*The Commute #2* Photo

Photographer’s Note

Greetings everyone.

I figured this matched the theme of an earlier post of mine. Instead of the morning commute this time, we are looking at the afternoon commute. The day has grown long and life dulls a little after working for hours on end. It is time to try to relax and enjoy the small bit of time away from the great moneymaker. Yet, it can be the most frustrating part of the day for some. I did not have that experience today.
This is the same bridge as my previous post in Benedict Maryland. There is much history in this small town. This is the site of the British landing in the war of 1812 as they set out to burn Washington Dc. Also Benedict was the location of a training camp for African American soldiers during the American Civil War. For a town that takes 1 minute to drive through, it has an amazing amount of interest.
I do have alot of photos of a very small area, but I find that the more you visit an area the more intimate your photos become. I'm only trying to show the true face of the area in which I live.
Regards,
Chris.

Shot at 10mm. Frame, shrink, sharpen.

PJE, goodwill, parbo, veve, robertosalguero, turkamerikali, syd1946, Dragonheart, atus, gary91, king has marked this note useful

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PJE (19423) 2006-10-25 0:49

Chris you certainly timed this one nicely with this truck in the perfect position in the photo. I love the perspective and the way you are simply showing the world what your world looks like. I love the wide angle aspect here too. I am seriously thinking of getting a wide angle lens like this too. Perhaps Sigma or better yet go for the Canon 10-22mm wide. We will see...Thanks for sharing!

rychousmama (407) 2006-10-25 0:57

Another great shot of Maryland! Nice detail in the foreground with the blurred car on the bridge emphasizing the diagonal lines. Good use of a gray sky and thanks for the background info!
-Lara

goodwill (4029) 2006-10-25 2:16

Hi Christopher,
Its so nice to see mine initials on the bridge;R.M. ha ha ha
Sometimes graifiti says a million words to the viewrs.
The POV with perspective definitely suits your moods and the the motion blurr increases the beauty of your shot.
Thanxxxxxxxx Brother,
Rajeev

archayati (0) 2006-10-25 5:37

Hi Chris,
Excellent perspective.Good point of wiew.Very well composed my friend.Best Wishes.
Have a nice day!

hAyAti

tabora (13638) 2006-10-25 14:19

Bonsoir chris,
Tip top ,très joli flouté et juste ou il faut, avec une superbe diagonale.
Amitiés Joseph

cam (8880) 2006-10-25 22:40

Hi Chris.
I understand what you mean when you talk about a small place and getting to know it intimately,as I live in a small village.
The main attraction of this photo is not the bridge or the graffiti,but the going truck,giving the impression that it doesn't want to stay there too long.
Good night
Charles

Angshu (33627) 2006-10-26 3:32

Hello Chris
Your timing is great here because I think you captured the truck in a very good position. I like the blur casued by the speed. The perspective with the diminishing diagonal of the bridge is perfect, with the graffiti in the FG. I think the beauty of the shot is that you make me look through your eyes to your world & there lies your success
Well done friend
Regards
Angshu

parbo (10968) 2006-10-26 11:43

Hello Christopher,

Marvelous perspective from your world with perfectly positioned truck on bridge. I like your wide view of bridge and graffiti’s too. Wonderful cloudy sky with great story. Congratulations.

Friendly Regards,

Parbo

tjanze (5674) 2006-10-26 11:47

Hi Christopher!
Very good motive.I like effect of speed and good 3D feeling of depth.Amazing sharpness and composition.Bravo! Regards!

veve (4149) 2006-10-26 13:01

Hi Christopher!
I like the POV and the long perspective here!
Usually I don`t like grafiti,but it looks ok in this picture.
Nice effect of the car in motion.
Thanks for sharing!
Regards,
Veronica

lucski (3676) 2006-10-26 19:49

Hi Christopher
realy nice shot, i like this spectacular effekt..
great sharp and details.
good job
TFS lukasz

Scharan (13951) 2006-10-26 22:20

Olá Christopher
Interessante composição, ótima perspectiva.
As cores são muito bonitas, eu gosto muito.
Parabéns e grande abraço,
Vera.

robertosalguero (110) 2006-10-27 0:33

Interesting how often we take for granted the history of our own little niches. I like the note you wrote about this picture. The picture itself is simple yet it shows a great deal of history in images. Very good point of view to capture most of the bridge and the truck speeding through it. I am glad you post pictures of your little town. I can see many of the sights there are very nice. Cheers :-)

Roberto

turkamerikali (4772) 2006-10-27 11:43

Hi Chris,
Awesome shot my friend.
I like how you captured this colorful bridge and truck in motion.
Great pov,dof,colors,action,note,focus,sharpness,sky and frame.TFS
Tolga

syd1946 (17889) 2006-10-27 13:22

Hi Christopher,
First of all the point of view you choose.The low pov works very well for your composition.Then the movement of the truck.It is great and with this perspective throught the bridge the result is very well seen!

Greetings,
Thomas

Dragonheart (8393) 2006-10-28 3:19

Hello Chris,
I like the POV, well framed with good DOF. Very sharp and clear shot, the motion blur of the vichel on the bridge adds life to this shot.
Well done
Thanks for sharing
My best wishes
Vivek

atus (15452) 2006-10-28 13:54

Hi Chris,
very well captured shot here from a very good pov, with great perspective, excellent depth, perfect focus and very nice effect of the blurred truck in movement.
Well done, my friend!
Tfs and have a great Sunday!
Attila

kurekpit (401) 2006-10-28 15:19

Hi Christopher
Very interesting photo,good sharpness and details,regards,TFS

* Piotr *

gary91 (15321) 2006-10-29 4:08

Hello Christopher,
This is a very nice image and the timing is really perfect. A very good wide angle composition with a perfect usage of the focal length, the perfect diagonal of the bridge ending on these colored tags. Very well done.
I had a lot of pleasure reading your note and loved your expression of "great moneymaker" which I didn't know. I think it is very good for qualifying this crazy system in which we are living.
Congratulations for this great work.
Best regards. Christian

king (2598) 2006-10-29 8:59

Hello Chris

Although I spent my last week holiday l000 km from home, and I think I made some pictures that are worth posting on TE, I agree with your ply for small area-photographing.
Your picture is nice composed, moving car inclusive.
Greetings,
Huub.

poulinp (4464) 2006-11-04 11:34

Very urban and dynamic. The composition is perfect with this perspective. Well done.