Sundial Bridge v8, a photo from California, West

Photographer's Note

This is a photograph of Sundial Bridge at night, at about 9:10 in the evening. The lights are on under the bridge deck of non-skid translucent glass. Despite the late hours, there are people walking around, and people just standing around talking.

PP Work: Adjust levels control; Increase saturation+8; Sharpen by USM; Remove noise; Crop.

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coco (30439) 2005-07-24 9:52

Hi Andre.
Does not need, this photo, many works: fantastic.
Thanks for share.

yannick (1471) 2005-07-24 10:43

I had noticed this picture and comes back to it. I first like the graphic lines you were able to catch: verticals and diverging lines. But the soft lights are also very interesting, with the two tones on the two halves of the picture. It makes a very nice and very strange picture.
I like it,
Yannick

banyanman (7797) 2005-07-24 11:03

I like this shot best out of all the ones you have posted of this bridge, Andre. Although your POV is in the middle of the bridge, the overall composition complies with the 2/3rds 'rule' (well nearly) so that will satisfy the purists! Nice colours. What did you use to remove the noise - NeatImage? Cheers . . . David

peter1892 (1681) 2005-07-24 14:15

Great work here Andre - the colours are really good, from the sunset to the lighting on the bridge deck, and I like how the aviation warning light stands out on top the the structure :)

sayzey (2358) 2005-07-27 17:19

Very good Andre, I like this version a lot with the lights coming in from underneath! This is a very strange bridge walking on the glass!!

Again good series on this bridge I like it a lot! Well done

joseelias (0) 2005-08-05 18:56

Nice night shot Andre. The tones are very appealing and the framing quite good too. The centered framing of the bridge is well balanced by the uncentered tower.

Just miss a bit more sharpness but nothing critical though.

pamastro (7296) 2005-08-08 23:49

You did an excellent and thorough job of capturing this impressive bridge, Andre. I love the lighting in this. It reminds me of a translucent elevated walkway we have in one of your buildings in downtown Detroit. Outside though it's impressive in contrast with the sky. It's sort of complementary. And the point of view balances the bridge and tower well in the composition. I don't know if a lower point of view might have made it more encompassing. Or perhaps crop this at the point where the left railing meets the edge. Nicely photographed, still, and with a nice capture of the colors.