Challenge:Bridges (Classic Editing) Camera:Nikon Coolpix 5000 Location: Lynn Canyon, British Columbia Date: Mar 6, 2003 Aperture: f8 ISO: 200 Shutter: 1/8 Galleries:Nature, Water Date Uploaded: Mar 7, 2003
Taken in beautiful Lynn Canyon, British Columbia. The girl on the bridge was to depict the deceptive scale of the photograph. I nearly killed myself climbing down slippery cliffs, then getting into the middle of the raging river onto a rock, where I set up a tripod. I hope you all enjoy my first attempt at a challenge, and I welcome all comments and criticism.
On an interesting sidenote, it is possible to jump from this bridge into the base of the falls about 70 feet below, and in the wilder days of my youth I actualy did this. :)
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Critique Club critique: Composition/Content: The content is wonderful. It's always nice to see soft white water flowing over rocks. Very nice composition with a foreground, middle ground and background. You would have scored higher if the challenge was nature or landscapes. What I mean by that is the bridge should be the subject of your image.
Camera Work/Technical: Very nice camera angle and depth of field. Good exposure to soften the white water at the same time keeping a good tonal range.
Post Processing: I tried saturating the colors and it made the green in the water and the green in the rocks more prominant and tied the photo together with the greenery on the sides of the river. Cropping some of the sides out of the image also seems to help as if the camera zoomed in on the upper center of the image.
My Opinion: I think you created a beautiful photograph that could be a great photograph with saturating the color some and maybe cropping out some of the sides. If you want to score higher in the challenge, simplify your image and make sure the subject of your image is the main interest in the image. Great job.
Incredible dof. Nice effect with the water. Bridge seems to be hanging there - good. But the bridge seems like an after thought. The good features could have been preserved and the bridge enhanced with alonger lens or tighter crop.
You show a nice amount of water coming down the rocks, but would have appreciated some cropping at the higher rocks and seeing some more of the bridge with water on the upper rock. The bridge is too far away to be appreciated much.
Beautiful shot. Nice greens and I really like the slow shutter speed you used to blur the water movement. It could be me but the focus feels just a bit soft. Good luck with the challenge!
I think your bridge is too far away to be the subject. I sure would like to be there though! You had a nice week outside in the wilderness? Or else I want your job! LOL -Clicker-
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