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san diego traffic time exposure

© Patrick Byrd

san diego traffic time exposure

Uploaded: January 26, 2005 09:25:19

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Anita Hogue January 26, 2005

This is really great! I love the curved lines! The color is awesome!
#209276

Robert K. Bemus level-classic January 26, 2005

Great composition...fairly fast time exposure as there's not much glare? #1065401

Patrick Byrd January 26, 2005

Thanks guys- it was 15 seconds. Is that long for this type of thing or not?

I also had to open it all the way up because I was shooting through some sort of "don't throw bottles off the overpass" fence. The initial image was somewhat more glarish. But I desaturated the white side and punched up the red side using the sponge tool. The green hedge was pretty much the same washed out tungsten look as the highway so I fooled with that some too. When I get back to my desktop I'll post the original if you'd like to see. #1065469

David Whitcher January 27, 2005

A good shot of a classic idea. I agree, the curves and colors are great! My only problem with it is the diagonal lines of the bridge. A rule of composition is to keep horizons level and the bridge kind of acts as the horizon in this scene. What do you think? #1068003

Robert K. Bemus level-classic January 27, 2005

I hadn't heard that but that's a good rule to keep in mind...I've taken similar photos from freeway overpasses - I'm usually concentrating on the cars I'm photographing and the cars wizzing past my behind; Patrick may have been distracted? #1068022

Patrick Byrd January 27, 2005

I guess so. The whole curve is superelevated. I might have been trying to emphasize the height of the red vs white lights and give the whole thing an uphill look. I was certainly more concerned with the vertical supports but now that you mention it they could use a similar adjustment.

Thanks for the input. #1068045

Detrick V. Martin February 18, 2005

Wonderful work, well done! Congradulations! #1114750

Mary-Ella Bowles February 19, 2005

Hey, this looks familiar! Nice to see this great shot in the finals, Patrick - and good luck!! #1117415

Patrick Byrd February 19, 2005

Thanks everyone! #1118253

Wendy Stevenson February 21, 2005

Congratulations on this excellent FIRST PLACE image!! WTG Patrick!! #1123592

Piotr M. Organa February 21, 2005

Congratulations, Patrick!!! #1123808

Dan Holm February 21, 2005

CONGRATULATIONS, Patrick!! so VERY well deserved! #1123958

Jill Flynn February 21, 2005

Congratulations on your First Place win Patrick! Way to go! #1124017

Kay Beausoleil February 21, 2005

Congratulations on your first place win, Patrick, for a picture with great impact! #1124102

Kelly Abernathy level-classic February 21, 2005

Congratulations on your first place win! -K #1124123

Robert K. Bemus level-classic February 21, 2005

Great job, Patrick!!! #1124377

Jordi Delgado February 22, 2005

Congrats, Patrick!!! Very well deserved win!!!

:-)) #1124736

Adilson F. Ferreira level-classic February 22, 2005

Congratulations on your win!!! #1124946

Donna W. Neal February 22, 2005

CONGRATULATIONS on your win Patrick....:) #1125088

Denelli Ellison February 22, 2005

Beautiful.... Congratulations! #1125271

Beverley Lu Steeves February 22, 2005

Congratulations Patrick!!! Wow! Way to go!! #1125280

Kathleen N. Nelson February 22, 2005

Congratulations, Patrick, on your awesome image! First Place . . . WOW! #1125464

Patrick Byrd February 22, 2005

Thanks everyone, very much. #1125495

Susana Matos February 22, 2005

Congratulations on your win! Really wonderful!
Cheers from Portugal, Su #1127375

Dolores Neilson February 23, 2005

Congrats on first place, Patrick!! Nicely done! #1127917

Kristi A. Howson February 23, 2005

Congratulations Parick. Wonderful sense of motion! #1128354

Donna La Mattino Pagakis February 23, 2005

You have created a work of art out of the traffic nightmare we live in. Very well done!! Congratulations!!! I live in Vista and this scene looks very familiar! #1129093

Joy Bello March 01, 2005

Congratulations! Great shot! Inspires me to try something like that! #1141871

May 12, 2005

great shot! #1343710

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