'Under the Bridge' Photo

Photographer’s Note

And now for something a bit different....

This is the same bridge as my last post, the 'Forth Road Bridge'. I arrived at this bridge a while before I wanted to as I live about a 30 minute drive away and I didn't know how bad the traffic would be, plus I would hate to miss my blue hour (which didn't really turn out that good as it was very cloudy!) I was driving around to find a good point of view of the bridge as I had lots of time. As I was taking pictures I met two other photographers who were up from england for the week. As we were chatting one of them spotted the boats under the bridge and the way the sun was coming through the clouds. We all ran round to this spot and this is the result!

I haven't really changed the colours you see here. The light under the cloud was very orange!

I hope you like the result and feel free to tell me what you think!

LeeLoo, larevedere, mark_mk, Tue, sonkai, Floydian, pablominto, leo61, PixelTerror, kiwi_explorer, AiresSantos, Cretense, pboehringer, bibiweb, Sistercosmo, Jonas_Schmitt, ChrisJ, Wanda1, Muse, Benedict has marked this note useful

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LeeLoo (5014) 2008-06-01 15:02

Dear Blair Fraser!
Nice bridge.
Very nice sails.
Good perspective.
Veryn good shot.
TFS!

larevedere (1257) 2008-06-01 15:07

All those three photos are great :)
Very good light here and good, geometrical composition.
All the best,
Olaf

npecanhuk (13881) 2008-06-01 16:21

Hi Blair!
I like both the architecture of the bridge and the colors of the sky!
Great view!
TFS - Congratulations!
Warmest regards,
Neyvan

mark_mk (246) 2008-06-02 8:32

Hi Blair,
a wonderful shot of this bridge, great colors, lovely POV, the sailing boats look great! I really like this one, thanks for sharing!

Take care
Mark

Tue (25608) 2008-06-02 15:56

Hi Blair,
Great to see this, I crossed the bridge last Saturday. :-) Excellent photo, those boats are a wonderful inclusion and the light conditions were really nice here. Good composition.
I was thinking of taking the bus to Queensferry yesterday to get some photos of the two bridges, but it was too rainy. :-(
Thanks for sharing this photo!
Regards,
Lars

Miha2ou7 (4913) 2008-06-04 2:07

Hey Blair,

A great shot, love the way you "extracted" a portion of the bridge, and didn`t care if you leave out the rest. I always have such issues in photos. By doing what you did, you focused your attention to the other elements, like the boats and so on. The conditions were very nice for taking photos, and you utilized that greatly.
Nicely done, best regards.

sonkai (1017) 2008-06-04 6:35

Hi Blair.
I like the shot in this way,I like the golden colours in the clouds over the bridge and the orange ones under it as if it was illuminating the sails.The bridge is very good placed,and it shows a lot of details,very dificult with insufficient light,I can see even..a seagull in the distance?o_o
Very good composed Blair.
Have a good day :)
Sonsoles.

Floydian (30970) 2008-06-04 17:05

Hi Blair,
Well well, seems you really improving your work when i look back to the first ones and now this. Not only on the subject, but also in light and composition the images become better and better. Those red sails look wonderful on the warm shining water. Great shot in composition and colour...i like it despite the fact the part above the bridge is a bit over-exposed.
Regards, Henk

pablominto (40634) 2008-06-05 6:53

Hello Blair,

I like the framing here, not the usual bridge image but this works well with me!
A well balanced composition with stunning colours, I notice some fine details like the sailboats to add life...

Greetings,
Pablo -

leo61 (43398) 2008-06-05 10:04

Hi Blair!
I like the result.The orange tones are very nice and i like the composition with the little sailingboats under this huge bridge.Great POV.
Regards,leo

PixelTerror (86088) 2008-06-06 1:55

Hi Blair
That's a nice moment and the sun managed to get throught the clouds to deliver some nice warm tones. It's sharp thanks to your focusing distance but on such shots you might want to close a little bit more, always keeping in mind the magic formula: speed > 1 / (focal length * 1.6).
Have a nice day jY

kiwi_explorer (12195) 2008-06-06 2:17

Hi Blair,
I thought at first this was in San Francisco ... wonderfully captured. The sailboats gave the scene some scale of dimension. Good image and color quality. Well composed! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

Kris_Luxenhofer (752) 2008-06-08 11:11

Hello Blair!
How nice! Beautiful captured the sunset and the small boats. Also the bridge is a very nice oblect in the composition. Just very well done,
best regards,Kris

AiresSantos (42080) 2008-06-09 0:34

Hi Blair

Nice composition with the bridge and small boats. Beautiful tones and POV.

TFS and have a nice week
Aires

Cretense (56072) 2008-06-09 8:33

Hi Blair!

Fantastic photo, excellent framing and composition, beautiful soft evening colours, and those sails adding interest and life to the picture, making a great contrast with the huge bridge! congratulations!

Hercules

pboehringer (770) 2008-06-10 17:06

Blair,
the composition is simply great! The placement of the bridge and the pillar is exactly where it should be and the colors of the water as well as the sky gives a soft, pastel framing. The little sails provide the right contrast to the scene.
You might have done some sharpening as a last step. Otherwise it is perfect!
Peter

bibiweb (8) 2008-06-10 20:40

Hi Blair,
The warm evening light gives a very peaceful atmosphere to this compo. I love the details of the small boats and also the gull flying over the bridge. However there's a slight overall lack of neatness and I guess it's due to the fact that you took this at f/5.0. You could have used a higher f-number to get a better depth of field.
Have a nice day.
Bibi

Sistercosmo (2573) 2008-06-11 13:58

Hi Blair,
this is wonderful! The clouds, the sky, the colorful boats and the evening sun are wonderful. I especially love the bird above the bridge. Incredible that you didn't need to do any processing. Great shot!
Thanks,
Linda

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Tobias__Ortmann (2589) 2008-06-29 1:16

Hi blair
really good shot
I really like the contrast
it must be an unbelieveble bridge
I have to go there soon
thanks for your shot
Toba

Jonas_Schmitt (3074) 2008-06-29 1:44

Hello Blair!
Fantastic picture of this wonderful brige. The colors are amazing and the contrast is great. You chose an excellent point of view and composed the picture perfectly. Brilliant atmosphere, fantastic sharpness and a simple but nice frame.
Well done and best regards,
Jonas

rozy975 (3047) 2008-06-29 15:49

I love the sailboats and they look really nice under this bridge.
Lovely sky by the way.
Well done!

ChrisJ (70203) 2008-07-02 2:41

Hi Blair

I thought wrongly that this was the US for a moment. Good catch of the impressive suspension bridge. Tfs!

Wanda1 (10945) 2008-07-03 9:29

Hello Blair,
The soft pastels and lovely light beaming through the clouds make for a soothing and tranquil image. I love the sail boats under the bridge also giving good scale to the bridge. Overall a nice image but the element which completes it although it is very small is the bird.
Regards
Wanda

Muse (30993) 2008-07-04 0:46

Hello Blair,
Des couleurs douces et un bon cadrage de ce joli pont.
Bien vu les petits voiliers!
Best regards
Denise

marietom (31924) 2008-07-06 2:38

hello Blair,

Nice colors in this composition, and nice graphism.
Bonne soirée
Marie

Benedict (7062) 2008-11-28 20:23

hi blair,
another city by the bay! the POV is amazing and those sails give charm to the color tones around.
Benedict

sunamoon (5057) 2008-12-09 10:18

Unos tonos preciosos, con gran nitidez!,
me gusta esa luz del cielo y esos barcos en el agua,
el puente es impresionante,
muy buen encuadre!, unos colores dorados muy buenos, Bravoo!!

Un saludo,
Elena