railroad bridge at sunset

hud · Aug 10, 2001

Hi all. I actually got out a little bit tonight, and took a couple of pictures that I enjoyed. I posted them over here in Samples&Galleries:

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1005&page=1&message=1386492

lemme know what you think...do you like, do they suck, tell me, i can take it. ;-)

-hud, who hasn't posted much lately

Ulysses · Aug 10, 2001

Hey there, hud!!

How's the little "hudette"?? Hope you're all having a great time as a family.

I really liked the picture. Always a sucker for a good sunset...

If this is an area near your home, could you try going to the same location, but shooting from the other side of the bridge towards the sunset? This might give you color both above and below the bridge.

I like your existing one. I'm just wondering if you might be able to get a different effect from the other side of the bridge.

Hope this helps.

hud said:
Hi all. I actually got out a little bit tonight, and took a couple
of pictures that I enjoyed. I posted them over here in
Samples&Galleries:

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1005&page=1&message=1386492

lemme know what you think...do you like, do they suck, tell me, i
can take it. ;-)

-hud, who hasn't posted much lately

Larry G43983 · Aug 11, 2001

Ulysses said:
How's the little "hudette"?? Hope you're all having a great time as
a family.

I really liked the picture. Always a sucker for a good sunset...

If this is an area near your home, could you try going to the same
location, but shooting from the other side of the bridge towards
the sunset? This might give you color both above and below the
bridge.

I like your existing one. I'm just wondering if you might be able
to get a different effect from the other side of the bridge.

Hope this helps.

hud said:

Hi all. I actually got out a little bit tonight, and took a couple
of pictures that I enjoyed. I posted them over here in
Samples&Galleries:

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1005&page=1&message=1386492

lemme know what you think...do you like, do they suck, tell me, i
can take it. ;-)

-hud, who hasn't posted much lately

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Hi Hud who hasnt posted lately, nice atmospheric sunset and I like it. A train entering from the right might perhaps have been the icing on the cake, but trains never appear when you want one. Having seen this, it is tempting to have a go at Britannia Bridge near here.
Cheers, LG

papa · Aug 11, 2001

Ahhh, Hud!

Long time no see! Man, you're scaring me. Since you have the baby, your free time seems to be drained to zero! I'm really pushing off having kids until I'm 50!!!

The pictures looks great, keep having fun with the baby and the S75!

gel- nice to see Hud finally have some time for us forum members!

hud said:
Hi all. I actually got out a little bit tonight, and took a couple
of pictures that I enjoyed. I posted them over here in
Samples&Galleries:

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1005&page=1&message=1386492

lemme know what you think...do you like, do they suck, tell me, i
can take it. ;-)

-hud, who hasn't posted much lately

Skippy · Aug 11, 2001

No they don't suck at all

Love the color...... sooooooo how's fatherhood treating you Hud ole boy?
You got that rocking the baby thing down to a fine art now?
We'd love to see your Little Princes again, kids just grow sooooo fast!
Take Care Hud......keep that camera workin!
Skippy (Australia)

hud said:
Hi all. I actually got out a little bit tonight, and took a couple
of pictures that I enjoyed. I posted them over here in
Samples&Galleries:

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1005&page=1&message=1386492

lemme know what you think...do you like, do they suck, tell me, i
can take it. ;-)

-hud, who hasn't posted much lately

hud · Aug 11, 2001

Ulysses said:
Hey there, hud!!

Hey Ulysses!

Member said:
How's the little "hudette"??

Good, thanks. She's keeping her mommy and daddy busy.

Member said:
Hope you're all having a great time as
a family.

yes, in spite of some of the not-so-fun things, we are enjoying our daughter (and hopefully she is enjoying us too!)

Member said:
I really liked the picture. Always a sucker for a good sunset...

yeah, me too ;-)

Member said:
If this is an area near your home, could you try going to the same
location, but shooting from the other side of the bridge towards
the sunset? This might give you color both above and below the
bridge.

If I understand correctly, you want me to face towards the sun. Well, I was! Seriously, I was facing in the direction of where the sun was setting. The clouds pretty much totally concealed the sun that day, yet somehow the sun managed to light the sky up nicely like that at sunset.

Member said:
I like your existing one. I'm just wondering if you might be able
to get a different effect from the other side of the bridge.

Yeah, don't worry, I'll be taking more pics of this bridge for sure. I don't exactly know why, but I think it's a fascinating structure to take pics of. I'd really like to get some cool pics of it on a foggy/misty morning.

Member said:
Hope this helps.

I always find your comments helpful.

-hud

hud · Aug 11, 2001

Larry G said:
Hi Hud who hasnt posted lately,

LOL!

Larry G43983 said:
nice atmospheric sunset and I like
it.

thanks

Larry G43983 said:
A train entering from the right might perhaps have been the
icing on the cake, but trains never appear when you want one.

Man! If I can't catch a train starting to cross the bridge while there's a cool sunset, that'll be awesome! Hopefully one of these day that'll happen.

Larry G43983 said:
Having seen this, it is tempting to have a go at Britannia Bridge
near here.

cool! yes, go! take pitchas! have fun!!! ;-)

Larry G43983 said:
Cheers, LG

-hud, hoping to see cool pitchas of Britannia Bridge someday ;-)

hud · Aug 11, 2001

gel said:
Ahhh, Hud!

papa said:
Long time no see! Man, you're scaring me. Since you have the baby,
your free time seems to be drained to zero!

hmm, it seems that way to me too. LOL!!! yes, my free time has decreased quite a bit since our daughter arrived. But I do enjoy most of the time I spend with her too. (I don't enjoy when she gets into a 'temper tantrum' mood. Yes, my 6-week-old daughter has quite a fiery temper. hmm , i have no idea where she got that from. LOL!!!)

papa said:
I'm really pushing off
having kids until I'm 50!!!

Well, I won't kid you (ooh, there's a pun), having a child does occupy a good bit of time on a daily basis. But, if you enjoy the time you're occupied with them, it really is enjoyable and fun ( most of the time)

papa said:
The pictures looks great, keep having fun with the baby and the S75!

I definitely will, with both

papa said:
gel- nice to see Hud finally have some time for us forum members!

LOL!!!

-hud, who apologizes for neglecting his fellow Sony Forum members lately ;-)

hud · Aug 11, 2001

Skippy said:
No they don't suck at all

thanks.

Member said:
Love the color...... sooooooo how's fatherhood treating you Hud ole
boy?

Not too badly. Having this little daughter of mine is a fun adventure, every day!

Member said:
You got that rocking the baby thing down to a fine art now?

you bet! I'm an old pro at it now.

Member said:
We'd love to see your Little Princes again, kids just grow sooooo
fast!

Yeah, I have to post some more pics of her to my web page, when I get around to it! I'll be sure to let you guys know when I do.

Member said:
Take Care Hud......keep that camera workin!

You know it! My S75's workin' overtime! ;-) Actually, right after Gwen was born, I set a goal: to take at least one picture of her every day for at least her first year. Like you said, kids grow sooo fast. I can even see that in the 6 short weeks we've had our daughter. She's so much bigger now. It's incredible. That's why I committed to taking pics every day, because I know she gets bigger every day, and I want to be able to look back and remember. So, anyway, with that said, my S75 better keep working, or my goal will be in jeopardy!

Member said:
Skippy (Australia)

-hud, picture-takin' daddy

KCTrio · Aug 11, 2001

Hud:

Great to see you. Believe it or not, I come here every day to see if you'd posted a thread or some new pics. Nice to have you here!

The shot is fantastic. A couple of weeks ago there was a thread here with a shot of the moon over the Golden Gate Bridge. Really beautiful shot too.

I hope all is well with you and your new family. Here's a shot I took a couple of nights ago and posted as a thread.

Enjoy.

Kind regards.

Mike M - Gotta Love That Sony Wobble™

hud said:
Skippy said:

No they don't suck at all

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thanks.

hud said:

Love the color...... sooooooo how's fatherhood treating you Hud ole
boy?

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Not too badly. Having this little daughter of mine is a fun
adventure, every day!

hud said:

You got that rocking the baby thing down to a fine art now?

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you bet! I'm an old pro at it now.

hud said:

We'd love to see your Little Princes again, kids just grow sooooo
fast!

Click to expand...

Yeah, I have to post some more pics of her to my web page, when I
get around to it! I'll be sure to let you guys know when I do.

hud said:

Take Care Hud......keep that camera workin!

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You know it! My S75's workin' overtime! ;-) Actually, right
after Gwen was born, I set a goal: to take at least one picture of
her every day for at least her first year. Like you said, kids
grow sooo fast. I can even see that in the 6 short weeks we've had
our daughter. She's so much bigger now. It's incredible. That's
why I committed to taking pics every day, because I know she gets
bigger every day, and I want to be able to look back and remember.
So, anyway, with that said, my S75 better keep working, or my
goal will be in jeopardy!

hud said:

Skippy (Australia)

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-hud, picture-takin' daddy

Ulysses · Aug 11, 2001

hud said:
If I understand correctly, you want me to face towards the sun.
Well, I was! Seriously, I was facing in the direction of where the
sun was setting. The clouds pretty much totally concealed the sun
that day, yet somehow the sun managed to light the sky up nicely
like that at sunset.

What I'm meaning is that in that pictures, you are to the left side of the bridge. Perhaps position yourself to the right side of the bridge. This will possibly require that you rotate your body and camera slightly to the left (relative to the angle at which you shot in this present shot) in order to include the bridge and the sunset.

I'm not sure if I'm explaining clearly what I'm imagining here.

Ed (;¬ >) · Aug 11, 2001

Ahhhh... the lonesome wail of a forelorn steam engine, rattling and clacking over the old trestle and into the sunset forever. WOOWHOOOOooooo......

The faint sounds of pocketa-pocketa-queep fading in the distance as Walter Mitty..... er...

Got a little wrapped up in the pic there, hud. Nice shot. Good to have you back. (Now your line: Nice to be had.)

But seriously folks. That dead-on shot. Did you try to fill-in with flash? Or was that car headlights?

hud said:
Hi all. I actually got out a little bit tonight, and took a couple
of pictures that I enjoyed. I posted them over here in
Samples&Galleries:

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1005&page=1&message=1386492

lemme know what you think...do you like, do they suck, tell me, i
can take it. ;-)

-hud, who hasn't posted much lately

Alan Hartmann · Aug 12, 2001

No, none of them suck, they're all nice shots. I esp like #3 (did Ulysses look at this one? It's from the right side of the bridge!) -- the way the sky colors are reflected in the water is great.

The next time you have a spare 30 seconds, post some new pix of your daughter!

Alan

hud said:
Hi all. I actually got out a little bit tonight, and took a couple
of pictures that I enjoyed. I posted them over here in
Samples&Galleries:

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1005&page=1&message=1386492

lemme know what you think...do you like, do they suck, tell me, i
can take it. ;-)

-hud, who hasn't posted much lately

Ulysses · Aug 12, 2001

Alan Hartmann said:
No, none of them suck, they're all nice shots. I esp like #3 (did
Ulysses look at this one? It's from the right side of the
bridge!) -- the way the sky colors are reflected in the water is
great.

Nope, missed that one! Didn't realize there was a whole album for some reason. Only saw the opening image.

I guess what I was going for would have put some color UNDER the bridge as well as above and to the side. I'm not sure of where you'd need to position yourself to get it. But these shots are beautiful! I especially like the one looking straight down the bridge -- the geometric simplicity of it is cool.

Larry G43983 · Aug 12, 2001

hud said:
Ulysses said:

Hey there, hud!!

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Hey Ulysses!

hud said:

How's the little "hudette"??

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Good, thanks. She's keeping her mommy and daddy busy.

hud said:

Hope you're all having a great time as
a family.

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yes, in spite of some of the not-so-fun things, we are enjoying our
daughter (and hopefully she is enjoying us too!)

hud said:

I really liked the picture. Always a sucker for a good sunset...

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yeah, me too ;-)

hud said:

If this is an area near your home, could you try going to the same
location, but shooting from the other side of the bridge towards
the sunset? This might give you color both above and below the
bridge.

Click to expand...

If I understand correctly, you want me to face towards the sun.
Well, I was! Seriously, I was facing in the direction of where the
sun was setting. The clouds pretty much totally concealed the sun
that day, yet somehow the sun managed to light the sky up nicely
like that at sunset.

hud said:

I like your existing one. I'm just wondering if you might be able
to get a different effect from the other side of the bridge.

Click to expand...

Yeah, don't worry, I'll be taking more pics of this bridge for
sure. I don't exactly know why, but I think it's a fascinating
structure to take pics of. I'd really like to get some cool pics
of it on a foggy/misty morning.

Hi hud, I have only just come across your view looking down the bridge (you trespasser) and its got great potential. To enlarge on the project you could draw in the rails with artistic highlights from sky, then form the distant headlight of an approaching train. Before PC's one had to take the picture, now they can be prepared to order. Okay, so its cheating, but its the result that counts, yeh?
Cheers, LG

hud said:
hud said:

Hope this helps.

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I always find your comments helpful.

-hud

hud · Aug 13, 2001

Ulysses said:
What I'm meaning is that in that pictures, you are to the left side
of the bridge.

I was to the left side of the bridge in shot dsc01812

Member said:
Perhaps position yourself to the right side of the
bridge. This will possibly require that you rotate your body and
camera slightly to the left (relative to the angle at which you
shot in this present shot) in order to include the bridge and the
sunset.

I was to the right side of the bridge in shots dsc01814 and dsc01815

Member said:
I'm not sure if I'm explaining clearly what I'm imagining here.

you are, I just don't understand, because I did include pictures from both sides of the bridge (meaning: from the left and right sides...not from both sides of the river

am I missing something?

-hud, who's definitely missing something

hud · Aug 13, 2001

Ulysses said:
Alan Hartmann said:

No, none of them suck, they're all nice shots. I esp like #3 (did
Ulysses look at this one? It's from the right side of the
bridge!) -- the way the sky colors are reflected in the water is
great.

Click to expand...

Nope, missed that one! Didn't realize there was a whole album for
some reason. Only saw the opening image.

oops, I didn't see these comments here before I replied to your other message Ulysses.

Member said:
I guess what I was going for would have put some color UNDER the
bridge as well as above and to the side. I'm not sure of where
you'd need to position yourself to get it. But these shots are
beautiful! I especially like the one looking straight down the
bridge -- the geometric simplicity of it is cool.

hud · Aug 13, 2001

Ed said:
Got a little wrapped up in the pic there, hud. Nice shot. Good to
have you back. (Now your line: Nice to be had.)

thanks

Ed (;¬ >) said:
But seriously folks. That dead-on shot. Did you try to fill-in with
flash? Or was that car headlights?

that was an "accidental" flash. Call it a newbie mistake, or whatever. I thought I had turned it off, but it was on auto. I took the shot. While taking the shot, I noticed that there were "no tresspassing" signs right there at the edge of the bridge (not in picture). I wasn't sure if the signs referred to the bridge, or to the railroad tracks in general. So, since I wasn't sure whether I was tresspassing or not, and since I never had any intention of tresspassing to begin with, I just got out of there, rather than trying to re-take the shot.

;-)

-hud, accidental flasher (and possible accidental tresspasser)

Ed (;¬ >) said:
hud said:

Hi all. I actually got out a little bit tonight, and took a couple
of pictures that I enjoyed. I posted them over here in
Samples&Galleries:

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1005&page=1&message=1386492

lemme know what you think...do you like, do they suck, tell me, i
can take it. ;-)

-hud, who hasn't posted much lately

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hud · Aug 13, 2001

Larry G said:
Hi hud, I have only just come across your view looking down the
bridge (you trespasser) and its got great potential.

Yeah, right when I was taking the shot, I noticed the "no tresspassing" signs. I was not sure whether they referred just to the bridge, or to the railroad tracks in general. Needless to say, i had never had any intention of tresspassing, and so I got out of there very quickly.

Does anyone know the answer to this? Would it just have been the bridge that was considered tresspassing, or the railroad tracks in general. And, if it is the tracks in general, since when is it tresspassing to walk on/along railroad tracks?!?!?!? Has this always been the case, and is this true for all railroad tracks?

-hud, who's very surprised/confused at the thought that it is illegal to walk on/along railroad tracks.

Larry G43983 · Aug 13, 2001

hud said:
Larry G said:

Hi hud, I have only just come across your view looking down the
bridge (you trespasser) and its got great potential.

Click to expand...

Yeah, right when I was taking the shot, I noticed the "no
tresspassing" signs. I was not sure whether they referred just to
the bridge, or to the railroad tracks in general. Needless to say,
i had never had any intention of tresspassing, and so I got out of
there very quickly.

Does anyone know the answer to this? Would it just have been the
bridge that was considered tresspassing, or the railroad tracks in
general. And, if it is the tracks in general, since when is it
tresspassing to walk on/along railroad tracks?!?!?!? Has this
always been the case, and is this true for all railroad tracks?

-hud, who's very surprised/confused at the thought that it is
illegal to walk on/along railroad tracks.

Sorry Hud, My remark was meant lightheartedly and was delivered from the perspective of a British citizen. I just dont know how North American law applies.
Cheers, Larry G

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