Weekly challenge 9/22 - 9/28 Alternate routes

[Jeff G]

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

 

[HeyHeyUW]

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I like this one a lot. That could almost have been shot in the ship canal in Seattle. Same misty weather, just a different bridge.




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[CherylL]

The wood chip path at the Nature Preserve.

 

[otherprof86 28]

For this week’s challenge, post photos of bridges, roads, paths, highways, stairways, trails... To make it more interesting, try to get shots of the same subject in different ways. Get low then go for a high angle. Go ultra wide then get in close. Shoot the same location at sunrise and sunset or during golden hour and blue hour, during the day and again at night...

As usual, new photos only please. Get out there and get shooting!

A few hours ago at Penn Station in Manhattan.

 

[HeyHeyUW]

I love train bridges.

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[zulu42]

hey, @HeyHeyUW , do you mind if I post an edit of your silhouette shot?

 

[HeyHeyUW]

hey, @HeyHeyUW , do you mind if I post an edit of your silhouette shot?

Go right ahead. I wasn’t super happy with that one.


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[zulu42]

Thanks!
I liked it but I thought it had too much shadow detail for a silhouette, so I went to darken the shadows a bit.
Ended up doing a crop and B+W because the S curve with the human figure is the real beauty of the image in my opinion.

 

[HeyHeyUW]

I like that crop. The original exposure had no shadow detail. I was experimenting with LR exposure controls to bring out just a hint of detail in the subject.

I think you’re right though, it just muddied it.

I have a natural tendency to crop too tightly and make an image feel claustrophobic, so I’ve been deliberately resisting that impulse. In this case, the tighter crop works with b & w, but I still like the blue negative space in color.

I’ll take another crack at it.

Thank you! This kind of discussion helps us look at our images differently and helps us improve. I appreciate it.

Thanks!
I liked it but I thought it had too much shadow detail for a silhouette, so I went to darken the shadows a bit.
Ended up doing a crop and B+W because the S curve with the human figure is the real beauty of the image in my opinion.

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[HeyHeyUW]

Here’s a quick iPad edit.

Redid the crop, and brought the shadow back. The colors were very vibrant that day, so I’m trying to keep that feel.

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[zulu42]

Here’s a quick iPad edit.

Redid the crop, and brought the shadow back. The colors were very vibrant that day, so I’m trying to keep that feel.

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Nice, I like that edit. It's often helpful, or at least just fun to discuss images and try different suggestions.

 

[snowbear114 46]

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There's a route I no longer need, nor miss!

 

[RowdyRay]

 

[zulu42]