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Bridge over falling waters
Bridge over falling waters
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Challenge: Bridges II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Sony DSC-F717
Location: Comer, GA
Date: Feb 12, 2005
Aperture: 2.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Architecture, History
Date Uploaded: Feb 13, 2005

 Built in 1885, Watson Mill Covered Bridge is the longest covered bridge in Georgia and one of the longest in the US at 229 feet. Primary purpose was to allow people to get to the mill on the other side of the river, but the bridge also served for many family and community functions as well, including square dancing in the summer. Went to sepia (destaurate followed by color balance) after the usual PS actions, since the color version just did not do well with all the leaves off the trees and the natural brown color of the bridge. The location is about 70 miles east of Atlanta.

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Place: 85 out of 424
Avg (all users): 5.8689
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.6875
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Views since voting: 902
Views during voting: 450
Votes: 351
Comments: 16
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02/21/2005 07:19:02 PM
I really like this shot. A nice pleasant composition with a rustic feel. It is composed well, even with the waterfall (a nice secondary subject) and foreground, trees and sky and such, the bridge still is made a very strong focal point. I find my eye wandering along the texture and lines of the bridge, and then travels back along the waterfall again in a pleasing loop. I don't think the sepia 'tone' takes anything away, but I am wondering if perhaps all the texture in the shot would be even stronger in straight b/w? Anyways, a very nice shot IMO.
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 02/19/2005 07:21:20 PM
Very nice bridge. I would like to see it in b&w too
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 02/19/2005 06:19:30 AM
This bridge is at Watson Mill isn't it?? I was taking pictures of this bridge about a month ago. :) Like your shot of it!
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 02/18/2005 10:25:54 PM
I don't know if the sepia works well with this photograph for me. Maybe black and white would of been better. I seem to feel emotion in Sepia and 'old' in black and white. But still a good photograph 6
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 02/18/2005 11:17:24 AM
Sepia works well here. Interesting subject bridge.
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 02/18/2005 07:37:21 AM
To me, the featureless sky spoils the overall effect. The main subject is nice and sharp, but the water on the left looks a bit overexposed.
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 02/18/2005 03:26:58 AM
Beautiful tone. Unlike many of the other monochrome shots this actually looks like it could have come from b&w film.
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 02/17/2005 09:16:56 PM
Lovely sepia duotone for this covered bridge. You have my covered bridge shot beat hands down! I love the symmetry of the bridge siding and the spillway lines. Best of luck!
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 02/17/2005 03:03:11 AM
Very nice use of colour. Do you have any shots with a longer exposer to 'silk' the water?
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 02/16/2005 11:56:50 PM
very brilliant
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 02/16/2005 05:42:43 PM
Just a touch bright, but other than that, nearly perfect! 9
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 02/16/2005 08:13:48 AM
nice shot. i would have desaturated it a bit.
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 02/16/2005 08:06:12 AM
The sepia tone is great for this photo.
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 02/16/2005 06:13:38 AM
very interesting bridge, wish it was in color
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 02/16/2005 05:01:35 AM
Nice tones and presentation!
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 02/15/2005 08:55:23 PM
not bad...I think the bush and stone in the foreground right are a little distracting, and I'd probably bring the exposure down a bit....but I do like the contrast between strong horizontals and verticals.

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