Ian Bramham's Photoblog
The Bridge
Posted by Ian Bramham (Manchester, United Kingdom) on 2 September 2007 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.
Chester again - this is a photo of the the pedestrian bridge over the River Dee taken as I walked downhill from the city centre.
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Organic Mum from Australia
Great photo Ian! I love the body language & expression on the womans face on the right! Looks like she's not enjoying walking up those steps! LOL
2 Sep 2007 6:53am
@Organic Mum: Thanks very much - glad you liked it!
tengtan from Melbourne, Australia
A fine POV giving a depth and perspective to this street scene. The contrast is exemplary and the figures are caught in natural poses revealing much of the local atmosphere.
2 Sep 2007 7:49am
@tengtan: Thanks Tengtan - Taking photos from shade to light is something I try to do whenever the opportunity rises as I feel it adds something to the feel of the shot even though it sometimes gives problems with exposure.
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
There's so many levels in that photo, so many things to look at: Fantastic Overview..You did it again :)
2 Sep 2007 10:43am
@Lorraine: Its funny isn't it that the photos that I admire the most in others are the very simple bold images but my own photos often end up rather complex (although I'm with you on the appeal of multi-layered complexity when it comes to Street Photography.)
Brian from United States
Masterful image, Ian! I wish I could take photographs like this. I love the interplay between the people and the surroundings. This image has a wonderful sense of scale.
2 Sep 2007 11:56am
@Brian: Thanks Brian! - I think with street shots like these the people and the buildings are equally important. (you are right that without the people the buildings have no real scale). The first few times I tried this type of photography I lacked courage and many of my shots were full of people walking away from the camera - I am over that initial shyness now and always try to get peoples faces in view when I can - its makes the photos so much more interesting and alive.
Steve from United States
I like this...a good variety of tones that work well together.
2 Sep 2007 1:12pm
@Steve: Thanks Steve - it was difficult technically because of the big variation in the photo between sunshine and deep shade. In the end I exposed for the highlights and recovered the shaded areas in photoshop. I guess the DR in this shot is about at the absolute limit for the Fuji F31 compact camera that I was using.
