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Sunset
hwy bridge
2010
How I did
it -I
took this image last winter using a 1DS-mk3 and 24TSE f3.5 Mk2
with just a bit of shift and no tilt.
This
is a 1930’s era bridge on the old Highway that connected
Spokane with Seattle, it was called the Sunset Highway. Since
replaced by I90.
The
image was pretty sharp, but the sky was a bit dull so I darkened
the sky on another layer and painted it in. I also cloned out a
lot of Graffiti and lamp posts on the bridge and a 7-11 store on
the far end of the bridge.
I
use ACR and CS3, along with Pksharpener and FM velviza for some
color work.
The
image did not do well in camera club judging, but I never learned
why so I am hoping to get some better insight here.
COMMENTS:
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Joe Parlett
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I
cant find any flaws in this image. I love the perspective you
gave the bridge. The colors are spot on. Great job!
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Dianne Glick
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This
shot reminded me of some Roman bridges I took a picture of in
Sicily. Perhaps you could crop out the right portion of the
shot to get rid of the straggly grasses and to get a bit
closer to the bridge. I think that part is rather
distracting. I'd like to see it again if you decide to change
the focal point.
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Rob Appleby
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Ben’s
“Sunset Highway Bridge”: I really like this
charming image of the bridge. The arrangement of perspective
as the bridge progresses “into” picture and the
modelling detail on the bridge itself gives a nice feeling of
depth; the “water color” effect, which is
presumably due to FM Velviza, is very pleasant. I
suspect the image didn’t do so well in a formally judged
environment because of the imposing hillside on the bottom
right corner. I’d be inclined to go for a
wider angle lens a little further around the track and frame
the right hand side of the image with one of the towers
(rather than the part-arch you currently have). A very
stylish image.
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Nancy Brown
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Joe Zaia
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Ben,
you can probably make a very nice panorama with your “Sunset
hwy Bridge”. Photoshop has a very good and easy
stitching procedure. Two or three images should do it. As for
this image, I suggest you crop at least 50% of the sky. This
location is also very good at different times of the day and
year.
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Bob Yelle
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Well,
I like it, even if the judges didn’t. I think the
scene would make a beautiful jigsaw puzzle. Good job
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Member Bio
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Member Bio -
Ben
Egbert
I am a
retired mechanical engineer, and will be 70 in October. Been
married for 45 years.
I became
interested in photography when I moved to Coeur d’Alene
ID in 1979. The beauty of the area made me get a Nikon FE
camera and join the CDA club, which is now defunct. I
lost interest in the mid 90’s because my poor vision
made it hard to use a manual focus system. I got my first
digital, a Nikon990 in 1999, and switched to Canon with a 10D
in 2004. Autofocus made it possible for me to resume this
hobby.
I
now live in Spokane WA and belong to the Spokane Valley Camera
club. I have a 1DS-mk3, a 50D and lenses from the new 24TSEmk2
to a 500f4. I prefer primes, but do have a 17-40 and a 70-200
f2.8IS in addition to a 35 f1.4 and a Zeiss 50 f1.4.
I
shoot landscapes, seascapes and birds almost
exclusively, with the occasional bridge or old building.
I
have over 2500 images on my SmugMug gallery. I am active at
the DPreview Canon SLR lens forum where I host a thread named
weekly landscapes on alternate months.
My
gallery is here.
http://ben-egbert.smugmug.com/
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