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mdorn Loc: Portland, OR

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Tilikum Crossing

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AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

This is a particularly striking B&W with excellent tonality. I also like your point of view through the bushes.

Nightski

Perfect. I'm in awe. :shock:
Great tonal range from black to white.
Light and shadow form to enhance the geometric shapes and lines.
Beautiful depth and focus. Even those tree leaves look sharp and they must have been blowing.
I see you've got the little starbursts again and I just love them .. but get ready for some flack on those. Don't let it bother you though!
I guess the word for this is impeccable. Nicely done, Mark.

mdorn Loc: Portland, OR

Nightski wrote:

Perfect. I'm in awe. :shock:
Great tonal range from black to white.
Light and shadow form to enhance the geometric shapes and lines.
Beautiful depth and focus. Even those tree leaves look sharp and they must have been blowing.
I see you've got the little starbursts again and I just love them .. but get ready for some flack on those. Don't let it bother you though!
I guess the word for this is impeccable. Nicely done, Mark.

Thank you. However, I'm curious why some would have a problem with the starburst? I understand that the diffraction effect is usually a negative, but it seems there are some photographers who actually do this on purpose by using a small aperture. My aperture was set to f/4.

Regardless, I appreciate your comments and feedback.

mdorn Loc: Portland, OR

AzPicLady wrote:

This is a particularly striking B&W with excellent tonality. I also like your point of view through the bushes.

Thank you.

Terrym9 Loc: Hillsboro, Oregon

mdorn wrote:

CC welcome. Thank you. -M

Mark, a fine picture of this new bridge, I absolutely love the angle you got on this. While I have been sitting on my duff thinking of how to get a good picture of this ( I do have a few really bad ones) you went out and got a perfect one.

Terry

mdorn Loc: Portland, OR

Terrym9 wrote:

Mark, a fine picture of this new bridge, I absolutely love the angle you got on this. While I have been sitting on my duff thinking of how to get a good picture of this ( I do have a few really bad ones) you went out and got a perfect one.

Terry

Thanks Terry... they were testing the lighting system, and I originally wanted to capture some fantastic colors at a more perpendicular angle, but after seeing how many other photographers were there doing the same thing, I thought I'd venture off and find a spot between the trees and create a B&W. Thanks for your comments. You'll have plenty of opportunities to capture this magnificent bridge when it opens in September.

minniev Loc: MIssissippi

mdorn wrote:

CC welcome. Thank you. -M

Beautiful image well presented with excellent processing. I like the extremes of tonality that you chose. Great use of the curves and lines to make a really well balanced composition. You included just enough of the trees to get the context right without detracting from the main subject.

Not a fan of the starburst though. It looks too perfect, like it came from software rather than camera settings.

Nightski

mdorn wrote:

Thank you. However, I'm curious why some would have a problem with the starburst? I understand that the diffraction effect is usually a negative, but it seems there are some photographers who actually do this on purpose by using a small aperture. My aperture was set to f/4.

Regardless, I appreciate your comments and feedback.

I don't know why, but wasn't it you that had a starburst on a bridge last time and everyone wanted it gone? Perhaps it was a different person that posted that pic .. I'll have to go back and look.

mdorn Loc: Portland, OR

Nightski wrote:

I don't know why, but wasn't it you that had a starburst on a bridge last time and everyone wanted it gone? Perhaps it was a different person that posted that pic .. I'll have to go back and look.

LOL... I think you are right! However, that starburst was made in Photoshop. This particular starburst was made by the camera. :-) Thanks for keep me honest. -M

mdorn Loc: Portland, OR

minniev wrote:

Beautiful image well presented with excellent processing. I like the extremes of tonality that you chose. Great use of the curves and lines to make a really well balanced composition. You included just enough of the trees to get the context right without detracting from the main subject.

Not a fan of the starburst though. It looks too perfect, like it came from software rather than camera settings.

Thanks for the comments Minniev. This starburst actually came from the camera, and frankly, I'm a little curious why. My aperture was set at f/4. Generally, I have to set my aperture to f/11 or greater to get this affect. Possibly has to do with a short focal length, but not sure. The lens I used was a Canon 24-70L II.

minniev Loc: MIssissippi

mdorn wrote:

Thanks for the comments Minniev. This starburst actually came from the camera, and frankly, I'm a little curious why. My aperture was set at f/4. Generally, I have to set my aperture to f/11 or greater to get this affect. Possibly has to do with a short focal length, but not sure. The lens I used was a Canon 24-70L II.

Filter on the lens? That is very interesting. I've never seen a starburst quite so perfect from the usual aperture decisions and I'd never have thought f4 would achieve one, but then I don't have great equipment so it might just be something I can't do with what I have.

mdorn Loc: Portland, OR

minniev wrote:

Filter on the lens? That is very interesting. I've never seen a starburst quite so perfect from the usual aperture decisions and I'd never have thought f4 would achieve one, but then I don't have great equipment so it might just be something I can't do with what I have.

No filter. Perhaps someone will comment and explain. Thanks. -M

ediesaul

mdorn wrote:

CC welcome. Thank you. -M

Hi! I very much like the angle from which you took the bridge. We can see the architecture of its beautiful shape.

Would you consider cutting some of the bushes so that the bridge seems closer to the viewer? The bridge is the subject of the photo and I think so much bush is too much.

I also don't like the starbursts of the lights. They just don't seem real, even if they are. There's one on the right side that's not part of the bridge structure, but where there are buildings, that I would consider diminishing.

I also wonder if the bridge would stand out more if the background were not as well lit or in focus as the bridge itself. It's as if everything is the subject in this photo, when I think the bridge is.

Despite what I've written, a stunning black and white photo.

superpijak Loc: Middle TN

mdorn wrote:

CC welcome. Thank you. -M

I like your composition. Not sure how I feel about the leaves from trees/shrubs. (Personal hang up). Awesome none the less.

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