Greetings from Pittsburgh
by alanfreed

Comment by LindaLee:
Though I love this shot, I wish the sky had been darker-that's just me though. Otherwise, I think this photo is wonderful. lhall-9

Greetings from Pittsburgh
by alanfreed

Comment by jmsetzler:
This is a very nice nighttime scene :) I believe that the exposure may have been a tad too long on this one however... I believe that a little bit darker sky would really improve this shot quite dramatically... good work :) = 8 - jmsetzler

Greetings from Pittsburgh
by alanfreed

Comment by justine:
Lived there when I was little. Great city, looks SUPER in your shot. Nicely done. Good luck. Justine.

Greetings from Pittsburgh
by alanfreed

Comment by dimitrii:
Maybe it was the intention, however I get an impression that the image is a bit over exposed. Otherwise, greate.

-Dimitrii-

Greetings from Pittsburgh
by alanfreed

Comment by Willa:
Beautiful!

Greetings from Pittsburgh
by alanfreed

Comment by Kaz:
Beautiful work. 10 Kaz

Greetings from Pittsburgh
by alanfreed

Comment by CLarson557:
Are you sure that this isn't a scanned picture from a postcard? It could be, you know. Very impressive! I like the reflections in the water.

The Smithfield Street Bridge
by alanfreed

Comment by Antithesis:
Negative space or not, this is a very good photo. And it brings back memories for me. I used to live there. I worked in a parking garage at Blvd of the Allies and Wood Street. Pittsburgh has a great skyline, especially from the south side. Keep up the good work.

The Smithfield Street Bridge
by alanfreed

Comment by alanfreed:
Just thought I'd add a couple "where my mind was" comments to this one. To me the challenge was to make use of negative space ("space which isn't the subject") to create a "wow" effect. My thought here was that the water/sky would be the negative space surrounding the bridge.

I came upon this scene where a large neon sign illuminates the train tracks, and I thought that would be an interesting use of the "negative space." The problem with this is that, in reality, what happened was that the tracks became a distraction, and kind of became a secondary subject or co-subject of the shot... and they didn't really relate to the bridge in a way that enhanced the subject.

So the end result was a lot of "what the heck is with the red tracks" comments, which in retrospect is a very good question! Thanks for the comments -- while hardly my best placing during the challenges, this has probably been the week I have learned the most about an aspect of photography, which is what I'm here for!

The Smithfield Street Bridge
by alanfreed

Comment by GeneralE:
Great color effects. I'm not sure if I'd like it better with still water/clearer reflections or this way, but if it were convenient I'd reshoot it myself if possible. I really like everything else about it.