Bridge To Bridgeport

HDR from 5 exposures.

Posted by Ruth Rittichier on Thu, 06/13/13 17:44
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Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Thu, 06/13/13 18:17

The reddish hue of the covered bridge is complemented by both the greenery and the greyish hue of water and sky. Your perspective works to lead one to the covered bridge and then across to the distant red structure.

Where is this covered bridge? Googled covered bridge in Bridgeport and the results showed me a covered bridge in California.


Comments by Steve Owen on Thu, 06/13/13 18:25

Wonderful image! Excellent use of HDR!


Comments by Ruth Rittichier on Thu, 06/13/13 18:44

Sorry, Jan, it's BridgeTON bridge, and is south of Indianapolis, IN.


Comments by Sandi MacDonald on Fri, 06/14/13 05:40

Very nice Ruth...beautiful spot. The HDR is not overly done. I would have prefer a bit more room for the top of the bridge though but still very nice as it is.;-)


Comments by Tony Scheuhammer on Fri, 06/14/13 06:26

Nice comp!

But 5 image HDR? why? The sky looks to be overcast, so there would inherently be a fairly narrow range of brightness in this scene. There is no way that 5 separate exposures are going to be needed for this image, imo. One good exposure, or maybe 2 at most (one for brights, one for darks), would capture all the information. It seems to me you're just making a lot of extra work for yourself.


Comments by Ruth Rittichier on Fri, 06/14/13 06:49

FYI, I've tried many ways, including tonemapping just one photo, and have found that for cases like this one, 5 or even 7 images are best. The software picks up subtle differences that the camera can't record this way. The sky on the middle exposure was blank white. The darker areas had hidden detail. Trust me, it works.


Comments by Tony Scheuhammer on Fri, 06/14/13 06:58

I'm not saying it doesn't work. 10 images would also work. it's just overkill. either that or your camera is pretty crappy, if it dosen't have the dynamic range to capture all the tonal variation in this scene in one or two images in RAW.


Comments by Terri Brown-Davidson on Fri, 06/14/13 08:05

The HDR is super, IMO. This is beautiful and elegant work. Love the
comp. Love the colors!


Comments by John Long on Fri, 06/14/13 08:35

This is a fascinating picture Ruth - for us here in the U.K., these covered bridges have a romantic, unusual appeal as we have nothing like it here.


Comments by Jacky on Fri, 06/14/13 11:43

It's definitely an amazing image. In addition to what HDR did for you, the composition is wonderful.

HDR images in general, although often visually stunning, can look very unnatural (imo). Not that there's anything wrong with unnatural; many of us use various editing functions to alter our images in ways that look unnatural. And even in the days of film, we manually burned and dodged in ways very similar to what HDR does.

Because HDR images can be quite striking, I definitely want HDR capability in my next DSLR.


Comments by Jeff Dye on Fri, 06/14/13 12:33

My personal jury is still out on HDR but this is outstanding in all respects, especially the
composition. I'd also work on those branches with a slow shutter speed.


Comments by Michael Meek on Fri, 06/14/13 20:43

Has the look and composition of some famous painting but I can't place it. Those trees caught in the stream make the picture for me. What a finder you are! I like the softness in overall, but the soft foreground flora seems too prominent.


Comments by Michael Meek on Sat, 06/15/13 00:20

I forgot to mention the triangle of "reds." Extra nice in this composition.


Comments by James Wiley on Sun, 06/16/13 16:50

A terrific POV on a covered bridge...One of the best takes I've seen!


Comments by Maria Salvador on Mon, 07/01/13 06:20

:-)Wonderful, a dreamy HDR...