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Hi All,
Thanks for your comments. I was on the road and in a hurry to start that
700 + mile trip back home. The water line looks more horizontal than the bridge,
but I do see how this image could be disconcerting. As for the color, yes, I
tampered with it. Probably shouldn't have. I do need a new scanner. On the page
listed below I have posted the original photo, no touches at all. The black line
to the left is the result of my crappy scanner. Definitely need a new one. Did
some one ask about the drunken captains? I found out that there was only one who
hit the bridge 3 times. On the third hit he killed a bus load of school children
and a few others. They finally locked him up.
Here's the untouched photos: http://yadtel.net/~jmelara/page14.html
Give them a minute to load. Happy posting to all!
Now my comments:
Cowgirl: Sweet face. Cropped just right.
Painting the new bridge at Swansea Marina: Wouldn't want that job! I really
like the contrasting streaks in the sky. Good shot. How far up did you have to
go to get the shot?
the Elusive Kingfisher: Love the red. Reminds me of a sweet little child
waiting patiently for it's mother.
Sunshine Skyway: Will take more time next time! And will get a new scanner
real soon!
Cleopatra's Ride at the peak: Barrrrrrf! Not the picture, the ride! I like
the way the background puts more emphasis on the riders. Looks like fun, but you
wouldn't catch me on it. I get dizzy if I turn around too fast.
The eye: Cool. At first this eye looked misshapen, then I realized the
subject was pulling up on the eyelid.
Crash Landing on a Cloud: Fantastic! You've given me some prop ideas for my
own studio. I'm almost finished with it. Will post some shots of it in the near
future.
Jewels of Lost Lake: Wouldn't want to clean em! I do love to fish though.
The shining lights at the top of the photo, is it the sunlight?
Ever looking Forward,
Shyrell Melara Photography
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> Shyrell Melara (Sunshine Skyway) - Very interesting the way the > horizon tilts as if the giant bridge has weighed down the area so > much that everything is sliding off into the water. As I follow the > line of the bridge form the left edge of the frame, I reach the try > and move up to the gull and what appears to be spots on the print > that form an arc and lead my eye back again to the left. I expect at > any minute to see the entire bridge slide off to the left and the > horizon to spring back level. Cool. > Well that's it. Thanks. > Greg >
Shyrell Melara - Sunshine Skyway
>Yeah. Horizons are horizontal and one has to spot every scan or get >a film scanner with digital ICE. The technical problems just really >leap out at the viewer. There must be a hundred photographs in this >image. I suggest you return often and see how many you can get >seduced by! What a rollercoaster ride that bridge must been. I >wonder what sort of engineer dreamed it up! >Emily L. Ferguson
>Shyrell Melara - Sunshine Skyway
>Could have been a nice shot, except for the tilted horizon, the grainy >scan, the bar (frame of car?) at bottom, and the lack of sharpness. The >colors are a bit psycadelic or old-age, but that I don't mind. >Cheers,
>Thomas |
