Jumping for the Arch

athosathos Registered Users Posts: 237 Major grins
edited November 22, 2008 in Other Cool Shots
I travel on business and was in ST. Louis so I took a walk to the arch to get some shots. I got some generic pictures and as I was leaving I went for some last clicks while laying on the grassy slope approaching the arch.

I was looking down and examining my shots of the hour and heard some laughing, looked up and saw two girls jumping while their friends snapped shots from down below. I quickly framed and pulled the trigger once on what was their last jump.

The original photo has the very top of the arch clipped off, about the top 1mm of the arch on this particularly sized photo i am posting, so the tippy top was added in PP from another shot. Besides that, the only adjustments were in lightroom - tone curves, sharpening, NR and saturating some of the blues, yellows & reds.

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  • TravisTravis Registered Users Posts: 1,472 Major grins
    edited November 21, 2008
    clap.gif it almost doesn't look real but something created for sci-fi movie. Very cool.
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  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited November 21, 2008
    Very nice. thumb.gif To be so lucky as to have the kids jumping in there
    is just perfect for the shot.
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  • Tee WhyTee Why Registered Users Posts: 2,390 Major grins
    edited November 21, 2008
    Unique composition. I like it.
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited November 21, 2008
    Excellent! thumb.gif
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  • CuongCuong Registered Users Posts: 1,508 Major grins
    edited November 21, 2008
    Right place, right time, right subject.thumb.gif What more can you ask for?

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  • scottVscottV Registered Users Posts: 354 Major grins
    edited November 21, 2008
    that is awesome, love the colors.
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  • Darren Troy CDarren Troy C Registered Users Posts: 1,927 Major grins
    edited November 21, 2008
    Very cool....I love it!
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited November 21, 2008
    athos wrote:
    I travel on business and was in ST. Louis so I took a walk to the arch to get some shots. I got some generic pictures and as I was leaving I went for some last clicks while laying on the grassy slope approaching the arch.

    I was looking down and examining my shots of the hour and heard some laughing, looked up and saw two girls jumping while their friends snapped shots from down below. I quickly framed and pulled the trigger once on what was their last jump.

    The original photo has the very top of the arch clipped off, about the top 1mm of the arch on this particularly sized photo i am posting, so the tippy top was added in PP from another shot. Besides that, the only adjustments were in lightroom - tone curves, sharpening, NR and saturating some of the blues, yellows & reds.

    That whole scene just soooooooo works!!!! clap.gif :ivar
    Good timing on your part.... the kids were a bonus for sure thumb.gif
    .... Awesome shot ... Skippy :D
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  • BeachBillBeachBill Registered Users Posts: 1,311 Major grins
    edited November 22, 2008
    Very cool. Talk about being at the right place at the right time. thumb.gif
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  • PantherPanther Registered Users Posts: 3,658 Major grins
    edited November 22, 2008
    Howdy Athos,

    WOW, what a stunning shot all around from the beautiful composition of the arch, the colors in the Sky and Trees, and then the great impact of the 2 girls jumping.

    Very nicely seen and captured, one for the wall for sure.
    Take care,

    Craig

    Burleson, Texas
  • a110p0a110p0 Registered Users Posts: 257 Major grins
    edited November 22, 2008
    Unique
    Serendipitous, unique and well captured.

    Nice job recognizing a great shot and capturing the moment.

    I love it.

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