Under the bridge

I really like the shot, but the burnt out diagonal line seems to sever the photograph, and I think I would have preferred to see this area showing just a little texture/grey..

That's a good point, Mark. As I noted, the digital image here is from a PhotoCD scan. I haven't done a print from the negative, but in the scan there is just nothing in that area to work with. I imagine that it would also be true that in the darkroom there would be nothing in that area that could be brought up by burning in and/or tinkering with contrast. It is pretty well washed out.

BTW, I didn't do anything at all sophisticated in terms of planning the exposure when I took this -- just leveled the needle in the viewfinder of my good old K1000 and fired away. I suspect, though, that if I had intentionally underexposed enough to get some detail in the lit inside edge of the closest arch, the rest of the image would have been unsatisfactorily dark.

Very nice use of shading. . .

 

this REALLy deserves a better scan!

Very hesitantly... I THINK that if the shot had been high enough to show the curve followed by the rest of those curves(parabolas?), or if that side is cropped out- then maybe?

Also, is distance itself here "dimming" each successive face?

Also, From my memories of tri-x this is a pretty good balance of contrast and tonal range

this is very nice work, although I would like to see this image printed such that a greater range of greys would be achieved. compositionally fantastic. also, thanks so much for your *constructive* criticism of my photo from greece. it's refreshing to get a comment that actually helps...

I like the composition. The incomplete first arch works for me. I would have liked to see a little more space between the top of the first complete arch and the edge of the frame. Maybe a little overexposed - a little darker, or more contrast would help.

Took me a while to figure out what you are showing here. At first I saw a plate in the kitchen basin and thought that this must be some kind of "digital art", then I saw the bridge. I like the shot very much. Nice perspective,detail, composition and tone. As far as the front arch is concerned, you can correct this in photoshop if it bothers you.

I like the bold division of the picture space, the separation of the top arch (barely), the position of the grass rectangle, and the reflection.

 

I have a shot somewhat like this and took several exposures because of the high contrast. I still ended up with no detail in the white lines, but they are much thinner so perhaps less troubling. Given the strong graphic nature of the line, though, I don't think lack of detail is as critical.

Beautiful. Original. Captivating!

Saw this posted in W/NW, and had to come by & see if you had a larger version here. I have no suggestions other than seeing if you can get a better scan. This is such a wonderful image. I'm completely OK with the blown-out diagonal; having such a powerful straight line amongst all these curves frames the rest of the image effectively (and I believe rules can be over-followed). The undulations of the center line up above, and the asymmetries from the off-centering point of view, give it needed tension. Stunning shot.