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Arches at Sunrise
Arches at Sunrise
rich


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Challenge: Bridges II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM
Location: Richmond, VA
Date: Feb 15, 2005
Galleries: Landscape, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Feb 15, 2005

 Clarify contrast/sharpening adjustment applied successively to entire image, light sharpening and about 1 degree of rotation to the right.

Edited after challenge:

Thanks to everyone for all of the great comments. I was not sure how well this would do; I decided to enter it at the last minute and had only the jpg available and a laptop with a questionable screen. I tried to get it dialed in more by looking at the histogram than anything else.

The bridge I am photographing here is a railroad bridge that has no name and spans the James River in Richmond, VA. I had to stop my car at rush hour to get the shot from a parallel bridge, which I have done before. So far no tickets :-)

Statistics
Place: 9 out of 424
Avg (all users): 6.8483
Avg (commenters): 7.8000
Avg (participants): 6.7000
Avg (non-participants): 6.9839
Views since voting: 2851
Views during voting: 512
Votes: 356
Comments: 39
Favorites: 3 (view)

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 01/07/2007 06:49:21 AM
it's an awesome photo.congrats!
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 03/01/2005 02:18:32 AM
wow - this is one beautiful image - great job
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 02/27/2005 02:30:28 PM
beautiful. james river in winter really offers some nice material
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 02/23/2005 04:11:03 AM
This was my favorite for the blue.
It's like a painting
As i explained in my photo i can't vote.
I am 12th and i was worried about yours from the beggining.
should place higher.
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 02/23/2005 02:39:28 AM
Congrats on your top ten finish Rich.
Nicely done!
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 02/23/2005 12:29:18 AM
Congrats Rich!!!! This is awesome! :o)
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 02/23/2005 12:24:51 AM
voted but was unable to comment.

Luscious and exquisite. Congratulations on your top ten finish.
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 02/23/2005 12:09:02 AM
great job, rich! you pulled off a repeat of your first shot at this. just glad you didn't get killed getting the shot!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/22/2005 07:21:15 PM
Very Moody
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 02/22/2005 06:04:16 PM
more of a sky photo than a bridge one. The vantage point you chose should been one where the bridge fills most of the frame
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 02/22/2005 05:45:48 AM
This is pretty, but it always feels a little off when the background element lines up with the subject (the top of hills with top of bridge - my eye stops right there.) Perhaps, an angle for camera lower or higher would have caused more eye-flow.
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 02/20/2005 04:50:53 AM
Fanatastic varation in colour across this one. The silhouette really works. Wel done.
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 02/19/2005 07:46:47 PM
Absolutely gorgeous. Lots of interesting details to look at, and the bridge is perfectly positioned to make for an appealing picture.
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 02/19/2005 06:31:07 PM
Nice picture, skys amazing
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 02/19/2005 06:18:21 PM
I love the color of the sky. It really adds to the photo. Well done.
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 02/19/2005 10:09:19 AM
Love the sky. Great silhouette of the bridge and well done to get detail in the foreground, when it's too easy with this kind of shot to leave it completely dark.
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 02/19/2005 08:37:05 AM
Nice picture. 10
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 02/18/2005 06:27:36 PM
very nice pic, but the bottom might be a bit distracting... (too mich of it maybe)
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 02/18/2005 05:08:24 PM
If only the dial went all the way up to 11 ;)

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 02/18/2005 12:33:12 PM
nice shot. this is one of my favorite.
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 02/18/2005 07:40:42 AM
Absolutely amazing! Colors are unreal but wonderful. Excellent photo!
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 02/17/2005 07:14:07 PM
Picture was taken at a perfect time, perfectly exposed. Love this picture, very simple. Keep up the good work.
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 02/17/2005 05:25:37 AM
I really like this picture
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 02/16/2005 11:42:26 PM
One of the best in this challenge. Simply stunning.
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 02/16/2005 11:27:57 PM
Great color.
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 02/16/2005 10:00:57 PM
i like it
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 02/16/2005 05:28:40 PM
Love the sunglare. I would have loved to have seen more of the sky THROUGH the bridge. Not sure you really wanted to stand in the water though.
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 02/16/2005 05:16:39 PM
one of my fav. really nice
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 02/16/2005 03:55:36 PM
Dramatic sky, nice, provides a great background for the bridge as a profile.
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 02/16/2005 01:34:25 PM
Even though it's a slender ribbon running acros the middle of the photo, the bridge succeeds in making the photo something. I'm a sucker for sunsets and water, so I love this shot.
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 02/16/2005 12:53:09 PM
great contrast between beautiful sky and debris in water.
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 02/16/2005 10:22:11 AM
Very nice sunset and a nice bridge.
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 02/16/2005 09:28:50 AM
A lower angle that would have put the bridge above the horizon would have made this shot. Otherwise, well done.
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 02/16/2005 07:47:55 AM
Firey skies! Good capture (9)
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 02/16/2005 06:38:38 AM
Excellent shot. Just enough light in the forground. Very well done.
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 02/16/2005 05:55:17 AM
I think it's just a pity the foreground is a little too busy, otherwise i like it.
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 02/16/2005 02:17:04 AM
Has the feel of the aftermath of nuclear war.
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 02/16/2005 02:05:27 AM
Va VOOM. I don't knjow how well this will do, but the schizophrenia of the 2 sides is stunning. Very strong entry.
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 02/16/2005 12:48:23 AM
do you see this everyday? I envy you! such a breath taking view!
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