kayaks under key bridge Photo

Photographer’s Note

The Key Bridge is a reinforced concrete arch bridge and one of the many bridges that connect Washington D.C. and Virginia along the Potomac River. Shot from Georgetown, D.C. The photo taken last weekend during a photo walk organized by TE's Michael Porterfield. Postprocessing included auto contrast and sizing. The camera was set at 'Vivid' mode, and no color adjustment was made.

Nathan C. Wyeth was the architect for Key Bridge. It was built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers between 1917 and 1923 and was named after Francis Scott Key, author of the Star Spangled Banner. The northern terminus of the bridge is just east of the site of Key's Georgetown home, which was later demolished; near that site, there is now a community park honoring Key.

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CLODO (4434) 2009-07-26 9:47

Hi Danilo
good use of a wide angle to incorporate the boats and oars before a big bridge?
Regards
CLODO

Nicou (45295) 2009-07-26 9:51

Hello,

quelle image, les rames de kayak, toute colorée avec les kayak, et ce pont dans limage, tout est net précis, très bien cadré, un bel effet de symétrie, superbe.

Bravo et amitié

Nicou

batalay (21086) 2009-07-26 10:03

Hello Danilo,

I am glad I was online when this magical shot logged in. Shot Thompson's boathouse, where I used to row (8-man shells) from, it shows Key Bridge with great majesty. The paddles for the kayaks present a colorful focal point, a counterpoint to the bridge itself, and of course, Theodore Roosevelt Island in the horizon.

Warm regards,

Bulent

pablominto (41002) 2009-07-26 10:16

Hello Danilo,

A well chosen point of view results in this fine dynamic composition!
The bridge makes a fine diagonal, and the angle of light makes the structure really stand out in a 3D way...
By the way I think I just did a WS on an image from this place, most likely taken from the bridge..!

Greetings,
Pablo -

belido (16669) 2009-07-26 10:35

Hola Danilo,

long long time I don't check you gallery...I can tell one thing about this one: it's trully cunejo! I remember well that you make great use of the ultra-wide angle and here you repeat the good work. Great exposure management and superb details. Well done!
Abraço,
Carlos

leonorkuhn (13829) 2009-07-26 10:56

Hi Danilo,

Very good composition! The paddles and kayaks lead the eye to the bridge. Excellent POV, great colors and details.

Have a nice week
Leonor

Silvio1953 (42331) 2009-07-26 11:17

Ciao Danilo, great perspective on splendid bridge, wonderful composition with fantastic colors, very well done, ciao Silvio

ciakgiak (10994) 2009-07-26 11:50

Hello Danilo,
splendid choice of the POV with coloured kayaks on FG and superb light on the bridge.
Outstanding composition, very impressive.
Friendly regards
Giorgio

biglad (435) 2009-07-26 12:17

Hi Danilo,

This is a great shot, framed perfectly and with beautiful sharpness from front to back. I like the warmth of the colours on the underside of the bridge from the sun as I think it really emphasises the arches.

My one slight negative would be that it looks slightly overexposed in the sky under the first arch, but I'm being really picky!

Cheers
Simon

Bartleby (5006) 2009-07-26 14:41

Hi Danilo,
the distortions of the 10-20 were put to good use here. The converging lines of the kayaks and the bridge, combined with the bright colors and the light under the arches, make for an eye-catching picture. Well done.

Best,

Philippe

John_F_Kennedy (31761) 2009-07-26 23:43

Colurs and the perspective are impressive. Composition is also great. Nice shot.
Best wishes,
Achim

TAEvents (4750) 2009-07-27 6:48

Hello,

Good idea to take this bridge with more beautiful colors. I like your framing. Very nice composition.

Have a nice day,
Thierry

npecanhuk (14324) 2009-07-27 9:18

Hello Danilo!
Quite attractive and truly beautiful picture, specially because of its vertical format, excellently chosen pov and skillful composition with a visual result of great impact!
Sharpness, exposure, depth of field and natural colors are all excellent too!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

bakes888 (18257) 2009-07-28 0:54

Hi Danilo. Excellent capture and nice use of the wide angle lens ( I’m still trying to come to grips with mine). All those converging lines give this and excellent perspective. Good colours also. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

danos (32882) 2009-07-28 3:43

Hi Danilo,
you upload a similar shot from the same point in the past but this one I think that is better.I like the warm afternoon light as the vivid colours of the canoes.Well done.

Regards,Danos

Bruno40 (6442) 2009-07-29 8:49

Hi Danilo,
The wide angle effect here is quite nice, giving a good depth to the photo. Nice colors.
well done
Jorge

luighi (4186) 2009-07-30 9:26

Hi Danilo ,
muy bien amigo , excelente profundidad y super colores muy atractivos en esta captura .
El puente de fondo es sensacional y lo has añadido en la composicion justo en el lugar apropiado. Bien hecho.
Saludos.
Luis

Gerrit (36007) 2009-08-01 0:18

Hi Danilo,
original photo.
Wonderful colors and an excell3ent composition.
Regards, Gerrit

Amphitrite (1592) 2009-08-09 14:24

Hi Danilo,

Nice point of view and interesting composition with vivid elements.

Thanks for sharing,
PINAR

toto (18743) 2009-08-18 15:50

Bonsoir,
belle photo de ces kayacs superbes coucher sur le flanc, de ces pagaies en pagaille, de ces arches du pont qui sous la luminosité du soleil ressortent d' une façon magnifique dans ces tons ors superbes.
Bon POV, netteté excellente.

Amitiés Thomas

Cretense (56648) 2009-08-24 4:44

Hello Danilo!

Very impressive photo, fantastic dymanic lines and wonderful curves, great wide angle feeling! Excellent framing and composition, flawless light managment, wonderful colours! Congratulations!

Hercules

mvdisco (11565) 2009-08-30 13:25

Hi Danilo,
Nice presentation of this kayaks under the bridge,
great colors and light,
excellent DOF./POV. and perpective of the bridge,
Picture very sharp and clear...
all my compliments
Michel