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Wormy,

It appears the shafts of light have aroused something among the usual angry crowds on DPR. You've really perked them up! They seem to really enjoy giving you a hard time (not that there's anything wrong with it). Some of them even act like a bunch of stiffs, regarding the vertical lines. Perhaps they feel envious when they hold the barrel of their lenses?

S
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SLOtographer

"If we limit our vision to the real world, we will forever be fighting on the minus side of things, working only too make our photographs equal to what we see out there, but no better." -- Galen Rowell
 
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SLOtographer said:
Wormy,

It appears the shafts of light have aroused something among the usual angry crowds on DPR. You've really perked them up! They seem to really enjoy giving you a hard time (not that there's anything wrong with it). Some of them even act like a bunch of stiffs, regarding the vertical lines. Perhaps they feel envious when they hold the barrel of their lenses?
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Thanks Stan, nice innuendo...

TBH I don't mind too much. As long as a picture creates a bit of interest then it's done its job. Although it wasn't posted for C&C, just to raise a smile. BTW, I didn't know you were allowed outside of your weekly thread.
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Wormsmeat
 
stong theme!

Wormsmeat, in a photo contest you could win the prize.

Tedolph
 
drusus said:
Sorry to burst the bubble of this attempted humor, but to me it is too obvious that the shadows cannot possibly result from the actual rosettes in the bridge. The photo must have been touched up. Note that the rosettes have 3-way symmetry; the angle of the shadow would distorot the whole thing, not turn the shadows into a 2+1 arrangement. And the "shaft" (pun unavoidable, I'm afraid) in the center of hte shadow does not exist in the rosettes themselves.
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you have to know when to play that card, and when to hold it.

Watch me.
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Tedolph
 
tedolf said:
stong theme!

Wormsmeat, in a photo contest you could win the prize.

Tedolph
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Just got to wait for the right Challenge. May be quite a wait.

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Wormsmeat
 
I think it was a bit of a **** up of a design :)
Jim
 
pegasus1457 said:
Look carefully at the light pattern on the pavement -- comparing the angles of a few of them, it becomes apparent that the light source is somewhere to the left. And the "shaft" is a result of the height (or lack of it) of the apparent source.

My guess is that the patterns are formed from a strong reflection of the sun off the water to the left of the bridge.
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It's pretty clear the shaft is a result of the straight edge thickness of the top part of the rosette (the concrete looks to be 4"-6" thick) as the light shines through at an angle from above, and not anything but shadows from the sun, not any reflection from the water..
 
ouch.
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Wormsmeat
 
Wormsmeat said:
SLOtographer said:
Wormy,

It appears the shafts of light have aroused something among the usual angry crowds on DPR. You've really perked them up! They seem to really enjoy giving you a hard time (not that there's anything wrong with it). Some of them even act like a bunch of stiffs, regarding the vertical lines. Perhaps they feel envious when they hold the barrel of their lenses?
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Thanks Stan, nice innuendo...

TBH I don't mind too much. As long as a picture creates a bit of interest then it's done its job. Although it wasn't posted for C&C, just to raise a smile. BTW, I didn't know you were allowed outside of your weekly thread.
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Wormsmeat
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I sneak out sometimes and take a look. It's nice out here... Will they find me?

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SLOtographer

"If we limit our vision to the real world, we will forever be fighting on the minus side of things, working only too make our photographs equal to what we see out there, but no better." -- Galen Rowell
 
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RM
 
Wormsmeat said:
Michael J Davis said:
However the main thing that spoils it for me is the way-out diverging verticals; I too like playing with wa effects, but your picture would be even more stunning if you corrected the vertical perspective. Then the shadows would even more dominate the scene.
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Agreed, I guess I was concentrating on the shadows. Dunno if I could have kept the top of the tower in shot. Maybe I'll have another play with it. Wasn't ever meant to be a 'serious' shot though.
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I love shadows and I love yours. It is one of those shots that was worth taking and one worth sharing - for which thanks!

I call them learning; they're all over my flickr site! ;-)

Mike
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Mike Davis
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You must be careful when you post things and you don't know what you're talking about. I've lived in London and shot lots of photos on and around the bridge- No retouching necessary. You know better though. Try this, Height+Width+Depth, did you forget depth? I think you forgot depth but you know better don't you.
 
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