Great shot of what we call the "Suspension" or "Singing" bridge. I have lived here for over fifty years and this bridge has always been a marvel. By the way, for a very small correction, the bridge is between Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, KY.
I use the lens hood, as everyone else may have stated, for the flare. On a side note, I will not be without the lens hood for protection of the much more expensive lens it is attached too since I lost my balance taking that "perfect" shot landing on a boulder detroying the hood but saving the lens itself.
I will second Stargazer and donrent, the second photo is very nice by color and by placement. Thank you for the chance to view.
Gary, I have the Sing Ray variable ND filter and have used it many times for water, sky and other photographs to add time. The only problem I have experienced is vignetting when you are at fullest or wide open aperture. In my case, if you go to around 12 - 14 mm you will lose the corners. The glass itself is very good but is a little too thick for the ultra wide lenses. You focus at the minimum setting so either you or the camera can focus on your subject. Then you can start turning the dial to darken the image and slow the speed.
I saw the same television segment. The town you saw on TV due to the very large number of starlings was La Grange, Kentucky about 20 miles north of Louisville.
Based on the site mentioned above, if you want to print this article, it is 15 pages for the printer, but only the first two pages are the actual article. The rest is nothing on the pages. I suggest you ask for pages one and two to save paper.
Hello Joe,
No, I live near the Cincinnati area in Boone County, Kentucky. Lived here all my life. I did attend WKU and played football there in the 70's. I enjoyed Bowling Green then and have gone back a few times and was amazed how the campus and especially the football stadium has changed over time.
I have loved photography for over thirty years, especially now with digital. Learning under film was a very good base (f-stops, shutter speed and DOF) all by experience. Now, with the world of digital (take a shot, review, save or delete) and post processing, almost anyone can take great pictures, but I firmly believe you still need to know the basics to be a consistent shot maker.