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Dark & Light
Dark & Light
cheekymunky


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Challenge: D&L (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
Location: The Severn Bridge
Date: Aug 28, 2005
Aperture: F8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/2000
Galleries: Abstract
Date Uploaded: Aug 28, 2005

 Really wanted to call this "Diverging Lines", but thought I'd get hammered for not having an "&" in the title. Now I think I'm gonna get hammered for having a lame title :(

Taken throught the windscreen traveling at 70mph, going across the severn bridge. Used manual focus near infinity at 18mm - got about 8 shots off before it passed.

Did more PS than usual for me, mainly to get rid of some reflections and a bit of flare, also removed a lamp-post on the light side as i found it distracting, cant really notice the one on the dark side. Then used the selective colour layer to tweek the colours a bit.

Then flipped it horizontally, as the sun was on the left, but decided the light and dark sides should be as you read them, hence dark & Light.

I've been over the bridge so many time over the last 7 years and always wanted to get a shot of it, pretty happy with the result - not sure about what the "meet the challenge" Police will think!

Statistics
Place: 68 out of 200
Avg (all users): 5.8307
Avg (commenters): 6.7692
Avg (participants): 5.5366
Avg (non-participants): 6.1069
Views since voting: 785
Views during voting: 387
Votes: 254
Comments: 16
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/04/2005 07:51:04 PM
Interesting choice of leading lines and framing. The blown out sunlight serves well to soften the shot. Good luck!
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 09/04/2005 03:31:44 PM
Great use of light and dark, the lines make this photo for me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/03/2005 04:06:03 AM
Nice leading lines.
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 08/31/2005 08:17:01 PM
That's nice! Love the angle
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/31/2005 09:55:51 AM
Great shot!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/31/2005 06:26:42 AM
amazing. I love it
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/31/2005 04:29:35 AM
Cool perspective. That sun is a bit blinding, but nice shot overall.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/30/2005 07:20:59 PM
I really like the lines on each side, it really draws your eye.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/30/2005 04:40:36 PM
Great perspective! Clouds look great! The sun is a little too distracting for my taste.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/29/2005 08:10:50 PM
wonderful lines, nice design
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/29/2005 07:21:41 PM
Cool perspective. You could have called this one "Diagonals and Lines" as well.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/29/2005 06:46:34 PM
Super Shot
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/29/2005 02:45:42 PM
Cool bridge!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/29/2005 08:30:28 AM
The lines draw you into the photo. Nice job!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/29/2005 05:24:48 AM
Like the setup...dark clouds on left and sun peeking through on right.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/29/2005 04:06:23 AM
great
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