Out For a Walk: Shot this the other day while my wife and I were out walking some trails. I shot this bridge both and without people on it. I preferred with.

NJFrank Loc: New Jersey

Shot this the other day while my wife and I were out walking some trails. I shot this bridge both and without people on it. I preferred with.

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photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

NJFrank wrote:

Shot this the other day while my wife and I were out walking some trails. I shot this bridge both and without people on it. I preferred with.

Nice one, Frank.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Very nice, Frank!

NJFrank Loc: New Jersey

photophile wrote:

Nice one, Frank.

Thanks Karin

NJFrank Loc: New Jersey

UTMike wrote:

Very nice, Frank!

Thanks Mike

SoHillGuy Loc: Washington

A nice scenic. I like the image of the woman carrying the animal across the bridge. Not so much for the gentleman however.

Animal (possibly a dog.)

NJFrank Loc: New Jersey

SoHillGuy wrote:

A nice scenic. I like the image of the woman carrying the animal across the bridge. Not so much for the gentleman however.

Animal (possibly a dog.)

I thought the scene all came together with people crossing the bridge as I shot it. To my eye the clouds also added to the overall feel for the shot. No need for sky replacement on this one. 😀
And yes she is carrying a dog.

ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

NJFrank wrote:

Shot this the other day while my wife and I were out walking some trails. I shot this bridge both and without people on it. I preferred with.

You gotta love those early spring greens. Really good scene. I think you are right about having people on the bridge.
Erich

NJFrank Loc: New Jersey

ebrunner wrote:

You gotta love those early spring greens. Really good scene. I think you are right about having people on the bridge.
Erich

Thank Erich, I haven’t been back there since I took this shot. But I am sure the trees are filling in nicely. Along with an abundance of mosquitoes that will show up later in the year. Now is a great time of year to take advantage of the walking paths. You can also share the horse paths, but you have to be a little more alert as to what is around you.

ImageCreator Loc: Northern California

A nice pose would be the couple leaning over the railing looking down. Your image captures the moment.

NJFrank Loc: New Jersey

ImageCreator wrote:

A nice pose would be the couple leaning over the railing looking down. Your image captures the moment.

Thanks, and there have been times when people do exactly that. They see they are usually looking at turtles sunning themselves.

Uuglypher Loc: South Dakota (East River)

Hi, Frank,
I do like this!

Had I been you and had my druthers I would have tried to get those hikers to back up so you could have caught them starting to cross the bridge.
Why?
Strictly a personal quirk!
Bridge crossing has long (to me) metaphorically symbolized a definitively assumed commitment to what had previously been seen as one of several possible routes to a solution.
Stepping on the bridge is symbolic of that “one step that begins a journey of a thousand miles”.

Over analyzed? Likely so!

Dave

NJFrank Loc: New Jersey

Wow Dave, and I thought I have a good imagination. “excuse me would you please over the bridge again”. Oh and wait until I give you the cue to start walking across the bridge. And finally don’t look at the camera. Kinda kills the spontaneity. 😀
Always happy to hear from you. It’s been awhile.

Uuglypher Loc: South Dakota (East River)

NJFrank wrote:

Wow Dave, and I thought I have a good imagination. “excuse me would you please over the bridge again”. Oh and wait until I give you the cue to start walking across the bridge. And finally don’t look at the camera. Kinda kills the spontaneity. 😀
Always happy to hear from you. It’s been awhile.

Hi, Frank,
Kill Spontaneity? In still photography? Yeah, only if you let it! You’ll know it and they will know it, but at that distance in the image…no one else will know it! In my experience many such ad hoc (?) de facto(?) models can be most cooperative when offered a copy of the image (Ain’t digital great?).
And of course, the fewer people at the site the better - a sense of limited camaraderie is easier to attain without a crowd!

Dave

NJFrank Loc: New Jersey

Uuglypher wrote:

Hi, Frank,
Kill Spontaneity? In still photography? Yeah, only if you let it! You’ll know it and they will know it, but at that distance in the image…no one else will know it! In my experience many such ad hoc (?) de facto(?) models can be most cooperative when offered a copy of the image (Ain’t digital great?).
And of course, the fewer people at the site the better - a sense of limited camaraderie is easier to attain without a crowd!

Dave

I go to that site every so often, so you never know. I might find a couple of willing "models".