Bear Mountain Bridge Autumn Reflections

djportalatin · Nov 1, 2012

jfrabat said:
I'll be honest (and keep in mind this is just my own taste and preference), but I think it is missing a foreground element... I know it's kind of hard, given your position, but just my 2 cents.

I'm all for adding a foreground element. Would have loved to, but in this case I was standing off a little hiking bridge and there was nothing but water in the foreground.

Thanks for your comment

djportalatin · Nov 2, 2012

andre517 said:
Very nice. I used to love driving over that bridge.

Thanks. This is definitely a great place to drive through and go sightseeing.

rambler · Nov 2, 2012

Wow, I was just commenting on the beauty of this part of NY in another post. This is a great shot. You have kept the subject simple for us. It is a great way to frame the beautiful foliage with the river, and shore lines leading us right back to enjoy the interesting lines of the bridge. The sky is dramatic (compare it to the dull sky in the second photo) the reflections of the trees in the river only adds to the overall image. I like the way the bridge line is at an angle, too, not just flat across the view. IMO you have not over saturated the trees. Wonderful colors jumping out at us.

BTW I believe the Appalachian trail goes right over that bridge!

The second photo is way less dramatic and I think you are stretching it a bit to claim much of a reflection of the bridge, and the tree reflections are okay, but more a range of color rather than sharp reflections.! I usually prefer close-up images like this as compared to the more distant view of your first image, but I find the exact opposite here. I think those people on the bridge give us a neat perspective, but others might not agree. In short if you had only submitted this image, I would react favorably for a nice scene of fall, but it is that top photo that wins the prize!

djportalatin · Nov 2, 2012

rambler said:
Wow, I was just commenting on the beauty of this part of NY in another post. This is a great shot. You have kept the subject simple for us. It is a great way to frame the beautiful foliage with the river, and shore lines leading us right back to enjoy the interesting lines of the bridge. The sky is dramatic (compare it to the dull sky in the second photo) the reflections of the trees in the river only adds to the overall image. I like the way the bridge line is at an angle, too, not just flat across the view. IMO you have not over saturated the trees. Wonderful colors jumping out at us.

BTW I believe the Appalachian trail goes right over that bridge!

The second photo is way less dramatic and I think you are stretching it a bit to claim much of a reflection of the bridge, and the tree reflections are okay, but more a range of color rather than sharp reflections.! I usually prefer close-up images like this as compared to the more distant view of your first image, but I find the exact opposite here. I think those people on the bridge give us a neat perspective, but others might not agree. In short if you had only submitted this image, I would react favorably for a nice scene of fall, but it is that top photo that wins the prize!

I appreciate the details comment and kind words

Ulriksen · Nov 2, 2012

I love the colors, great shot! Composition is lovely!

djportalatin · Nov 3, 2012

Ulriksen said:
I love the colors, great shot! Composition is lovely!

Thanks for the kind comment!

MLeeK · Nov 3, 2012

It's a gorgeous image. The over saturation and extreme oranges are killing it. Tone it back to a little closer to natural and it would be beautiful!

djportalatin · Nov 4, 2012

MLeeK said:
It's a gorgeous image. The over saturation and extreme oranges are killing it. Tone it back to a little closer to natural and it would be beautiful!

Thanks for you comment

obscure.individual · Nov 4, 2012

i know where this is! i see it whenever i go to Boscobel for the Shakespeare Festival, which i've done a few times a year for many years. you captured the essence of the scene from a point of view that i've never seen that bridge from. i love it

and do i see part of Hurricane Sandy in the sky?

djportalatin · Nov 4, 2012

obscure.individual said:
i know where this is! i see it whenever i go to Boscobel for the Shakespeare Festival, which i've done a few times a year for many years. you captured the essence of the scene from a point of view that i've never seen that bridge from. i love it

and do i see part of Hurricane Sandy in the sky?

Thanks. And yes you do see the beginnings of Hurricane Sandy coming in.