BridgetoUP Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

This is the bridge (approx. 5 miles) that connects Upper Peninsula of Michigan to the lower part of Michigan. There are few photo spots availble. This one doesn't glitter as much as the Manhattan bridges yet, its a great site. of the 5 pictures taken, this one came better. at 10:00 PM sun was still out and could not make a slow shutter speed picture.

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va2ho (290) 2005-05-30 18:23

i like it but it's too noisy. I think a shot a few minutes later would make a better sunset. The vegetation was a good detail.

Cruize (0) 2005-05-31 7:25

Hi Rajesh, doesn't matter if this bridge doesn't glitter as much as the Manhattan bridge...it is so nice. I love the soft tones. Your perspective is great. My only suggestion would be to straighten the horizon. This would skew the foreground, but it is more natural for the foreground to be non horizontal than water.

love your work...best wishes.

stefi (1147) 2005-06-11 15:19

It could be a nice photo, but it has 2 problems (I learned hard by myself...):
1) not straigth horizon line, easy to turn with PS
2) high noise: high ISO? you can disable auto-iso on the camera or set them manually.
If you want a longer shutter speed you need to close the aperture, it would have made your photo better.
I posted a WS, but I did not removed the noise.
Bye!

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PJE (19483) 2005-06-19 23:37

Well thanks for commenting on my shots today. If you comment on my photos you will get a response to on your photos. Secondly I am nice but I have to be honest about critiquing photos.
This photo could be improved as follows.
1. Before youi post take a check and make sure water shots are level.
2. Your camera had 3.1 mega pixels. And that camera has digital zoom feature. I am trying to figure out why this scene is lacking sharpness. Did yo use digital zoom? If so that might be why the resolution is lacking. If you use digital zoom then your camera's pixel range goes under 3 million pixels.
3. If you used a tripod then I ask were your hands on the camera when you took this scene?
4. I love the sky colors and the bridge in this shot. Its really nice. Sorry for being honest..I see you had 119 views and only 3 points. Thanks for your time.

rakeshgupta (2670) 2006-02-04 4:17

Hello Rajesh,
I think the problem behind this beautiful scene is caused by f/4.8, I think f/3.1 or lower would have given good results. Although I would like to give point to the beauty of nature and the man-made bridge here.

hlaingwinnhtun (139) 2006-03-13 9:41