Into Cleveland

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• RGatward (19438)
• [2005-12-29 5:26]
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Still a pretty good shot by mmost standards. Wow, just followed your link, you've really seen a lot of the US, and yes, your scanner works fine. Tookme a long time to find a reasonable one, what did you buy?

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• ChrisJ (57444)
• [2005-12-29 5:38]

Hi Norbert

I like the low angle & perspective approaching the bridge. Good sharpness color & lighting. Congratulations & Happy New Year!

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• jmdaoudal (18670)
• [2005-12-29 6:15]

These big bridges have a charm, some kind of reminiscence of the industrial ere in US.
I like the way you choose to catch, this POV is excellent and the composition offers a very nice view from the bridge and the background of modern building.
Great and full of creativity.
I like it
Jean Michel

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• sarhanp (122)
• [2005-12-29 8:47]

Hello Norbert,

First of all, happy and healty 2006 to you and to your family.

For me it's very good to see your old photos here, may be the quality is not perfect as usual but the cadrage is perfect.

Warm Regards,

Sarhan.

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• jhm (70015)
• [2005-12-29 11:31]
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Hi Norbert,
I think your scanner is very good, is this photo negative or dia positive, this is a very great different, but generally absolutely not bad, also the colour and sharpness are very well.
Nice composition.
Best regards,
John

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• Galmeida (12559)
• [2005-12-29 14:00]

Hi Nobert,
I read your guidelines and you did well to make two in one post opportunity to test your not recent work and pictures. I have also a EPSON Perfection 2580 Photo from one year and my first pictures at TE from Austria, Belgium and German where scanned by a similar Epson scanner of a friend of mine but the result is better with this new one. I made the scan images with this Epson to print paper pictures taht I took with the option of Unsharp mask and with resolution above 300DPI. I think theat slides and negatives are worst to male the scaning

I like your perspective in this great capture. Your Map View is absolutely correct and this post is very good and well done.

A good experience and test and my votes of a happy ending 2005 and a really better 2006 year.

The best to you and your family.
Fernando

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• Steft (5958)
• [2005-12-29 14:02]

Hi Norbert,
Very good photo! It looks typical American - big highway, skyscrapers. The lines are very nice and give the photo a good depth. The sky is dramatic and beautiful.
There is something strange with the sharpness, some parts are very sharp, others are a bit soft, but I gues that happened during the scanning and the filtering in NeatImage.
Happy New Year!
Regards,
Stef

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• sergecross (3438)
• [2005-12-29 20:50]

Norbert, very nice picture. Nice interpretation that composed the point of view and the elements too.
I like the exposition and also the soft tones of the sky.
Have a nice day
Sergio

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• Cormac (25526)
• [2005-12-29 20:57]

This looks pretty good for a scan - I don't think I would have been able to tell if you hadn't said anything. The location and the central figure of the bridge makes this interesting, but as you've said, you've done much better photos!

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• pitai (3925)
• [2005-12-29 21:21]

Hello Norbert! Very nice composition. I like the point of view, it looks like we are inside the car. There is some expectation feeling of arriving at the “big city”. The bridge adds a nice central point. Thanks for sharing, Gabriel. P.S. Happy new year!

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• singuanti (15257)
• [2005-12-29 21:59]

Hi Norbert. Hmm I agree this isn't your best shot ever. :) I've got shots on this par from New Orleans and New Jersey that I've been reluctant to upload. I might have run an Auto Color in Photoshop to remove the light green or cyan cast. Nice shot from Ohio Norbert!

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• greg64g (17328)
• [2005-12-30 4:10]

hi Norbert

Superbe clarity and colors for this one. that sharpen, and i llke the foreground, that's not a bad picture in my opinion, i am surprised that there are no car here.
let me wish with advance an happy new year to you and yours
greg

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• danyy (54821)
• [2005-12-30 15:13]

Bonjour Norbert,
laisse moi tout d'abord te présenter mes meilleurs voeux pour 2006 que je le suppose verra éclore ta 1000e photo sur TE :-).
Toujours aussi techinquement parfaites, un matériel de pointe, des optiques judicieusement choisies en fonction des lumières, des paysages très différents, tu nous auras gâté les yeux durant 2005 au travers de la galerie incontestablement la meilleure du site.

Best regards. Friendly.

Daniel.

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• pamastro (7209)
• [2006-01-03 0:06]
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There are some nice entrances into Cleveland, which I still call "The mistake by the lake". :) This offers us one of those entrances into the city and the skyline of new and old there. The old bridge, majestic and the towering skyline, is so typical of our aging rust belt cities. Big and bold and at one time energetic but now mostly empty, sadly. But they do have something starting in Cleveland, despite the numerous problems that still persist so perhaps the cleanness of this shot signals at hopes of a brighter future for Cleveland and the other aging cities, mine included.

And I can't let it go but we all know Detroit is still "Rock City". Cleveland's connection to rock is dubious at best and they only snatched it from us due to offers of better tax breaks.

Oh, and next time you're in this area you have to come up to Detroit. We have a museum I think you'll find interesting, The Henry Ford Museum, which I call largest collection of Americana anywhere.

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• orme (6613)
• [2006-01-03 1:59]

This is an interesting shot, Norbert. I like the contrasting elements of old and new, and iron and concrete. You did a good job here with the scanned negative - and the sky really adds life to the composition. Interesting note. Well seen and framed.

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• Gdouble (5223)
• [2006-01-03 4:44]

Hi Norbert,
A nice perspective that who gives us desire for going to see the city.
I wish you a very good 2006.
Guy