The Bridge
by jdannels

Comment by BrianR:
Joe, I really thought this was a ribbon, defiantly a straight line.

The Bridge
by jdannels

Comment by andrewt:
Joe, wonderful shot - a real killer of an image.

The Bridge
by jdannels

Comment by hihosilver:
Ohhhh...this one is all about DRAMA! Spectacular! Congrats on your HM!

The Bridge
by jdannels

Comment by whiteroom:
oooh you're such a clever cookie... now all your need is someone to dq ;)

The Bridge
by jdannels

Comment by Retroesque:
Wonderful Joe!

The Bridge
by jdannels

Comment by IreneM:
B/W was an excellent choice for this fantastic shot also love the symmetry. When I looked through the images when the challenge started and saw this I thought to myself "that's the winner". Great shot, Joe.

The Bridge
by jdannels

Comment by gwe21:
congrats on 4th! I love this shot

The Bridge
by jdannels

Comment by Melethia:
Awesome shot, Joe, and simply gorgeous in B&W!

The Bridge
by jdannels

Comment by colorcarnival:
I love the contrast between the strong, dark bridge and the fluffy soft sky. I kind of wish there was less of the ground in this pic because the bridge/sky combo is so beautiful and dramatic.

City Night
by jdannels

Comment by jdannels:

Originally posted by bvy: What made you process it like this? And how did you do it? I do like it, but as I'm doing more and more candids these days, I'm curious about processing.

I shot this at ISO 1600 at 1.8, so there was some noise but the people were under a light so it was pretty bright. I thought of using this in the soft focus challenge. I converted to black and white using a gradient map and a selective color to adjust tones. I then sharpened it some and then ran gaussian blur around ten pixel on the small image and faded the effect. I am not sure why I made it so light. I thought the blur added to the romantic mood I suppose. :)