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Verrazano Bridge (other angle)
Verrazano Bridge (other angle)
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Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Galleries: Cityscape, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Jul 10, 2007

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 09/18/2007 10:43:42 AM
Since this is titled Verrazano Bridge (other angle) I went looking in your gallery for the other shot to do a comparision. I have to say that while Verrazano Bridge is an average shot of a bridge it has much more visual appeal than this composition (I also like the color tones of the Verrazano Bridge btw). The main reason is because it lacks a strong main focal point or element. There are just way too many elements here for the eye to look at that we get lost in a shuffle of lights & objects. Yes a portion of the bridge is there as the backdrop but in the forefront of the composition you have a main road with many lights and light trails from the cars that is pulls attention away from where I think you want the focus to be. If you wanted the portion of the Verrazano Bridge with that rising arch to be the main focal point in the composition I would recommend that you first find a higher vantage point so that you could shot at a angle looking down - say mayhap at the top of a three story building or higher (if that is posssible for it may not be) so that you could possibly zoom in and just get that portion of the bridge with very little or none at all of the street showing. I would also change the orientation of the shot to a vertical so that the arch or rise of the bridge looks like it is extending or rising up to the top middle of the photo. That would give the viewer a greater impression of it\'s height that towers over it\'s environment. If you were aiming to get just the street level with the light streams of the cars going by as your main focal point with the bridge as the backdrop I would recommend just dropping the bridge backdrop all together. Go for a ground level shot such that the light streams from the cars are at eye level to the viewer - this will increase visual impact not to mention get more of the street and the cars to fill your frame. You would also want the focus to remain on the side of the street where the light trails catch only the tail lights. Including the headlights on the opposite side of traffic lanes is adding a distracting element for those lights are much stronger in intensity and shape as opposed to the reds & yellow light trails from the less stronger lights of the taillights. Oh you could do both but because the light level intensities are different in the taillights and headlights you will have to do alot of experimenting with aperture setting and shutter speeds. Hmmm, who knows you might hit on a really excellent time exposure capture of light trails that looks science-fictionish or spacey. Hope this helps.
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