Bridge to Manhattan, a photo from New York, Northeast

Photographer's Note

View through the cables of Brooklyn Bridge to the Manhattan skyline. I liked all the angles of the cables framing the skyline and thought it would look good in B&W.

This is a scan of a (good quality) print done on an Epson combined scanner/copier/printer. I was quite mpressed with the results.
Adjusted vertical perspective a bit, increased contrast and sharpened.

Kenny10pin, timotey, RGatward, davecall, ale, Galeota, cgrindahl, ChrisJ, orme, jp80 trouve(nt) cette note utile

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Liora (1857) 2004-07-23 5:45

Fantastic angle Graham, showing both the bridge and the city. The B&W works well.

Kenny10pin (19301) 2004-07-23 5:51

great work, well seen and also I like the lines from the bridge, the background is great too, good original work

mitch66 (150) 2004-07-23 6:58

A very good picture of a fantastic city. Nice contrasts and DOF. Why not crop away the brick foundation, leaving the sky-line with the "web" in front and retitle it to "Trapped" ;-)

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pridel (233) 2004-07-23 7:32

J'aime bien votre photo, pour ce superbe n&b et la lumière. Je suis moins convaincu par la composition, le pilier droit est soit trop présent ou pas assez (IMHO).

RGatward (20108) 2004-07-23 7:51

Had to be original with this subject, but you've managed it here Graaham, can't add much, just to agree with the others.

davecall (575) 2004-07-23 8:09

Classy shot this, and it works so well in black & white. Well done Graham, nice imagination!

ale (1819) 2004-07-23 8:19

Hello Graham,
this is very sharp and detailed, beautiful to be a scanning!
Your pov is very original and the B&W is perfect.Bravo!

umbrellaphotos (1901) 2004-07-23 11:07

i like it, but it definitely seems like the cliche picture of the brooklyn bridge and nyc.

Galeota (10352) 2004-07-23 15:58

Graphical and original view on New York city. Very well done. Creative.

manny (22032) 2004-07-24 0:29

Nice compo. Your last two posts are exemplary in terms of the spirit behind it. Your experiments are bearing great resluts.

cgrindahl (6113) 2004-07-24 3:56

Wow! This is a winner Graham, a feast for the eyes. I'm amazed that this is a scanned print. The image is wonderfully crisp, which is absolutely necessary for a composition with so many strong lines. Your choice to opt for black and white is excellent, as is the increased contrast. Great work!

timotey (119) 2004-07-25 3:40

A very original picture with a very good point of vue. I hope you have not taken too much risks to take this shot on this gate. B&W gives a great aspect and increase these lines in the foreground. THe DOF takes into account all the scene and the buildings in the background are prety well detailed.

MKING (3054) 2004-07-25 10:54

Very graphic and very effective image.

I think a little more grit/grain/noise, whatever you want to call it might have helped to break down the smoothness of the shot but this is purely subjective and is just how I imagine New York (thanks to decades of excellent B/W street photos from there).

joseelias (0) 2004-07-29 8:47

Very good BW. I like a lot the geometrics in this photo. I wopuld only crop a bit of the right because I find the tip of ther right pillar a bit distracting, but that's a minor thing.

katsuhiro (479) 2004-08-02 12:23

Very nice indeed. Great choice of framing and the B&W works a treat. Also great DoF and sharpness. I think this shot has it all!

ChrisJ (171822) 2004-08-06 3:06

Superb b&w of the Brooklyn Bridge.

yesterday (9833) 2004-08-06 6:14

I dont know why my thought suddenly came on a music group "Manhattan Tranfer":-))

Excellent capture in thsi hoizont and vertical wire, great light and contrast.

Pts later.......

regards Kaj Nielsen

sn00zie (2384) 2004-09-19 8:16

the angle is great and this looks good in black and white. nice graphism in the picture as well. good job

ameyer (47) 2004-09-19 23:53

Excellent subject for black and white. It brings to mind the great photos of New York made in the early part of the last century. The bridge is not only an interesting pattern, it also superimposes a powerful structure on a powerful city - a good compositional idea.

orme (7219) 2004-09-22 22:52

You have framed this shot perfectly, Graham - quite a unique angle.
Good choice of B/W. Well done.

flydragon (0) 2004-09-24 7:12

Hello Graham
wowww verry interresting composition here
verry artistic
good perspective
and beautifull black and white
well done
••simon••

vapours (8264) 2004-11-29 14:26

Fantastic pic, I feel as if Im looking a pic from the 1940s on this one. Great use of black and white.

danielswalsh (13597) 2005-01-16 20:57

Awesome shot Graham!

This is one landmark I've always wanted to shoot. But first, I have to get myself to New York.
It's something about the lines of the Brooklyn bridge that are just awe inspiring. The option are limitless...

Cheers,
Dan

cg134new (581) 2005-10-04 8:25

perfect subject for black and white photography. well done!!

Runs (1072) 2006-01-03 14:08

Que dire de plus que tout ce qui a été déjà dit ? Quoi qu'il en soit, cette image est superbe. Le N&B est judicieux, la lumière est excellente, le ballet de lignes dessinées par ces cables offre un super rendu. Très beau travail !

Cordialement, François