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    The bottom side..

    Of a bridge off course. What did you think I was talking about:idea: .

    This historic landmark, and California's tallest bridge and third highest in the US (772 ft) is scheduled to be rebuilt by 2012. I drive over it every day and to think it will look like another modern bridge just kills me. So today I took some shots where most wont go. It wasn't easy..but well worth it. There are alot of pictures that I know I will keep, but these will be irreplaceable some day. Steps up the importance without a doubt.

    The bottom side..-11.jpg

    The bottom side..-fhb1.jpg

    The bottom side..-fhb2.jpg

    The bottom side..-fhb3.jpg

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    Re: The bottom side..

    Really like the perpective in the last 2 !

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    Re: The bottom side..

    Yikes -- this brings back tense moments with regard to a certain photographer on these forums and a bridge. Great shots and I'm glad you are posting in the comfort of your own home -- or someplace other than the ER!
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    Re: The bottom side..

    (You may be too new to know the story -- check out the sticky about Greg McCrary for details.)
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    Re: The bottom side..

    Quote Originally Posted by Shebang
    Yikes -- this brings back tense moments with regard to a certain photographer on these forums and a bridge. Great shots and I'm glad you are posting in the comfort of your own home -- or someplace other than the ER!
    looks to me like he stayed on the ground, just went down below the bridge itself, before the ground dropped off to much.


    these are some good shots, different time of day, with more interesting clouds or lighting woudl really help though.
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    Re: The bottom side..

    Looks to me like the color balance is off in each of these and they have a color tint over the entire picture. I put the first one in PhotoShop and just hit Auto Color and added a little unsharp mask and this is how it changed, Jeff

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    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails The bottom side..-11.jpg   The bottom side..-11-copy.jpg  
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    Re: The bottom side..

    Quote Originally Posted by Grandpaw
    Looks to me like the color balance is off in each of these and they have a color tint over the entire picture. I put the first one in PhotoShop and just hit Auto Color and added a little unsharp mask and this is how it changed, Jeff

    First photo is the original
    Second is the edited version
    Jeff - actually on my monitor the original version looks much better. I don't detect any color tint in any of the photos.

    Having said that, I believe monitors are as different as people. However, I prefer the original - viewing from my monitor.

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    Re: The bottom side..

    Darin,

    I love these shots! Beautiful composition - you have a great eye! I don't think I've ever seen a bridge from this perspective. Thanks for sharing them.

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    Re: The bottom side..

    Quote Originally Posted by Liz
    Jeff - actually on my monitor the original version looks much better. I don't detect any color tint in any of the photos.

    Having said that, I believe monitors are as different as people. However, I prefer the original - viewing from my monitor.

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    Liz, I am just curious, is the top one better or the one closer to the bottom of the screen better in my post, Jeff
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    Re: The bottom side..

    Quote Originally Posted by Grandpaw
    Liz, I am just curious, is the top one better or the one closer to the bottom of the screen better in my post, Jeff
    I thought the top one was before (original) and the bottom one after (editing). If not, the top one is closer to the original. It's definitely a different color rendition than the bottom one - at least on my monitor. It has a bit more detail in some areas, but personally I prefer the (color) on the top one. But then, I like colors that "pop." The bottom one seems a bit "washed out on my monitor. However, maybe the bottom one is closest to the actual color of the bridge.

    Actually - in the originals - my favorite of all of them is the last one.....obviously shot from a different angle and the lighting might have been better at that angle.

    Just my personal opinion.

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    Re: The bottom side..

    Quote Originally Posted by Grandpaw
    Looks to me like the color balance is off in each of these and they have a color tint over the entire picture. I put the first one in PhotoShop and just hit Auto Color and added a little unsharp mask and this is how it changed, Jeff

    First photo is the original
    Second is the edited version
    If I may comment ....

    I agree the orignal photo seems to be bluish all over

    In the edited photo the color of most of the grass chnaged to brown , giving the impression the grass is dry

    if there would be a way to keep the grass green I'll like the edited version better.

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    Re: The bottom side..

    Thanks for the reply's and comments from all. I shot these all Raw and then tried to get the colors close to what I thought they were at the time when I shot them. I agree there does seem to be a blue cast over the entire picture after looking at it again. I usually save the recipe for scenes like these so the colors will be the same in each picture, but on these I didn't. I did them each separately at a different time. I also like colors that "pop" so you come to see that some of my pictures I over saturate, a bad habit I need to break.
    Granpaws version looks pretty darn close to what the picture should look like if you were there taking it. The bridge is not quite as dull or flat but everything else looks great. Thanks G-paw. As you can see from the original I had to also fix the barrel/perspective distortion so the bridge didn't look like it was falling over:wink5:
    This is straight from the RAW file, no editing whatsoever
    all EXIF should be there if your interested
    The bottom side..-img_0171_1_800orig.jpg

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    Re: The bottom side..

    Well I am glad to hear it wasn't my eyesight getting worse or a monitor problem. Keep snapping away and posting photos, Jeff
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