A very busy bridge on a Saturday Night (Alton, IL) ... even though it might not look like it here. It doesn't really show it in the pic, but this is a suspension bridge with a 'zillion' rods holding up the bridge that spans the Mississippi River.
It took about 45 minutes to find a few seconds that didn't have a bunch of traffic in either direction. I was literally sitting on the concrete median of the highway ... I was just glad that the police didn't happen by, as they certainly would have made me leave (safety reasons of course).
My wife reminded me how much my life insurance policy was before I went out to get this one ... not quite sure what she was trying to tell me.
She asked me if it was 'safe' to go out there ... wonder what I told her.
Nice work. I do like the PS versipn slightly better since it cleans up the triangle area a bit. Either way the image is very nice. The lights are really dramatic against the night sky. Relly clean shot.
Nicely done. Great use of symmetry. I admire your patience!
You know if you were over here and the police found you on a bridge like that, getting told to leave would probably be the last thing that would happen, more likely you would probably get stopped and searched, maybe arrested, as you'd be suspected of being a terrorist! (I kid ye not!)
Anyway, nicely executed, I prefer the PS version too, not sure about the frame though, it makes the main pic a tad small.
Even in my small home town, I have had the cops called out on me about 7 or 8 times accused of everything from stalking & perv to surveillance/casing. It's a sad thing ... used to be that someone with a 'rig' was intriguing & respectable. Now, they are guilty without cause.
Fortunately, they've always handled things okay with me, but it still spoils your day.
I tried to figure a way to 'tone down' the center lights ... they're just a bit too dominant for me. Everything I tried turned out poorly, so it left me with removal only.
This would probably be a good project for me to try & learn 'layers' or something else in PS ... any recommendations are VERY welcome. If I could maybe rescale them smaller and give them the appearance of being farther away.
I thought maybe I could add a 'moon' or some other sky treatment ... but, then again ... arghh, too many options.
RustyBug wrote:
Now, they are guilty without cause.
Fortunately, they've always handled things okay with me, but it still spoils your day.
I know what you mean. It's always on my mind now when I go out with my camera whether I'm going to get hassle or not. I try not to let it get to me, but it's always on my mind. It's kind of a cloud on a silver lining for me.
t. england ... thanks. I'd like to have a little less dominant frame, but our choices are but a few. I do like the green in the frame, but a little thinner and a little thinner matting, but hey ... what's guy to do.
Chris ... I put the center lights back in, as I managed to make them a bit less dominating. If I could maybe rescale them smaller and give them the appearance of being farther away.
All in all ... I think I'm pretty happy with this one ... maybe even enough to print.
