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daz · Sep 10, 2010, 11:10 PM

Some like color and some B&W. Color is like "eye candy" but I think the B&W shows off the geometry better. I also did it in sepia but some are not into that kind of thing.

DAZ

pj1974 · Sep 11, 2010, 8:46 AM

Hi Daz

Nice old/classic bridge - and well reflected. I'm not usually into B&W, but this one works for me (too) - but I still probably prefer the colour version.
Is it made entirely of wood? Nice 'bow' to the bottom of it too (it's not straight).
Thanks for sharing.
Paul

daz · Sep 11, 2010, 9:37 AM

Thanks for the comments.

Most of the bridge is wood (engineered wood like plywood on the walking deck and some laminated wood beams) with steel reinforcing on the joints and steel cables you can’t really see from this angle. Most of the bridge has weathered to a gray and the steel is galvanized so you don’t really see the steel. It sits on concrete but that to is well hidden. Overall it blends well together and looks like something that could have been built when the riverboat made its regular stop here that gave it its name. That is one of the reasons I made a sepia tone version for myself to see what it may have looked like way back when.

This whole park/museum is an interesting place and I may have some more photos for the challenge from here to show later.

DAZ

smac · Sep 12, 2010, 12:49 PM

Well done, both are spectacular. The B&W does work really well here. Steve

selvin · Sep 12, 2010, 3:07 PM

I agree that the BW treatment seems to be better than the color. Strictly personal tho.

Good work.
Aloha

daz · Sep 12, 2010, 3:44 PM

Thanks for the comments. The hardest part of this photos was waiting for the sculls, the cat and all the people trying to kill the ducks and geese to stop so the water would comedown. Mostly the people trying to kill the ducks and geese. If they had not been at it I could have gotten the photo much earlier.

DAZ

Walter C · Sep 12, 2010, 9:01 PM

I actually like the color version with its subtle shades of green.

calr · Sep 13, 2010, 3:58 PM

Although both shots have exactly the same composition, they are very much different. I like the BW version for the reasons you mentioned. I like the bold colors in the second.

Cal

mike_1 · Sep 14, 2010, 11:26 PM

I vote for both of them!

vsch1 · Sep 15, 2010, 6:05 AM

Both are very nice and fit the challenge, but I prefer the color, such beautiful greens!

Sep 10, 2010, 11:10 PM	#1
daz Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 436	Geometry in Composition: Bothell landing Some like color and some B&W. Color is like "eye candy" but I think the B&W shows off the geometry better. I also did it in sepia but some are not into that kind of thing. DAZ Attached Images __________________ Painting is an additive art. The artist adds to the canvas until they stop with their version of reality. Digital photography is subtractive art. First we throw away 90 percent of reality then remove what is left bit by bit until we have only the reality we wish to show. Flickr is like fun. PPG is like work. A camera is a machine of light and time with the purpose of capturing a luminous moment. Like the eye it is a tool of the mind.

Sep 11, 2010, 9:37 AM	#3
daz Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 436	Thanks for the comments. Most of the bridge is wood (engineered wood like plywood on the walking deck and some laminated wood beams) with steel reinforcing on the joints and steel cables you can’t really see from this angle. Most of the bridge has weathered to a gray and the steel is galvanized so you don’t really see the steel. It sits on concrete but that to is well hidden. Overall it blends well together and looks like something that could have been built when the riverboat made its regular stop here that gave it its name. That is one of the reasons I made a sepia tone version for myself to see what it may have looked like way back when. This whole park/museum is an interesting place and I may have some more photos for the challenge from here to show later. DAZ __________________ Painting is an additive art. The artist adds to the canvas until they stop with their version of reality. Digital photography is subtractive art. First we throw away 90 percent of reality then remove what is left bit by bit until we have only the reality we wish to show. Flickr is like fun. PPG is like work. A camera is a machine of light and time with the purpose of capturing a luminous moment. Like the eye it is a tool of the mind.

Sep 12, 2010, 12:49 PM	#4
smac Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Northern California Posts: 6,103	Well done, both are spectacular. The B&W does work really well here. Steve __________________ Think like a person of action, Act like a person of thought.

Sep 12, 2010, 3:44 PM	#6
daz Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 436	Thanks for the comments. The hardest part of this photos was waiting for the sculls, the cat and all the people trying to kill the ducks and geese to stop so the water would comedown. Mostly the people trying to kill the ducks and geese. If they had not been at it I could have gotten the photo much earlier. DAZ __________________ Painting is an additive art. The artist adds to the canvas until they stop with their version of reality. Digital photography is subtractive art. First we throw away 90 percent of reality then remove what is left bit by bit until we have only the reality we wish to show. Flickr is like fun. PPG is like work. A camera is a machine of light and time with the purpose of capturing a luminous moment. Like the eye it is a tool of the mind.

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Sep 11, 2010, 8:46 AM	#2
pj1974 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 2,917	Hi Daz Nice old/classic bridge - and well reflected. I'm not usually into B&W, but this one works for me (too) - but I still probably prefer the colour version. Is it made entirely of wood? Nice 'bow' to the bottom of it too (it's not straight). Thanks for sharing. Paul

Sep 12, 2010, 3:07 PM	#5
selvin Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 7,204	I agree that the BW treatment seems to be better than the color. Strictly personal tho. Good work. Aloha

Sep 12, 2010, 9:01 PM	#7
Walter C Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Huntington Beach, CA USA Posts: 8,116	I actually like the color version with its subtle shades of green.

Sep 13, 2010, 3:58 PM	#8
calr Moderator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 8,466	Although both shots have exactly the same composition, they are very much different. I like the BW version for the reasons you mentioned. I like the bold colors in the second. Cal

Sep 14, 2010, 11:26 PM	#9
mike_1 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 454	I vote for both of them!

Sep 15, 2010, 6:05 AM	#10
vsch1 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,885	Both are very nice and fit the challenge, but I prefer the color, such beautiful greens!