Is it ok to use masking like this in a challenge? I'm not trying to DQ you or anything, I can only achieve this effect with contrast masking. I would love to learn how to do it right out of the camera.
Almost looks like a painting. I dont mind that there are soft points in this photo. I like the emotive effect you have achieved. Nice subtle detail in the wood grain, and the composition is brilliant! Well done!
very well composed with the low camera angle - making good use of strong leading lines and interesting textures - good DoF throughout the shot although the white sky is less appealing. It does construct a triangle that encourages focus to the main bridge though, so I think it still works. I get the feeling that neatimage was used on this, to get the blurry but still sharp effect - not sure how much I really like that though I've started seeing it quite often. If it wasn't done using neatimage, I'd like to know how you processed the shot to get this effect. A good study of an old bridge.
Nice photography of an old unused railroad bridge. I like the woody gran that I can see directly in front of the lens of the camera, but the rest of the photo seems completly out of focus. Is this soft focus? Looks terrible. . .you've ruined a good photograph.
Hurrah for colour, at last. Is this a slightly wide-angle shot? Whatever, I love the effect. The DOF might be a little deep, or the focus is in the wrong place for me, or something. Maybe composition? I need to think about this a bit more ... 8 for now :-)
Interesting angle and I like the earth colors too...I do wish the sky wasn't so blown out and also find the metal plate in the background to be distracting.
I like this shot allot. I really like the point-of-view you used here. I assume you placed the camera on the ground for this shot. Usually I prefer sharper images but I really like the soft focus touch in this picture. Nice greens and I really like the leading lines here. Beautiful country side! Good luck with the challenge!
The sky is way too bright, but theres not alot you can do with it except revisit the site when its less overcast. Excellent composition, perhaps a tad soft, and needs the near horizontal in sharper focus.
Interesting perspective. Almost abstract, but it's still quite pleasing. This may have been good to just go black & white with a sepia the color of the wood.
This is really gorgeous! How did you get such an awesome effect? It almost looks like a painting. Out of all of these amazing bridges, this is truly one of my favorites. It's amazing.