Binghamton HDR

Curiosity Cosby · Feb 1, 2009

Not sure HDR's are my deal, but I like the composition of the shot, not sure why, but I would kind of like to see the road lead my eyes from one corner of the shot to the other. I don't know how that would turn out, just a thought.

Mgw189 · Feb 1, 2009

Not quite sure how I would pull that off but still I see where your coming from. It was interesting taking this shot to say the least. As I was getting ready to push the shutter release some very very very drunk guy almost knocked me and my camera over. I watched him stage from one side of the sidewalk to the other. He got half way across the bridge and fell out into the road. I called the nonemergency for 911 and had them send someone to check on him

Ptyler22 · Feb 1, 2009

Wait a second, isn't this the bridge where some kid ( I think it's leonardo di caprio?) rides his bike across, on his way to class?

Mgw189 · Feb 1, 2009

Ptyler22 said:
Wait a second, isn't this the bridge where some kid ( I think it's leonardo di caprio?) rides his bike across, on his way to class?

Not that I am aware of. The bridge was just built within the last year or two and to my knowledge no movies have been shot here that recently.

Ptyler22 · Feb 1, 2009

Mgw189 said:
Not that I am aware of. The bridge was just built within the last year or two and to my knowledge no movies have been shot here that recently.

Oh, dam, I could have sworn it was that bridge, well it looks exactly the same atleast. Is that bridge in Boston?

Mgw189 · Feb 1, 2009

Ptyler22 said:
Oh, dam, I could have sworn it was that bridge, well it looks exactly the same atleast. Is that bridge in Boston?

You did read the title didnt you

Ptyler22 · Feb 2, 2009

Mgw189 said:
You did read the title didnt you

Ya but I didn't know if that was the name of the bridge or what not. Now I see that it's in New York

Dionysus · Feb 2, 2009

hey neighbor! we are in bingo from time to time.

as for the photo, it just seems like it wasn't one that "needed" to be in hdr.

Mgw189 · Feb 2, 2009

Dionysus said:
hey neighbor! we are in bingo from time to time.

as for the photo, it just seems like it wasn't one that "needed" to be in hdr.

LOL yeah I saw where you were from and said the same thing in the thread where you posted the pics of your girl lol. At any rate did it need to be HDR? Maybe not but I will post the original and you can see for yourself. I did capture some details that werent there in this image.

SlimPaul · Feb 2, 2009

Nice! The original version doesn't look bad at all. You can just increase the saturation and it will be close to HDR with an even better look.

DexGtr · Feb 2, 2009

is it just me or is it crooked?

Mgw189 · Feb 2, 2009

DexGtr said:
is it just me or is it crooked?

I keep thinking the same thing I think its a wide angle result that is making it look that way. The tripod was level when the image was shot.

GeneralBenson · Feb 2, 2009

Mgw189 said:
I keep thinking the same thing I think its a wide angle result that is making it look that way. The tripod was level when the image was shot.

I think it's a visual illusion. If you look at the right building, the roof line is perfectly level. Then look at the inside building on the left side, and it's also level, but slightly lower, then the leftmost building is level, but even lower. So despite the fact that it is in fact level, the visual weight, feels like the images is slanting down to the left.

I also feel like the dominant horizon line is the rooftops, which is really close to dead center on the image. I think it would be stronger if you moved that line a little further up.

Mgw189 · Feb 2, 2009

GeneralBenson said:
I think it's a visual illusion. If you look at the right building, the roof line is perfectly level. Then look at the inside building on the left side, and it's also level, but slightly lower, then the leftmost building is level, but even lower. So despite the fact that it is in fact level, the visual weight, feels like the images is slanting down to the left.

I also feel like the dominant horizon line is the rooftops, which is really close to dead center on the image. I think it would be stronger if you moved that line a little further up.

I thought about the horizon line as well but this is one of those shots were I thought centered kinda worked. The image in my mind is pretty ballanced right and left.