and lots of visually engaging details.
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03/17/2009 04:51:27 AM
Excelent pic. I think i've seen this before. 9
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03/16/2009 11:25:17 PM
Almost like a painting...
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03/16/2009 10:55:29 PM
Beautiful shot of a classic landmark... your shutter speed was excellent.
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03/16/2009 10:39:31 PM
Over exposed on the water... Too much reflection of lights there. Rest of composition is good.
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03/16/2009 10:18:15 PM
This is beatiful! Very nice.
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03/16/2009 07:09:24 PM
One of the best landscapes in this challenge. Gorgeous composition and exposure - 9
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03/16/2009 03:31:22 PM
Nice but I feel I'm looking at two distinct images, the piles in the water seem to have a totally different "feel" to the bridge
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03/16/2009 02:36:50 PM
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL! 10!
At the end of looking - this has got to be one of the top 2! Good luck.
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03/16/2009 11:52:38 AM
Very nice!
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03/16/2009 11:02:33 AM
WOW... Classic beauty with that extra touch of sparkle. Great shot!
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03/16/2009 10:45:51 AM
Long exposure really worked to your advantage here. Excellent image.
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03/16/2009 10:39:14 AM
well done ...
seven from me

;D brano
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03/16/2009 10:21:30 AM
Great PP job - exelent
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03/16/2009 08:19:11 AM
Truly incredible shot.
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03/16/2009 07:23:54 AM
Nice light paths on the water.
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03/16/2009 04:08:59 AM
cool shot love te time exposure
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03/16/2009 03:45:09 AM
like the lit up bridge water looks a little over smoothed
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03/16/2009 12:59:27 AM
Awesome capture and presentation. Gorgeous. Lovely setting where I'd love to spend some time.
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03/15/2009 11:40:43 PM
I'm hoping to leave comments on as many photo's in this challenge as possible... this was one of the few images I scored a 10. One of my criteria for scoring a 10 is "Would I have this photo on my wall?" and for this one, I surely would.

There are quite a few shore/bridge/cityspace picture in this challege, but this is one of the stand out images for me. It's just very different in feel and tone to all of the others. I'm sure this will finish strongly.
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03/15/2009 09:05:43 PM
Real nice lighting. The 'stars' on the bridge make it a little more special than your standard bridge image.
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03/15/2009 09:00:21 PM
postcardish in a very good way
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03/15/2009 07:19:18 PM
This is really lavely - great tones and PP!
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03/15/2009 06:40:09 PM
Lovely shot. Well framed and nice clarity.
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03/15/2009 04:10:25 PM
Postcard perfect
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03/15/2009 03:39:26 PM
Great image. I love the lights on the bridge and the reflections in the water. Nice feeling of width and depth. Excellent detail. 7
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03/15/2009 12:06:17 PM
Great night shot
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03/15/2009 10:30:04 AM
Very nice image. It's good to see a few "great" images. This is a perfect reflection of your abilities as a photographer.
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03/15/2009 10:08:35 AM
Nice sharpness. I love the clarity and the twinkle of the lights. One of my favorites in the challenge.
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03/15/2009 09:28:30 AM
This is simply a stunning image a truely a gem. Hard to fault it and I've bumped up to a 9 on my second pass. Well done and good luck for the rest of the challenge.
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03/15/2009 05:51:28 AM
Love the F-stars and shutter smoothing of the water. Nice composition too.
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03/15/2009 02:42:50 AM
Oooooh - I love the pp on this.
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03/15/2009 12:53:14 AM
Very excellent shot. I like the cool metallic tones of this.
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03/14/2009 11:47:16 PM
Love the look of the water and the blues, nice.

Back to vote, I gave this a 9.
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03/14/2009 08:08:09 PM
The view is great. Lights are just perfect.
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03/14/2009 07:57:01 PM
Great shot! The foreground makes it special.
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03/14/2009 03:14:59 PM
What a great image. The colours are gorgeous. Well done!
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03/14/2009 02:45:37 PM
Coming back to comment...

Gorgeous, stunning, love the star filter! Perfect reflections in the dreamy water. 10
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03/14/2009 09:34:21 AM
Gorgeous capture. The long exposure makes the water look magical. The lights' shine patterns are beautiful. Great job.
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03/14/2009 07:28:38 AM
really like the soft shiney water tones and the crisp bridge. Starbursts of the lights are excellent
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03/14/2009 06:57:33 AM
Beautifully done. the pier remnants add interest to the forground and are a leading line to the bridge which makes this picture different than the usual bridge picture.
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03/13/2009 11:50:31 PM
outstandlngly pretty!!
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03/13/2009 10:34:24 PM
Nice
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03/13/2009 10:08:22 PM
very nice
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03/13/2009 06:45:08 PM
Just beautiful.
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03/13/2009 06:04:33 PM
This smoothness of color and light could only be joe's.. I found Joe's so I guess I was wrong. Great shot and good luck!
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03/13/2009 05:33:13 PM
Wow... like a dream. I like the processing.
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03/13/2009 02:11:48 PM
Stunning reflections and sharpness. Well Done!
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03/13/2009 01:26:46 PM
Just like a postcard, only it's probably better because of the foreground detail
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03/13/2009 01:00:19 PM
This is beautiful, especially the reflections. 10
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03/13/2009 12:53:39 PM
Very nicely done!
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03/13/2009 12:40:22 PM
I like the iced over look of the water. Muted tones work well with the title.
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03/13/2009 08:30:39 AM
An image with a difference this I like the way you have used the very long exposure to transform this into something extra special, well done
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03/13/2009 08:30:26 AM
lovely blue/yellow duotone.
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03/13/2009 05:01:31 AM
oooh, I've been there ;) very nice representation and great colors
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03/13/2009 04:25:05 AM
Excellent shot!
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03/13/2009 02:46:32 AM
I really like the golden lights. The effect you did is captivating.
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03/13/2009 01:59:28 AM
quite lovely and the patchy, feathery effect in the water is very effective.
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03/13/2009 01:50:28 AM
Stunningly beautiful.
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03/12/2009 11:32:31 PM
sooo much depth 9
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03/12/2009 10:17:39 PM
Wonderful colors and reflection. Nice foreground and I like all the stars on the bridge.
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03/12/2009 09:28:08 PM
Beautiful
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03/12/2009 09:05:33 PM
The foreground of the reflected lights and the posts really makes this
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03/12/2009 08:28:34 PM
this is really beautiful and my fav so far in this challenge, love the processing and the stillness of the water, and the reflection, really well done, good luck 10
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03/12/2009 06:51:52 PM
I love this 10 10... but I really would like to see the unedited one too..
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03/12/2009 01:59:33 PM
The combination of the blues & yellows here is stunning; the lights are incredible.
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03/12/2009 01:21:19 PM
Nice picture. Good post edit work too.
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03/12/2009 12:52:22 PM
Um, WOW!-10
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03/12/2009 12:10:29 PM
really well done ... I love the reflections .. the whole image is very dream like ...
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03/12/2009 10:45:13 AM
Perfect exposure.
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03/12/2009 10:09:32 AM
great reflections, nice long exposure.
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03/12/2009 09:46:11 AM
Great shot, nice work with the detail in the foreground.
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03/12/2009 07:28:27 AM
Very well taken! I really like the DOF & colors.
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03/12/2009 06:43:43 AM
Great shot.
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03/12/2009 12:33:07 AM
Yup, nice! No comments, a very "DPC" shot, this will be on the front page I suspect.....!
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03/11/2009 11:43:23 PM
beautiful and serene, looks perfect to me
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03/11/2009 11:28:53 PM
This is lovely. nice long exposure here, 8
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03/11/2009 10:37:16 PM
The light is so wonderful.
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03/11/2009 09:10:53 PM
You've made this bridge look like a jeweled necklace, but the water is a little overprocessed for me. Lovely tones, shapes and lines.
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03/11/2009 08:08:01 PM
i don't know if it's overworked or not, but whatever, it works!
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03/11/2009 07:46:46 PM
Oh wow, I love the colors and the lighting on the water!
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03/11/2009 05:26:05 PM
lovely silky water, nice night shot
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03/11/2009 04:59:05 PM
I really like this. Good colors and love the smoothness of the water and the starry lights. Nice.
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03/11/2009 01:59:02 PM
Wow awesome shot, the glow is prefect.
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03/11/2009 11:15:57 AM
Beautiful reflections. The old docks in the foreground add a lot.
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03/11/2009 10:43:05 AM
Oh my... this belongs on a poster somewhere. Absolutely breathtaking!
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03/11/2009 09:54:39 AM
Absolutely captivating view of this majestic work of man! Love the play of colors on the surface of the water - tis almost like glass. The lighting is stunning with lots of beautiful detail on the bridge. Sometimes night scenes with lights on the bridges have the lights little more than blobs of light but there is such wonderful detail here and some absolutely stunning star patterns of light that adorn the bridge in beauty. The pillons in the foreground add some additional visual interest for they are like another pathway that runs on the lower right diagonal while the bridge has the leading lines pathway that runs across the center half of the image. A beautiful and lovely nighttime scene.
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03/11/2009 09:53:54 AM
Wow great long exposure effect
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03/11/2009 08:11:44 AM
Sweeett! just beautiful water and really great exposure. nice stars across the bridge and well composed with the pilons in the foreground. good luck for doing well in this highly competitive challenge! 10
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03/11/2009 07:20:25 AM
The long exposure creates such a lovely flattening effect on the water and gives the surface such a marvellous sheen. The reflected light colours are beautiful. I love the foreground old wooden supports and the way they contrast with the impressive bridge behind. Great composition. All good!
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03/11/2009 12:22:15 AM
Very nice night time exposure. Golden Gate Bridge? Excellent exposure and detail. I don't know if I can keep commenting this much for 1130 pictures, but at least the first ones will get long comments.
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