Two bridges

gluwater

The first two shots are from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Canada. It is of the bridge that runs from the US to Canada and also has two other bridges that turn on their center axis for trains to cross the river. I can't make up my mind as to which one I like better, the portrait or landscape shot. The third is of the Mackinac Bridge in the morning fog. I found shooting the bridge in the fog was pretty hard and had to use three layers to bring out some contrast. Critique is always welcome.







Thanks for looking!

USAIR

I like the wider shot better
The last is awesome...love seeing bridges very cool

Thanks
Fred

Dixie

The composition appeals to me in the vertical shot. All nicely done with a very fine job done on the Mackinac Bridge in the morning fog.

Scott_Quier

I can completly understand why you can't make up your mind between the first two photos. I really don't think they compare well to each other as their focus is completely different (at least to my eye). The wide one seems to be talking about the relationship between the brides and the water. The second, more about the relationship between the various bridges.

The composition on both is very good.

If someone were twisting my arm, I would have to say the second is "the better" of the two.

Of the three, I think the last photo is 5-star! The exposure is much better than the first two, the bird adds a lot of foreground interest, the fog onthe bridge adds an element of mystery. Too bad there wasn't just a bit more fog on the far end of the bridge.

vangogh

Scott_Quier wrote:

Too bad there wasn't just a bit more fog on the far end of the bridge.

Maybe you could add some in PS with the clone tool & layers & selections with masks etc. If you need any advice with that just email me & I'll be glad to help!

David_S85

2nd shot definately the better of them. I'd also crop out more of the water below. Water is implied even if there is less of it. The bridges are the star of the show.

I'm counting three bridges. Or is it just me?

Ann McRae

Hey Nick, like how's it going, eh?

I really, really prefer the second shot of the bridges to the first. I wonder about cropping just a smidge more off of the right and bottom. Really focus the eye on the angles of the iron works.

The fog shot is also very sweet.

cheers

ann

gluwater

USAIR wrote:

I like the wider shot better
The last is awesome...love seeing bridges very cool

Thanks
Fred

Thanks Fred. I thought of your great shots when taking these. I don't know how you get your shots, this stuff is really hard to shoot. Thanks for looking.

gluwater

Dixie wrote:

The composition appeals to me in the vertical shot. All nicely done with a very fine job done on the Mackinac Bridge in the morning fog.

Thanks Dixie. I'm quite happy with what I ended up with on the Mackinac Bridge shot.

gluwater

Scott_Quier wrote:

Of the three, I think the last photo is 5-star! The exposure is much better than the first two, the bird adds a lot of foreground interest, the fog onthe bridge adds an element of mystery. Too bad there wasn't just a bit more fog on the far end of the bridge.

Thanks Scott, I was looking for something to make the foreground more interesting and there were gulls around so I figured why not. I like the end product but wish I had moved a little more to the right to get the gull a bit further to the left. As for the fog, it was either like this or completely covered the bridge. This shot showed the best combination of bridge and fog out of the shots I took.

gluwater

vangogh wrote:

Maybe you could add some in PS with the clone tool & layers & selections with masks etc. If you need any advice with that just email me & I'll be glad to help!

Thanks for the offer Nicola, but I think I like it as is.

gluwater

David_S85 wrote:

2nd shot definately the better of them. I'd also crop out more of the water below. Water is implied even if there is less of it. The bridges are the star of the show.

I'm counting three bridges. Or is it just me?

Actually there are four David, the Mackinac, and three in Sault Ste. Marie. I was mainly refering to the main bridge in Sault Ste. Marie and the Mackinac. Thanks for looking.

gluwater

Ann McRae wrote:

Hey Nick, like how's it going, eh?

I really, really prefer the second shot of the bridges to the first. I wonder about cropping just a smidge more off of the right and bottom. Really focus the eye on the angles of the iron works.

The fog shot is also very sweet.

cheers

ann

Hey Ann, it's goin swell, eh. Thanks for the suggestion, I'll give it a try.