bridge lights Photo

Photographer’s Note

I really wanted to take night photos of the Arlington Memorial Bridge from below but as I was setting my tripod, two police cars arrived. I was asked to leave immediately. My activity was soliciting suspicions.

Instead I present to you a view of the bridge from atop. The Arlington Memorial Bridge is flanked on both ends with street lamps. The Lincoln Monument is centered at a distance. The Arlington Memorial Bridge is a significant element in the neoclassical urban design of the National Capital as it evolved during the first third of the 20th century. Successfully integrated with Washington's grand plan, the bridge composition enhances the monumental city as well as the riverscape. The low, neo-classical bridge is 2,163 feet long and 90 feet between balustrades, carrying a 60-foot-wide roadway and 15-foot sidewalks.

lestans, goodwill, siolaw, zeca, axiotea, berek, belido, Budapestman, jhm, Cretense, lrw1966, Maged, gracious, danos, Charo, adores, jlbrthnn, bakes888, fabio_ts, luighi, clio has marked this note useful

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bracasha75 (21701) 2008-07-25 9:10

Helo Danilo
The image is awsome and like you sdayed from you favorite place that make great result
My compliments Danilo
TFs
Cheers,Braca

lestans (15406) 2008-07-25 9:55

Hi Danilo!
what a nice perspective painted with cars lights.
It is jus a well done composition. Note is very informative and interesting.
TFS, greetings!

Livia

goodwill (4029) 2008-07-25 10:39

Ha ha ha, Danilo.
This is the wonder of the exposure for 4 seconds, and you got the tails of lights.
Good creativity.
I also tried an expsure of 30seconds ,sitting inside my car and focusing on the Car sterio lights.
The hand shake was quite visible in that shot.

So I derive from this shot that the cars on your left are facing you and the ones on the right going away with red back lighs.

TFS dear,
Rajeev

siolaw (25702) 2008-07-25 19:26

Hi Danilo,
An interesting and somehow experimental shot... I'm surprised the police didn't tell you to move also from this spot! Good visual impact of the car lights and perspective is enhanced by the lamp posts...
Greetings
Laurent

zeca (20026) 2008-07-26 0:02

Hello Danilo!
Its a very nice perspective, well capturing the motion of lights! Nice crop!
Regards,
Zeca

hay_kes (28554) 2008-07-26 0:12

Hi Danlo,
Very beautiful effective shot.Great lighting and colours.TFS.
Regards,

hAyAti

axiotea (15929) 2008-07-26 20:30

Hello Danilo
It seems you were in the middle of the road to take this picture(hope you did not get into troubles) and you've captured well the white and red trails creating movement.
Have a nice day
Marilyn

berek (28784) 2008-07-26 21:44

Hi Danilo,
you should be careful your self my friend :-) its dangers work. I like long exp taken colours and creative idea. beautiful blue. where the road is going ?
Have a nice Sunday :-)
Burak

Nicou (43915) 2008-07-27 2:40

Hello,

J'aime beaucoup ces traces de lumière, l'effet d'ouverture est superbe et du blanc d'un côté, rouge de l'autre, avec tous les lampadaires, superbe.

Bravo et amitié

Nicou

pablominto (40020) 2008-07-27 3:22

Hello Danilo,

Careful so you don't get arrested, my friend!
Interesting symmetry in this composition, only separated by the colour of light...
Well framed, colourful image!

Greetings,
Pablo -

belido (16065) 2008-07-28 5:20

Hi Danilo,

very nice night shot. The light traces really work pretty well in here. I like the strong perspective and the imaginary lines provided by the street lamps. Very good work!
Regards,
Carlos

Budapestman (41066) 2008-07-28 6:33

Hi Danilo,
Great blue hour shot with splendid composition and perspective. The colours and lights are amazing, the POV is superb. Beautiful work, Have a nice week
George

jhm (81731) 2008-07-29 2:43

Hello Danilo,

The four seconds care for a very spectacular light of the cars.
Give a nice perspective through the point view to the background.
Good composition and nice presentation too. TFS.

best regards,
John.

Cretense (54926) 2008-07-29 2:56

Hi Danilo!

Fantastic nightshot, great light managment, great balanced composition and fantastic "split" of the white and red "river" of lights! Congratulations!

Hercules

lrw1966 (1630) 2008-07-29 11:02

Danilo Hi, my friend:
Marvelous compositon with excellent POV and positioning of the Lincoln Monument. Your presentation is a classic, sharp, colorful and impressively composed. A keeper for sure!
Thanks for the excellent note.
Congratulations, very very well done.
Larry
USA-tfs

Maged (1412) 2008-07-29 11:05

Hello Danilo
Beautiful night shot , the cars lights looks amazing,pretty blue sky , i like too this two lines on the street , your POV is excellent.
Well Done
Maged

gracious (20017) 2008-07-29 12:11

My friend Dan,
This is a very nice effect from f/16 to achieved the best result on the bridge light and the moving traffic, I loved it!
perfect exposure and focus here with great sharpness, very nice colouration and superb details in the shot
many thanks for the sharing
take care and sincere regards from NZ
Selamat!
Tony

danos (31740) 2008-07-29 12:49

Hello Danilo,
oh yes my friend your tripod and your camera made your activity very suspicions to the policemen,a reality in USA. Nice the colorful lines of the passing by cars taken at the most perfect time of the day,the blue hour.I like the two lines of the lamp-posts on the bridge.Well done.

Regards,Danos

Charo (31651) 2008-07-30 0:58

Hola Danilo,
Una imagen muy interesante con gran dinamismo y estupenda luz y colores. Bien visto.
Saludos cordiales,
Charo

adores (15299) 2008-07-30 18:03

Hi Danilo!
Even from the top the result is very good. I like the pov and those traces of light, in different colours are great. The exposure is very good also!

jlbrthnn (37000) 2008-07-31 7:36

Hello Danilo,
I interpret this beautiful image like a painting, in which the artist would have left free course to its delirious. It is an image inspired and very pleasant to look at.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

bakes888 (18055) 2008-07-31 21:59

Hi Danilo. It seems the “pro” camera is a threat but cell phone cameras and P&S cameras are fine anywhere. Never mind you came home with something to show for your efforts. Excellent composition and good colour. Good to see you still have a little light in the sky also. Nice work and thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

fabio_ts (13672) 2008-10-06 4:16

Probably not a really original subject but you have created a great picture with a perfect composition and a lovely panoramic crop, very fine work, all my compliments!!!

happy week,
Fabio.

erbiloguz (861) 2008-10-16 5:04

Fantastic symetry....
Colurs also so nice..

luighi (4056) 2008-10-16 8:12

Hola Danilo , wow que captura amigo , es una de mis asignaturas pendientes.Casi perfecta asimetria de luces aunque sean de distintos colores.Genial composicion , bien hecho.

Un saludo.
Luis

clio (22390) 2009-05-07 11:30

Hi Danilo,
The effect produces by foreground'scurves (of the road and the lighthouses) which refocus towards the monument is fantastic. Our eyes are really driven towards the monument.
The colors of this blue hour are marvelous.
Great shot, congratulations
Diane