Discussion Thread - October Competition

[CJ Swartz]

Open for discussion.

[swarbees]

Wow Frank---that was quick!!! I'm still working on my morning coffee;+}
Great shot

[Frank Lopes]

I had worked on a couple hdr experiments last night and used one of them...
it was fresh in my mind :-)

Originally Posted by swarbees

Wow Frank---that was quick!!! I'm still working on my morning coffee;+}
Great shot

[swarbees]

I have several shots of this strange triangle building nearby but there is no angle to capture this without a gazillion power lines--telephone--It sits in the triangle area between a Y intersection and all the lines come together there as well. My question is---take the lines out or leave them alone??? There is one shot with the lines incorporated into the composition but its still messy looking?? These should be with minimal editing I understand but -- its so tempting to just go to town on those lines---

[Frank Lopes]

My thumb rule is:

manipulating the building would be a no go...
removing extraneous objects is ok...

The picture that I entered had a beer bottle on the railing and I didn't notice it until I got home and looked at the images.

Since I was not modifying the bridge, I felt it was ok to "remove" the bottle

Originally Posted by swarbees

I have several shots of this strange triangle building nearby but there is no angle to capture this without a gazillion power lines--telephone--It sits in the triangle area between a Y intersection and all the lines come together there as well. My question is---take the lines out or leave them alone??? There is one shot with the lines incorporated into the composition but its still messy looking?? These should be with minimal editing I understand but -- its so tempting to just go to town on those lines---

[swarbees]

Couldn't get the lines out without it looking hokey so I stuck the camera out the window and snapped several bridge photos at 60 mph (not supposed to stop on the bridge)

[Janet Petty]

Originally Posted by swarbees

(not supposed to stop on the bridge)

How true. There is one bridge just up the road from where I live that has the most beautiful scenery below it. The bridge, however, is a very narrow two lanes. Even getting two vehicles going in opposite directions to pass is a dicey situation. Imagine my thrill when they closed one lane for bridge maintenance and repair early last spring. The construction workers thought I was more than a little nuts but let me stand there and shoot all the pictures I wanted. I thought I died and went to photographer's heaven. Sadly, none of the pictures have any architecture in them. But, your comment about shooting at 60 mph gave me fond memories. I thought I'd share.

Janet