On the Bridge [Contest Finalists December 2008]
Uploaded: December 28, 2008 11:17:17
I thought this was a cool sight yesterday.
Shot through the windshield while traveling about 70 mph.
Unfortunately there's motion blur, but I was pleased to get the truck
right in the center of the frame, with an almost perfectly symmetrical design around it--
no cropping or rotating!
Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/400 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 400, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 60.00 mm, Model: NIKON D70s
Michelle Alton December 28, 2008
I think it's just super cool, Colleen. #1057825Dominick M. Dimacale December 28, 2008
Love the tones, lines and clarity here, Colleen.Dominick #6949882
Clyde Smith December 28, 2008
Great capture Colleen. Excellent tones, lines and clarity. #6949924A P December 28, 2008
Awesome driving capture, Colleen. What talent I can't hold the camera steady when holding still. LOLOL #6950028Melissa G. Meiselman December 28, 2008
Incredible shot from inside the car with great linear elements, sharp focus and well converted into black and white, Colleen!! #6950174Nancy (Peaches) Harker December 28, 2008
I hope you were not the one driving LOL!Tiia Vissak December 28, 2008
very cool! #6950604Mary Beth Aiello December 28, 2008
Wow, Colleen. Absolutely amazing and wonderful work. Hope you weren't driving. Outstanding. Love the B&W too. #6950710William C. Raco December 28, 2008
Very good composition, light, details, depth and textures, Colleen #6950747Colleen Farrell December 28, 2008
Thanks so much, everybody! I really appreciate your great comments.Yes, I was driving--with both hands on the wheel, I held the camera in my teeth and pressed the shutter button with my eyelashes. What a photographer won't do to get the shot! (Don't even try to visualize it--it's as impossible as it sounds, LOL) #6950867
Courtenay Vanderbilt December 28, 2008
Fantastic in every way Colleen! The image and the way you took it! #6950966Pat Gamwell December 28, 2008
Don't ya just LOVE it when everything works out so perfectly!!! AWESOME shot, Colleen! #6951296Beverley Scott December 28, 2008
A fantastic image Colleen. I drove over a very similar bridge yesterday and thought how great it would be to capture it but as I was on my own I didn't try. Now I'll know in future - extra mascara to strengthen my eyelashes for the shutter button! #6951357Colleen Farrell December 28, 2008
Thank you so much, Courtenay, Pat and Beverley! #6952033Deb Koskovich December 29, 2008
Wow, I think you did a great job on this, Colleen! Mine would never have come out that sharp and well composed, I can tell you that for sure, LOL. #6952771Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna December 29, 2008
INCREDIBLE, Colleen!!!!! :-) k #6954151Jessica Jenney December 29, 2008
You must have very steady hands, Colleen! Terrific tones, symmetry and detail,! Well composed! #6954184Jennifer L. Alder December 29, 2008
Loving this one!!! Great lines and tone, Colleen :) #6954191Colleen Farrell December 29, 2008
Thank you Deb, Kitty, Jessica and Jennifer! #6954409Renata Gusciora December 29, 2008
Incredible perspective and super tones,wonderful shot,Colleen! #6954460Kumiko Parkinson December 29, 2008
Great repetition and symmetrical patterns, tones....made a wonderful image, Colleen! #6954522Tammy Espino December 29, 2008
lol picturing you driving with a camera strap in your mouth! I have a time or two set mine on the steering wheel top and snapped quick! My bad! :)Laurie Daily December 29, 2008
I was going to say don't tell me you you driving!!! Too late for that...you be careful girl!!! Great capture btw...But, I wish someone had taken a pic of you in your creative position! Still unbelievable! #6954933Colleen Farrell December 29, 2008
Thank you so much, Renata, Sabrina, Kumiko, Tammy and Laurie! #6955436Dianna Murphy December 29, 2008
Wow, I think its awesome! #6955850Mitch Spence January 01, 2009
Well, I actually like that slight feeling of blur, of going fast down the highway and across the bridge. Really great lines here. #6967443Colleen Farrell January 01, 2009
Thank you so much for the great comments, Dianna and Mitch! #6969150Phil Stith January 02, 2009
Just a terrific shot, Colleen and the b/w gives it tremendous impact. #6969886Susan Fox January 02, 2009
LOL COlleen! You must have some amazingly strong eyelashes ;-)Wonderful capture! Looks great in black and white #6971201
Colleen Farrell January 02, 2009
Thank you, Phil and Susan! :) #6972139Judi Morrissey January 02, 2009
fantastic capture! #6974213Colleen Farrell January 03, 2009
Thank you, Judi! #6977296Debra R. Harder January 03, 2009
Brilliant POV on this, Colleen. I love the black and white. Your tones are always perfect. You just keep creating more and more masterpieces. Deb #6977330Colleen Farrell January 03, 2009
Thank you so much, Deb! #6977788Allen Hughes January 04, 2009
Another cool shot. Wonderful framing and I love the motion. I'm guessing the Bay Bridge. #6980918Alex T. Mizuno January 04, 2009
Amazing shot Colleen! Can't believe you were going 70mph with your camera in one hand. I can't go more than 55mph even without my camera. I'm a pussy cat driver. LOL! #6982063Anna M. Halasz January 05, 2009
This is great Colleen !!! Fantastic B&W !! Anna #6985867Colleen Farrell January 06, 2009
Thanks so much, Allen, Alex and Anna!Allen, it's actually the Richmond bridge, going east.
Alex, you know I was kidding about driving while shooting, right? ;) I'm a pretty good driver, but way too clumsy with the camera to do both at once! lol #6992190
Lisa J. Boulden January 06, 2009
Boy, is this fantastic!Colleen Farrell January 06, 2009
Thanks so much, Lisa! #6992878Antonio Amen January 07, 2009
Nice picture, I have one just look like this one.Corinne M. Thompson January 08, 2009
Awesome image Colleen! #7000821Colleen Farrell January 08, 2009
Thank you, Antonio and Corinne! #7001848Carol Teal January 12, 2009
Beautiful symmetry and lines Colleen and so artistic in B&W! There is an old bridge similar to this near Tallahassee where we went camping and I wanted to go shoot it. Howeve, when I asked how far it was and they told me an hour, I didn't think we had time, and I was right. Time we got packed and home, it was late New Year's Eve. Now I wish more than ever that we could have made it although there was only me to drive, and I don't think my eyelashes are strong enough to snap the image, although I admit I haven't tried that yet! #7021711Colleen Farrell January 14, 2009
Thanks for your comments, Carol! I know what you mean about lost photo opps! #7029550Elida Gutierrez January 21, 2009
Perfect capture CONGRATULATIONS!!! #7062650Tammy Espino January 21, 2009
Congrats on a great finalist!! :) #7062737Nancy (Peaches) Harker January 21, 2009
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONikki McDonald January 21, 2009
Amazing shot, Colleen, and I love the b&w conversion. Congratulations and good luck. #7063124Nikki McDonald January 21, 2009
Amazing shot, Colleen, and I love the b&w conversion. Congratulations and good luck. #7063163Laura L. Gonzales January 21, 2009
OUTSTANDING CAPTURE COLLEEN!!!! Congratulations on this perfect Finalist!! Good luck!!! Laura #7063294Robert Baer January 21, 2009
hope you weren't driving. Just kidding. congrats on this wonderful capture colleen. #7063579Terry L. Ellis January 21, 2009
Congratulations, again, Colleen! A fabulous finalist! #7063672Ken Smith January 21, 2009
I like the convergence in this...very nice, Colleeen! #7063780Leslie McLain January 21, 2009
Congrats on your very cool finalist. #7064121Alex T. Mizuno January 21, 2009
I knew you were on the way to win when you were driving on the Richmond Bridge :) Congratulations on your Finalist, Colleen!! #7064224Monika Sapek January 21, 2009
Love the perspective here. Congratulations on your finalist, Colleen!Daniella Puente January 21, 2009
WOW Colleen this is just SUPERB!!! Big congrats :) #7064777Usman M. Bajwa January 21, 2009
Lovely capture and Congratulations on this amazing Finalist.UB. #7065218
Bojan Bencic January 21, 2009
Congratulations on your finalists, Colleen. #7065647Allen Hughes January 21, 2009
Hey Colleen.... I knew we'd be seeing this again. #7065835Margaret R. Barry January 21, 2009
Congratulations on another fantastic finalist, Colleen! #7065931Vitor Dias January 22, 2009
Congratulations Colleen!rgs Vitor #7066578
anonymous January 22, 2009
Congratulations Colleen on yet another fantastic finalist! B- #7067688Erin Appelbaum January 22, 2009
Awesome finalist Colleen. Peter #7067708Evy Johansen January 22, 2009
Congratulations again, Colleen!! Wonderful finalist! #7067789Courtenay Vanderbilt January 22, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS Colleen! You're on a roll! #7067936Colleen Farrell January 22, 2009
Thank you so much, everybody! I really appreciate your wonderful comments and congrats! #7067989Datha Y. Thompson January 22, 2009
Perfection!!! CONGRATULATIONS Again :0) #7068148ALLEN O. HOWARD January 22, 2009
A fantastic capture and conversion, Colleen! A big congratulations!!! #7068339Sam Britt January 22, 2009
Congratulations - terrific finalist, Colleen! #7068477MELODIE C. ROBERTS January 22, 2009
This is Terrific Colleen!!!!Mitch Spence January 22, 2009
Love this shot, Colleen. Congratulations. #7068593Tiia Vissak January 22, 2009
Congratulations! #7068617Agnes Fegan January 22, 2009
Congratulations Colleen! #7068657Stefania Barbier January 22, 2009
ANOTHER GORGEOUS FINALIST, CONGRATS AGAIN!!! #7068814Phil Stith January 22, 2009
Great job, Colleen! #7069612Patrick Rouzes January 22, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS again, COLLEEN!!! WTG,my friend!!! #7069637Laurie Daily January 22, 2009
So glad to see this one again...you and your shooting in the car shots!!! A HuGe congratulations to you on your finalist, Colleen!#7069638
Teresa Burnett January 22, 2009
Huge congratulations on this wonderful finalits, Colleen!! #7069881Renee Doyle January 22, 2009
Big congratulations on this wonderful finalist Colleen! #7070358Colleen Farrell January 22, 2009
Thank you so much, everybody! #7070954Sharon Sawyer January 22, 2009
WTGG!!! Congratulations on this very cool finalist, Colleen!!! All the best in the next round. #7071538Beverley Scott January 23, 2009
Huge congratulations on all your finalists, Colleen!!! (But this is my favourite) #7072047Debra R. Harder January 23, 2009
I knew we'd see this brilliant image again, Colleen!! Congratulations again on another OUTSTANDING finalist! Deb #7072721Dianna Murphy January 23, 2009
Congratulations on your fabulous image! #7076076frank w. degenhardt January 24, 2009
Colleen- Stunning on the fly photo work with amazing results that put you in the Finalist group. WTG. Congratulations. #7078986Linda Blair January 24, 2009
Another awesome image....congratulations!!! #7080854Jeana Clark January 24, 2009
~J~ #7081783
Jennifer L. Taranto January 25, 2009
Super HUGE congrats!!! #7083878Colleen Farrell January 26, 2009
Thanks very much, everybody! :D #7092250Vladan D. Djordjevic January 29, 2009
Congratulations on your excellent finalist, Colleen! Terrific perspective, lines and tones. #7102760Colleen Farrell January 30, 2009
Thank you, Vladan! #7106259Anne McKinnell October 04, 2009
Colleen, this is just beautiful. The black and white treatment is fantastic. #8008173Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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