Still working at #9

[divamum]

So, here I am working in a completely different part of the country for a few days, and finally - something to photograph at dusk!! (no doubt about it - you get better skies out west :) Unfortunately, I didn't bring the dSLR and am stuck using the P&S, but it was just too gorgeous not to try and do *something*....

Current Entry "Contemplation"

http://lh5.ggpht.com/mezzomg/SOI5QR95hjI/AAAAAAAABc0/PqzqtFe6dZY/s576/IMG_1410.JPG

Tonight I tried to capture some of the local scenery, even if it is only with the little camera. The title, "Ole Man River" would apply to any of them.

1.
http://lh5.ggpht.com/mezzomg/SObTQCeyNKI/AAAAAAAABow/sh_ZkIWj8ig/s512/IMG_1000s.jpg


2
http://lh6.ggpht.com/mezzomg/SObcvqolbrI/AAAAAAAABqs/lsc-cEU92wM/s512/IMG_1006.jpg

3. http://lh3.ggpht.com/mezzomg/SObd8ts6WeI/AAAAAAAABq0/2g4R5XePqxE/s512/IMG_1029.jpg

[ilbcnu]

#2 says dusk to me. maybe re shoot with bridge a little lower across top if you have time?

[divamum]

Thanks. Very unlikely I'll get to reshoot, alas, but there's this one in the series too: I like the bridge better, but rejected it because of the post in the foreground. (does that bother anybody else?)

http://lh6.ggpht.com/mezzomg/SObjprH1l2I/AAAAAAAABq8/NkuaXEVfU3g/s512/IMG_1012.jpg

[JAG]

I know that the bridge is centered on 1 and 3...I like those two the most....especially the 1st one. I like the way the walk and rail lead the eye and brigde to a mmeeting point where the sun has just set. Very nice composition even with the bridge being centered. I think maybe centering it that way is one of the "thirds rules" break that is perfectly acceptable on this particular shot.:thumb

[ic4u]

#1 for me as well! Nice job!:thumb

[pyroPrints.com]

1 or 3, in 2 the geometry of the bridge makes the picture look unbalanced

[richtersl]

#3. I really like the curvature of the walkway.

[Cameron]

I like #3 the best - the composition is more interesting. As with richterl, I like the curved walkway. I'd like it even more if the bridge were a bit higher and not in the middle of the frame, but of those you posted #3 gets my vote!

[divamum]

Thanks so much everybody! It's another beautiful day here, but I have a hunch that I'm going to be busy with my professional life between 6- 6.30 today and won't be able to get down there to try again :(

I like the way the walk and rail lead the eye and brigde to a mmeeting point where the sun has just set.

YAYAYAYAY!! Thank you SO MUCH for that comment JAG. That is EXACTLY what I was trying to do so - at last - what I'm "imagining" is starting to come through in the shot! :barb The hard part with these is that the p&s only has an LCD screen, no viewfinder, and it was partially guesswork to frame the shot, because due to the light I couldn't SEE the screen! (Have I mentioned JUST how sad I am that I didn't bring the XT with me?!)

Thanks again!

[dlplumer]

3 for me

[divamum]

Thanks again, all.

I DID manage to sneak down there again at 6pm tonight, and since the weather held, got a few more, one of which I have now posted as my updated entry

http://lh3.ggpht.com/mezzomg/SOhQd9xXmuI/AAAAAAAABug/fLAraI2vb3E/s720/IMG_1138s.jpg

This onoe seemed to work the best; I tried to get the curved part of the rail again, but it just wouldn't work, mainly because I was about 15-20 minutes earlier - the exposures needed tonight to capture the glow left the path underexposed, and a seeming blank black area of dead space instead of the leading lines, so I went with this one instead.

Everybody's comments were so helpful for my second attempt! It's still not 100% what I would like to see, but I'm happier with it than the first series.

Really appreciate the feedback and encouragement!

[ic4u]

Good choice, very well shot!:thumb

[dlplumer]

Nice :thumb