Long Gully Bridge, Northbridge, NSW

[William W]

To take the photo with a wider lens as you mentioned, I would get stuck with aluminium construction fencing and blue tarp as part of the surrounding background, so it probably wouldn't be the best idea. Maybe in 6 mo or something though.

Ah! Now I understand more. I haven't been over there for several months. Maintenance / Construction work! I've got it.

Yes, maybe later this year would be as good time . . .

If you see another bloke lurking there, with grey hair (at least I still got hair), a tripod and Canon gear, that's me.

Cheers, Good luck with it.

WW

[dan88]

I think Bill & I are saying similar things in different words. Also the latest addition makes it easier to see what has been happening on the composition side. The original no 3 is 'doubly framed' - the black sky frames the whole bridge and the near arch frames the far arch. Once you lose the outer black frame of the sky, it is the tarmac and white line that tend to become the picture main subject by the resultant framing. Will leave the technical stuff to Will (Ha, H )

I am sure you can get a really fine pic by a little PP work on the original no 3. If you are struggling you could always post a nearer-original version somewhere for others to play with. I do this myself using the free web-space that my ISP provides as part of its package - I expect yours provides it too. Or just attach to email, but that often limits attachment size more. I PM my email address to members once they have shown they are staying with the forum, as i am sure you will now.

I'm not going to leave the forums so you don't need to worry about that!

I've posted my photos up on my homepage - and if you click on the images (not the thumbnail but the second set of images (around 720x540/540x720)) it will load a page with the full size image scaled to the window. You can right click and click on save as to get the fullsize versions.

Here is the photo with the flare (original #1) and here is original #3 if anyone would like to have a go at editing it better than I did.

Thanks!

[dan88]

Ah! Now I understand more. I haven't been over there for several months. Maintenance / Construction work! I've got it.

Yes, maybe later this year would be as good time . . .

If you see another bloke lurking there, with grey hair (at least I still got hair), a tripod and Canon gear, that's me.

Cheers, Good luck with it.

WW

Lol no worries... And if you see a bloke with also (much cheaper) Canon gear, black hair and a tripod, it's probably me

[dan88]

I agree. I think the only way around that is closer with a wider lens, as I mentioned: but as I also mentioned I was scared that the road will still dominate, as you mention. Yes we are saying the same things . . . You, (dan88), IMO, do not want a big slab of road like in my picture above, that will just spoil the whole bridge thing you have going on.




Short of chopping down that light pole, I think this is correct.

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BTW I researched that Architectural Technical stuff you mentioned - very interesting, thanks.

WW

We'll set a date to go shooting and I'll bring a chainsaw as well as a getaway car

[crisscross]

Make sure you have good rubber gloves when you saw through the lightpole Dan

I have had a go at your original no3 as follows. I concluded that it was as important to be ruthless with stamping out as many distraction features as possible as toning down the lights; I have probably overdone getting rid of the starburst from the near one, but I admit to having just gone at it hammer and tongs with intuitive eyegoggles so not even sure what or where I did it. Basically an overpaint with soft and radial grad selections. I am sure that it can be salvaged as a good forum/web image, less sure it would print. You would have to be very careful and patient with the changes to make sure they don't show badly.



PS I also resorted to a 'free crop' as none of he standard aspect ratios seemed quite right