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Waiting for bridge opening
Waiting for bridge opening
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Waiting (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S110
Location: Chicago, IL: Michigan Ave and Chicago River
Date: Jun 3, 2004
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/259
Galleries: Cityscape, Water
Date Uploaded: Jun 7, 2004

Every year the bridges in the middle of downtown Chicago are raised to allow the the sailboats sail to Lake Michigan. Featured here is one of Chicago's busiest streets, Michigan Ave, which has a double-decker bridge.

All the cars, buses and pedastrians have to wait for the few boats to sail by... a process that takes about 15 minutes for each bridge. This happens once or twice a day in May and June.

Statistics
Place: 148 out of 309
Avg (all users): 5.0440
Avg (commenters): 4.6667
Avg (participants): 4.8346
Avg (non-participants): 5.2429
Views since voting: 978
Votes: 273
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0


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AuthorThread
06/17/2004 04:16:08 AM
I figured this would have scored higher. Guess you'd have to live in or around chicago to really get it though.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/13/2004 07:57:27 PM
good use of black and white
06/13/2004 05:43:40 PM
Interesting idea, but I don't get a really strong sense of the fact that they are waiting.
06/09/2004 11:37:51 PM
great idea. had to check the title though. too bad a better angle might have included more of a draw bridge. I hemed and hawed over a six and a seven....for me the B&W made it a six but I do have a prejudice against B&W. so knowing this i gave it a seven :) Good luck
06/09/2004 08:13:10 PM
what does this picture have to do with waiting?
06/09/2004 12:25:17 PM
Hmmmm....I stared at this one for a while. I really like b&w photography, and this looks good. But somehow, I feel like I would like it better in color. But that's just me.
06/09/2004 04:47:28 AM
I like this shot,. but it seems a little flat. Maybe jack up the contrast a litte, or a red overly before desaturation.
06/09/2004 12:44:10 AM
You mean like this?! Cool! I know the feeling, just this morning, the bridges were opened for a longer time and got caught in the jam. So we were the ones who have to wait.
06/09/2004 12:32:30 AM
would have liked a little more contrast otherwise I like the photo


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