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Water Under the Bridge
Water Under the Bridge
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Vanishing Point II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: Causeway Bridge, Metairie,La
Date: May 13, 2007
Aperture: 4.30
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/60
Date Uploaded: May 13, 2007

With just a few days for the challenge submits to be in I decided to try a entry. I rushed the shots being I was worried that the police were going to question me as to why I was taking pictures of the worlds longest bridge.

Statistics
Place: 110 out of 195
Avg (all users): 5.4044
Avg (commenters): 5.8000
Avg (participants): 5.3973
Avg (non-participants): 5.4079
Views since voting: 746
Views during voting: 326
Votes: 225
Comments: 14
Favorites: 1 (view)


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05/27/2007 10:49:48 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club

This photo nicely conveys the length and majesty of this bridge. The light has a great quality and nice color. The symmetric composition and horizontal format provide stability that is a good match for the subject. Lots of diagonal lines converging on the vanishing point make the photo dynamic. I really love the triangular negative shape of the water, and the choppiness gives the water a really interesting texture.

The major problem with this photo is the overall lack of sharpness. And there are three reasons for this. First is the wide aperture; going down just 1 stop would have helped, even at the risk of more color noise with a higher ISO (you wouldn't want a slower shutter speed here). Second, the whole process of converting a scene to pixels reduces sharpness, and you nearly always need to use some sharpening tool to add it back. (Unsharp Mask is the most common tool for this.) Third and most important, when using JPEG, always use the highest quality you can. Compression artifacts are the main source of fuzziness in this photo. They are most easily visible around the signs and car on the right side (magnify the image to see them more clearly), but they are prevalent in the water as well. If you use JPEG in your camera (instead of RAW), always choose the highest quality. And when you save photos for DPChallenge, choose the highest quality that keeps the size under the 150K limit (this photo is only 90K).

In an ideal world, the sky would have been more interesting here. Not a lot you can do about that, though. A polarizer might have helped, although it might also have made the water too dark.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
05/24/2007 04:51:59 AM
I love this shot...
 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/20/2007 05:03:15 PM
Meets the challenge but that is it, i suppose I'm trying to say that it lacks the 'WOW' feature
05/20/2007 12:19:48 AM
Good shot. It is really strong and draws the eye very easy.
05/19/2007 12:22:45 PM
The causeway? Nice, if a little out of focus.
05/18/2007 02:59:19 PM
This is cool. where did you take it from ?
05/17/2007 08:25:56 AM
This is a good submission for this particular challenge.
05/16/2007 10:58:36 PM
make comments boring 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
05/16/2007 01:19:16 PM
cool shot - I use to work in that taller building.....
05/16/2007 10:02:40 AM
Nice shot, I think the focus could have been a bit sharper.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
05/16/2007 09:29:12 AM
Great creativity! 9
05/16/2007 08:49:54 AM
This image lacks visual appeal. The sky is flat, the brightness really takes away from the waters beauty. Perhaps would have been better at another time of day.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
05/16/2007 07:48:38 AM
I like how the cars are balanced on each side.
05/16/2007 01:17:07 AM
A different view of a vanishing point cliche


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