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chosen1 said:
aside from the queensboro (that has a funky angle) i love them all,
especially the first. very moving set dez
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Thanks Arthur.

The Queensboro Bridge had an ugly, condemned structure just below it and I wanted to keep it out of the frame. In hindsight, I should have chose this photo for Queensboro Bridge:



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Dez

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Kershaw said:
Hi Dez,
You have shot a really nice series of the bridges of NYC, the two
taken by night are my particular favourites. I have been planning to
do a similar series in my own city (Cork, Ireland) for some time now
but have yet to actually go out and do it.

The bridges we have are much narrower but we have lots of them (aprox
30 last count) and a good variety of constructions(metal, stone,
glass), so there is plenty of inspiration and oppertunities for
learning.

Your post has been the good kick up the a* e that I need to stop
talking about taking these photos actually and go out and take them.

Will post them on the forum when I finish, or as I go along.
Thanks Dez, for sharing a great series of photos and the good kick.
Keith
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Thank you Keith. Good luck in your photo venture. Take your time doing them and only show your best ;) ................with EXIF, of course!
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Dez

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ianbramham said:
Bridges are amongst my favourite subjects for photos and you've got a
wonderful series there Dez!

It's a little ironic but my photo for today on my Aminus3 photoblog
is of a bridge but of a completely different scale to the ones on
your great photos.....I love the drama in yours!

Regards,

Ian
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Thank you Ian. Are you talking about "Bridge in the Mist"? That's a nice one. Impressive gallery in your Photo.net account ;)
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Dez

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coldturkey1966 said:
No. 3 is fantastic, but I'm not so sure about the composition of some
of the other pics. I'd like to see more of the left side of the
bridge instead of the pretty empty space on the right in no. 1 for
example.

But as I said, no. 3 is just perfect.
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Thank you coldturkey.

In photo #1, there's an old Fort in the right side, but you can't see it due to the size of the photo. It was shot as an 8-frame panorama and I had limited space to shoot it on that walkway.

A wider angle lens for the rest of the photos probably would have more impact, which is something I'd like to get on my short list.
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Dez

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Jon Niola said:
DezM said:
But isn't the Port of NY & NJ a New Jersey state agency?
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Nope, it is what is known as an "interstate compact" - the first one
in the US - basically a multi-state official government entity.

NY and NJ formed the Port Authority to share the costs and
responsibility for most of our shared transit infrastructure.

Great series of shots by the way :)
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Thank you for the compliment Jon and for the info.

.......but did you notice that they collect tolls only on the NJ side?....and not in NY.
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DezM said:
Thanks Leung :D

That was a fun, but cold night and I met a DPR fellow by the name of
"Nikonians" that night & we headed out to this area to shoot for a
few hours. On this particular shot two policemen were watching us
photograph the bridge and were surprised that they didn't come out to
ask us what we were doing, with the way things are in NYC and all.
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Dez
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I'm sure you looked very touristy that night. I was on the same spots a couple of months ago and even had the tripod out and fully extended. Police car drove by and stopped... watched for a bit and then left. I thought they would at least tell me to put the tripod away because I didn't have a permit.

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LeungPhotos said:
DezM said:
Thanks Leung :D

That was a fun, but cold night and I met a DPR fellow by the name of
"Nikonians" that night & we headed out to this area to shoot for a
few hours. On this particular shot two policemen were watching us
photograph the bridge and were surprised that they didn't come out to
ask us what we were doing, with the way things are in NYC and all.
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Dez
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I'm sure you looked very touristy that night. I was on the same
spots a couple of months ago and even had the tripod out and fully
extended. Police car drove by and stopped... watched for a bit and
then left. I thought they would at least tell me to put the tripod
away because I didn't have a permit.
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Nikonians and I didn't look touristy. We were both wearing all black and had our Gitzo and Manfrotto tripods out, LOL:

Nikonians that same night



They lifted that rule about the tripods. You're allowed to have a tripod on a public sidewalk if it doesn't impede on pedestrian traffic. I believe I sent you links at one time.
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Dez

http://photos.dezmix.com
 
DezM said:
ianbramham said:
Bridges are amongst my favourite subjects for photos and you've got a
wonderful series there Dez!

It's a little ironic but my photo for today on my Aminus3 photoblog
is of a bridge but of a completely different scale to the ones on
your great photos.....I love the drama in yours!

Regards,

Ian
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Thank you Ian. Are you talking about "Bridge in the Mist"? That's a
nice one. Impressive gallery in your Photo.net account ;)
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Dez

http://photos.dezmix.com
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Hi Dez.....No, I meant this tiny little packhorse bridge that I've posted on my Aminus3 photoblog as toady's pic......perhaps it hadn't yet loaded onto the aminus server when i replied to your great thread. It was the difference in scale that made me smile :-)

Best wishes,

Ian
http://ianbramham.aminus3.com/
http://photo.net/photos/ian.bramham

 
dez, a nice round of photos showing all the bridges of new york.

I like the first one the best of the Verrazano bridge and the night time shot of the Brooklyn bridge( 2nd ) photo. also the shot of the whitestone bridge is nice with the foreground of the rocks. were you in a boat with shot of the Throggs neck bridge lol
I guess there is a spot where you can stand to get it at that angle.
 
As usual !

You say those photographs were taken with the 18-200 and the 17-55....

I can't tell which are which in this series (and I have heard the 18-200 is very capable in the right hands) but I am wondering if you see much difference, on your screen at home?

Obviously the 18-200 is better in the 56-200 range ;) but you know what I mean.

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Thanks
Glenn

http://KerenOwens.com
 
ianbramham said:
Hi Dez.....No, I meant this tiny little packhorse bridge that I've
posted on my Aminus3 photoblog as toady's pic......perhaps it hadn't
yet loaded onto the aminus server when i replied to your great
thread. It was the difference in scale that made me smile :-)

Best wishes,

Ian
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I like the small stone bridges as well. Here's one in Central Park, in Manhattan:

Gapstow Bridge



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Dez

http://photos.dezmix.com
 
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