Brooklyn Bridge

Hard to believe this gorgeous shot has been up for 7 years without a comment and only 3 rates. Not to take away from this beauty but I'm having a tough time reconciling your attention to detail (in getting the shadow on the bridge support perfectly vertical) when you've concealed the tops of the world trade center towers with your chosen camera viewpoint. I'm assuming you took both versions or that it was impossible to do. Then again, it could simply be your choice, ie: artistic license. This one would make a stunning 30x40 or larger and is a winner even with the tops of the towers concealed. Impossible now to ever duplicate this historic icon. Best, LM

beats melissas babies

At the time that I took this photo, the Twin Towers were no big deal. They were just part of the background skyline. Now I do wish that I had the entire Twin Towers in the photo.

Hi James.  Love the photo, even with the twin towers cut off.  For me this is all about the bridge, and i like your composition of it.  All the best.

Paul

I love the Brooklyn Bridge.  This must be an older image because of the two awe-inspiring buildings in the background.  

Impressive perspective.  Were you on a boat or on shore?

Look at my blur presentation again if you have time.  You remarked on ons of my blur studies that what mattered is aperture shape.  That's true, of course, but there's more.  I have made more careful measurements for 5 lenses to show how round blur can differ, and only one of the lenses is stopped down.  It is known as the "Bokeh Monster," because it has 15 blades, I think.  If you get a chance, look at, "Groovy Coffee Shop," "Fly," "Bottles," "Lamp," and "Hang Loose."  Let me know what you think.

I love this shot, especially the black and white tonal ranges with some detail in the highlights and shadows.  I am curious to know if you used the zone system at all to help process the film.  I love the composition as well.  It even evokes some sadness given the fate of the now infamous subject matter.  Thank you very much for sharing your beautiful images on this site.  It is appreciated.

Sincerely,

Gardian

Gard, I use an 8x10 view camera, Nikkor-M 300mm lens, Plus-X sheet film rated at 64 ISO and a 25A red filter. Exposure was 1/4 sec @ f/64. All elements fell within 9 zones do I didn't have to use any Zone system N+1 or N-1 development, just normal. When making the print I burned in the river water for two times the normal exposure, spot burned in the underside of the bridge and gave some partial burning to the sky. Then toned in selenium.

The camera was pointed up at a high angle and even when using the maximum tilt to the back of the camera I still had the building to the left tilting in a bit. Since this was an 8x10 negative the only way I could get this on the web, since I don't have an 8x10 film scanner, was to scan the print on a flat bed scanner. There is a good deal of moire effect on the buildings as a result but much of the tonal qualities are accurate. Since this was made from an 8x10 inch negative the photo itself is very sharp. I could crop out small sections and still have sharp photos like this of the far shore:

http://jdainis.com/bb_birds.jpg

The print must be fantastic.

great shot of a great bridge well done my friend

Just bumped into this  for the first time. What a great shot.

Very good

James,

Very impressive. I'm sure this is spectacular in full size! I've never used an 8x10 camera. I can only imagine how much detail it captures. It's too bad that there isn't a better way to digitize such work.

Best regards,

Charlie

foto classica, ma speciale,complimenti !

peccato non si possa vedere un po piu grande.

grazie per la condivisione,saluti paul

 

Hi James,

  Beautiful b/w image with wonderful details & tones.  Take care, Patsy

Hi James,

A marvelous scene . We need a mural to fully appreciate the dynamics of such an image.

Having tested in my lab all the Nikkor large format lens and owning them in my collections of lens, I have found them quite useful in a wide range of applications.

Starting early on (56 years ago) with film photography, I know the benefits of Plus-X film and all that can be accomplished with such media.

My work with 8X10 format has been on a consulting basis though my company , as for personal use, the 4X5 format was as large I I use now.

Best Regards, Mike

Good B&W...I like it.

Hi James- Everyone has covered all details quite well.Believe I have something a little different .I find I can not keep my eyes off of the bridge,as soon as.my gaze drops down to the lower section, my gaze returns to the bridge.Beats me. Best Regards-Ross

Hi James-Every one has covered all details quite well.Believe my take is a little different.I can not keep my eyes off the bridge, every time my gaze drops to the lower section, it very quickly returns to the bridge. beats me. Best Regards-Ross

I hope you will post more of your film work. Stunning view.