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And the winners of Bridge with 203 entries and 476 votes are...

1st place = Eric LS with 8.21 points and (21) votes (new)
2nd place = wbgrice with 5.81 points and (14) votes (new)
3rd place = pinkycat with 5.68 points and (16) votes (new)
4th place = Flyboy001 with 5.65 points and (20) votes (new)

Congratulations everyone - especially those who added a little more by telling us about their photos!!!

Running Totals - Underlined equals multiple time winners
1st = Skew, Eric LS
2nd = Bridges, wbgrice
3rd = nanaval, pinkycat
4th= TNmike, Flyboy001

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Old 1904 Railroad Bridge as freezing fog was lifting


One of the last R.R.Trestles in the area.


Simply ... Hope


Bridge over the River Verdon in Venon sur Verdon, France taken early on a chilly December morning

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An interview with wbgrice

Thank you all for your kind votes.....

1) How long have you been into photography and what got you started?
79 year old Retired Graphic Designer

2) Have you had any formal training and what kind of photography do you do most?
Used Photography in my Designer days. DSLR for 2 years only.

3) What inspired you to take your winning shot?
Thought the Bridge would make an interesting photo if shot laying in centre of tracks.(Not too smart on my part)

4) What equipment did you use and was there any special setup?
Canon 7d with a 24/70 2.8 Sigma lens

5) Would you change anything if you could do it again?

6) If you couldn't do photography what else would you do?

7) Is there somewhere we can see more of your work?
Shoot 365 days a year in all weather.including ice and snow.

W.B. Grice
Toronto ON

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An interview with pinkycat

Thank you so much to all who voted. There were so many amazing shots in this contest. Being in such amazing company is a humbling experience.

1) How long have you been into photography and what got you started?
I've been serious about photography for 1 1/4 years.

2) Have you had any formal training and what kind of photography do you do most?
No formal training. Mostly what I learn on UHH and a few online courses at lynda.com. I've also been reading through some of Bryan Peterson and Scott Kelby's books which are excellent.

3) What inspired you to take your winning shot?
This bridge is in a local park and I just loved the patterns. I tried it in Color, B&W and both were good, but I wanted to convey the message of Hope. And I decided to do a combo.

4) What equipment did you use and was there any special setup?
I used a Canon T3 with a 24-105L lens and it was handheld.

5) Would you change anything if you could do it again?
I often go back to that bridge and explore different angles, patterns, shadows, etc.

6) If you couldn't do photography what else would you do?
Work with animals.

7) Is there somewhere we can see more of your work?
My website is: www.mindseyephotography.info Just started it a few weeks ago.

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

Congratulations to the victors and all who entered. There were many, many fine photos submitted. Well done everyone! :thumbup:

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An interview with Flyboy001

I would like to thank everyone who took the time to vote for my photograph. This has fueled my passion for creating better and better photography.

1) How long have you been into photography and what got you started?
I have been doing photography for over 30 years. I converted to DSLR about 7 years and have gotten more serious in the last 3 years.

2) Have you had any formal training and what kind of photography do you do most?
I have not had any formal training, I try to pick up hints and tips from other photographers. I have recently joined National Association of Photoshop Professionals and I'm learning from the many tutorials available there.

3) What inspired you to take your winning shot?
I had a 6 month work assignment in the South of France and crossed the bridge going and coming from work everyday. The bridge was built around 1680 and still going strong.

4) What equipment did you use and was there any special setup?
I used a Nikon D70 with a Tamaron 18-270 lens, Manfrotto tri-pod with a ball head. Post processing was done in Photoshop and converted to B&W using Nik Silver Effects Pro 2 software.

5) Would you change anything if you could do it again?
A little warmer than 27 degrees would have been nice.

6) If you couldn't do photography what else would you do?
Flying Radio Controled Model Aircraft or woodworking.

7) Is there somewhere we can see more of your work?
I will be uploading more of my work to my gallery in the near future.

photobuf Loc: Mississippi

Clean sweep for HDR. Great photos!

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An interview with Eric LS

Very pleased the others thought my image of the bridge deserved so many votes. Love this site. Lots of fun.
My answers to you questions are as follows:

1) How long have you been into photography and what got you started?
About 6 years but really put more into it in the last 3 years. I started with a simple Cannon Point and Shoot camera with my wife and children on family vacations and worked my way up from there.

2) Have you had any formal training and what kind of photography do you do most?
No formal training in photography but I am an Architect and have always loved art. Taught myself photography mostly through trial and error as well as reading and going to a couple of very good photo workshops with well know photographer Art Wolfe.

3) What inspired you to take your winning shot?
Was a very cold mid to upper 20’s Sunday morning and there was freezing fog. I have been waiting for an early morning shot in the fog on the old Bellevue Washington Wilburton Trestle, originally built in 1904 with several renovations sense then. It is a beautiful landmark reminder of the early construction and detailing from the early 1900’s still in existence among the much younger Bellevue developments. Standing on the north edge, I shot into the sun with a high ISO setting of F22 in hopes of capturing the sun rays behind the slowing lifting fog. The ice on the rails and wood supporting structure show the remnants of that cold morning fog fading away just like this old bridge. No longer used.

4) What equipment did you use and was there any special setup?
Camera: Cannon 7D with tripod.
Lens: Wide Angle Tamron 10-24 mm Image taken at 10mm
ISO 100
Exposure 1/80 sec at F22

5) Would you change anything if you could do it again?
I would have liked to have arrived at the photo location just 30 min. prior I might have got more fog.

6) If you couldn't do photography what else would you do?
I am an Architect in my real job so would keep doing that.

7) Is there somewhere we can see more of your work?
I have a web site: www.ericschaerphotography.com