Peter, That's a much better look at the bridge. It stands out more from the background. I love all the structural elements in the older bridges. There was lots of construction/assembly on site back then. Regards, Bob S.
On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 10:09 AM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It might help if I posted the proper link to the new conversion. I'd > like to say it's early and I'm tired, but I'm not... > > http://www.mindspring.com/~distilfink/PESO%20--%20grandavenuebridgeii.html > > Everyone can now complain that I posted the wrong link. > > P. J. Alling wrote: >> Rick was the only person to comment on this shot and he had a more than >> valid point, and there was something I could do about it. There's lots >> of detail in the full resolution image, but it tends to disappear when I >> resize it for the web. So I decided to try for more separation between >> the very dark almost black bridge and the grayer background. I >> lightened the image overall and then increased the contrast selectively >> in the darker elements, curves can do wonders. Now the bridge pops a >> bit more when compared to the background elements. (The crop is a >> little different but still essentially the same). >> >> http://www.mindspring.com/~distilfink/PESO%20--%20grandavenuebridge.html >> >> The same as before and usual. >> >> Rick Womer wrote: >> >>> Tough shot to do, because it's a complex structure >>> that is hard to separate from the background. I tried >>> years ago and never got a pic I was happy with. I >>> suspect that only a boat would provide a really good >>> vantage point. >>> >>> Rick >>> >>> --- "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> I shot this with a panoramic crop in mind. It was a >>>> dull day with a bit >>>> of color in the sky. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> http://www.mindspring.com/~distilfink/PESO%20--%20grandavenuebridge.html >>> >>> >>>> Equipment: Pentax *ist-Ds/smc Pentax FA 43mm f1.9 >>>> Limited >>>> >>>> As usual comments are welcome but may be totally >>>> ignored. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... >>>> -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link >>>> directly above and follow the directions. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > -- > Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... > -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
