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Challenge: Bridges II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: Kleine Oost, Hoorn, The Netherlands
Date: Feb 13, 2005
Aperture: f8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/1000s
Galleries: Architecture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Feb 13, 2005

 1928 drawbridge over the 1750 "Kleine Oost Sluis" (small eastern lock). It is also the connection between the Kleine Oost and the Grote Oost (small east and great east). The old torn down Eastern Gate was on the location just in front of this. Unfortunately that beatiful building was torn down before people became aware of the historical value.
In 2001 the lock and bridge were renovated and I had the chance to walk on the bottom of the lock (quite deep). This is also a Dutch monument. There is a great chance that the 1928 iron bridge is a replacement for a similar wooden bridge. But as this is one of the main Hoorn entrances wood could not cope with the industrial revolution and the trucks that came along with that.

I chose this dark sky B&W conversion because in the color one the busy background draws too much attention away from the bridge. And I chose the dark sky conversion because it makes the white of the bridge stand out stronger.
I also have one without the tree on the right in it but somehow that one lacks depth. Depth is also the reason why I chose f8 to keep the houses in the bg sharp.

I walk around and photograph in Hoorn every month. It does not always yield good photos but you get to know the subjects and try different ideas every time. This bridge was also used for the original Bridge challenge. I had photos from several bridges in Hoorn. Some just didn't work with the small 640px wide format, they had too much landscape detail. This looked quite dramatic and it felt good the moment I looked at it from this angle so I chose this one.

Lens= Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70

Editing:
Opened the NEF in Nikon Capture 4.2
- adjusted the whitebalance to a slightly warmer setting
- sent the file as 8-bit to photoshop 6
- Adjusted the contrast with USM 10% on 50px
- Conversion to B&W with the channel mixer (to monochrome)
Red +100, Green +100 and Blue -100. I used this technique before on my "Marken" photo in the B&W II challenge.
- Resampled to 640 wide
- USM 125% on 0.3px 0 treshold
- Save for the web
365

Date: 13.02.2005 at 13:17:52
EV -0,33 EV
Program: A - Aperture-priority auto
Metering mode: Multisegment
Zoom: 27 mm KB (18,0 mm Real)
Resolution: -- (RAW)
Focus Mode: AF-S
Record Mode: Single shot
Colorspace: MODE1a
Lens Information: 18,0-70,0 mm/F3,5-4,5
Picture Optimization: CUSTOM

Statistics
Place: 106 out of 424
Avg (all users): 5.7604
Avg (commenters): 7.1176
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Votes: 338
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Canon Canon 1d x Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 02/23/2005 01:34:11 AM
I thought this looked pretty Dutch :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Google Pixel 3 XL
 02/22/2005 08:35:18 PM
This would have looked better with some color.
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 02/22/2005 12:59:44 PM
Excellent choice of b&w. The contrast is good.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 02/22/2005 06:24:03 AM
i like it!! excellent quality..
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 02/21/2005 09:43:07 PM
Excellent stark B&W view of a unique bridge. One of the best of the challenge
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SiPix Blink
 02/21/2005 01:08:31 PM
A wonderful black and white image. I can't wait for the end of the challenge to see how you got the lighting so good. Did you use a polariser?
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Nikon D1
 02/20/2005 07:31:06 PM
Great shot!
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Casio Exilim EX-S100
 02/20/2005 06:28:01 PM
nice pic! great sky
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Sony DSC-P100
 02/19/2005 08:31:42 AM
Fine b&w...good contrast...just pitty about so lot of branches.
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM
 02/18/2005 06:24:28 PM
excellent pic, very nice BUT I would have "cut" out the leftmost tree, kind of distracting
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Nikon D70
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 02/18/2005 04:35:50 PM
First impression: This looks like it would be better in full color. There's a lot going on here, and the bridge seems to get lost in B&W. I'd love to see the original.
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 02/18/2005 01:47:22 PM
the wide angle distortion on the houses is not my taste here
nevertheless great dramatics good contrast and a lovely bridge
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Nikon D90
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 02/17/2005 02:11:51 PM
Beautiful tonal range. Overhanging limbs add depth. - 9
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Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 02/17/2005 07:48:13 AM
Beautiful contrasts
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 02/17/2005 05:27:06 AM
Amazing lighting, pity about the branches in the shot.
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 02/17/2005 02:34:35 AM
Lovely. The black and white with deep shadows really gives this the peculiar feel of unreality... it's both appealing and a little disconcerting. The branches coming down really add to the slight unease, which is in strong contrast with the picturesque buildings. Very interesting image that is lots of fun to examine closely!
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Canon EOS-10D
Canon EF 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
 02/16/2005 12:59:04 PM
I really like the tones in this picture!
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Fujifilm FinePix S5100
 02/16/2005 01:21:57 AM
Marginally busy, but interesting.
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