View of the Bridge

[Tom Johnston]

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A view of the new bridge from the Hoover Dam- named in honor of Pat Tilman.

 

Leica M8, Elmarit 21 @ f5.6

[pauledell]

Tom,

 

A fine picture with the subtle red colors, clarity and composition. The concrete of the dam at the right is somewhat distracting even though unavoidable to eliminate from the picture. Perhaps a different vantage point to the left could have worked better.

 

Paul

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[stuny]

Lovely composition, depth and detail but a shame that there was not direct sunlight from the side or from behind you. My post processing skills are limited, and I'm adjusting this on an inferior monitor, but this somewhat simulates the look I mean.

Edited December 15, 2010 by stuny

[Tom Johnston]

thanks stu and paul-

yes, agree about that chunk of concrete- i played with cropping and decided to leave it in to keep the proportions, amount of sky, the angular towers, and feeling of space appropriate.

the early morning light was what it was, light cloud cover. beating the crowds in the early morning was nice.

of course the tiff files look much better, in all regards. when i convert to jpeg and reduce the scale for posting...i lose a lot, and even have to crop a bit more to get them to an acceptable size...

[Tom Johnston]

presenting here the uncropped version

[roguewave]

Tom, great shot & pov. I love that spot. What drama.

[allamande]

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Tom,

 

Thank you so much for posting this. Planning to be there sometime soon, to experience the drama myself. I like your uncropped version. I think the naming is apt.

 

Ece

[Tom Johnston]

Ece, if you want to see a view from the bridge, please have a look at my post, "dam," currently on page 3 in this category. I haven't yet posted my uncropped view from Pat's bridge. Try to allow yourself extra time to visit, there is much to see & experience, and photograph. I had limited my self to just my 21 that morning, which was good, but in hindsight wish I had taken something in addition. Good excuse for a return visit. Thanks for looking and sharing your comments.

[vdb]

What a great view. Been there several times.

[Tom Johnston]

i have updated the view of the "dam" as seen from the bridge in this thread.

the final jpeg is titled "hoover dam"

thanks for looking

 

 

Ece, if you want to see a view from the bridge, please have a look at my post, "dam," currently on page 3 in this category. I haven't yet posted my uncropped view from Pat's bridge. Try to allow yourself extra time to visit, there is much to see & experience, and photograph. I had limited my self to just my 21 that morning, which was good, but in hindsight wish I had taken something in addition. Good excuse for a return visit. Thanks for looking and sharing your comments.

[stickan1]

Impressive view. But I would have framed it differently or cropped the concrete structure on the right as it acts as a magnet for my eyes and takes them away from the river.