Covered bridge guts

[Dylan8i]

Finally got out today to do some hiking and shooting, first time since being back on the east coast. it feels good to be in green again.

heres one i took at McConnells' mill state park about an hour north of pittsburgh. Its the inside of the covered bridge there. This photo prob has the most post editing i've done. I played with the graph, then i selected the square of trees and darkeened them a bunch.

[jbaldocchi]

Interesting perspective. Where you on the ground when you took this photograph?

Jim B.

[Loupey]

Hey, Dylan - this shot is missing that final piece (like a sundae without the cherries). I understand what you were going for. Your composition, presentation, bridge walls/ceiling, all point to... cut off trees. In how you're presenting this, I consider the bridge itself to be NOT the subject.

A good clear central subject in that opening is what is needed here. A small child, a small tree, a dog, a bike, ... something small yet whole. The backgound could be left blow-out and it may still work with the "right" subject. It would be a neat assignment to shoot this exact scene at different times of the day/seasons with different subjects.

Hope that helps.

[Dylan8i]

Thanks guys,

jbaldocchi- i was sitting in the middle of the road (1 lane) trying to avoid a trail of dripped oil or some other fluid.

loupey - your right, i was thinking a car since it is a bridge... however at this park its either feast or famaine, and theres no cars or to many to try to sit in the road. i was thinking i need to find someone with an old 1900's car to drive across.