James River Trestle

Because of the drought, there is very little motion in the river these

days. Please have a look and comment.

Brava Liz, a wonderful exemple of reflex!...Ciaomau!

I like the simplicity and the abstract nature of this image.

The soft tones and depp color are wonderful here. This is how I think a memory would look if you could ever take a photo of one.

Hey Liz, I didn't see it was you my dear friend, long time no see! Please come to me sometime! Cheers!

PDE

Liz, this is wonderful. My favorite of the day. 7!

Many thanks to you all for stopping by.

Very nice reflection and colors. It really reflects calmness. Regards, Jean-marc

Well composed with beautiful colours . A real air of tranquillity . I like it . Bill

Love the composition, color and the reflections of the reflections in the blue water. Well done, Regards, ifti.  

Many thanks to you all for taking the time to comment.

A beautiful interplay of light, shadow, reflection and water movement, it all contrives to give me a sense of that, day-dreaming, staring at the water thing that we all do, (well I think we all do : - ) )

Nice work Liz!

Best Regards

Alf

Thank you, Alf, for the beautifully worded critique.

Magnifica toma. Excelente composicion, encuadre y perspectiva, con una estupenda luz y tonos asi como unos reflejos sensacionales. Felicidades.

Un cordial saludo -Tolo.

The shimmer in the water gives the image a painterly effect. very good.  rated 6.  geez - the ratings on this are all over the map - '3's to '7's. One photographer here at PN once told me that it is good to see images like that - people either hate it or love it. They are moved by it. I am not too sure about that theory since people who rate low usually don't give any reasons so you are left to ponder whether it is hate, competition, mischief or a sincere opinion.  A year ago it seemed like I could get average ratings from 5.8 to 6.2. This year with the few that I put up for rating it is more like 4.5 to 5.5 - perhaps the standard of rating has changed. an example of that is http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11842991 all the best.

Hi dear Liz,

You showed the reflection and nice tones as well as possible.Nice POV also!

Best regards(Bobby).

Liz:  I have looked at this photo about four different time, and finally have a comment.  I love the reflection, but something is missing.  I don't understand how the large column reflections in the foreground fit with the rest of the bridge.  Great color!  Tom

Many thanks, Tolo, for stopping by to comment.

 

Tony, I am pretty disgusted by the "new" rating system, and I keep wondering why nobody says much about it. I have seen so many extraordinary images get slammed with paltry numbers - and there is no good reason why, unless it's because now people can throw out anything without worrying about being named. I think we all will see our numbers drop. Thank you for taking the time to comment here. This image is actually one of my personal favorites.

 

Thank you, Bobby, for stopping by. It's always nice to see what you say.

 

Tom, thank you for your comment. The "columns" are very large buildings a ways off. I cut off the top of the trestle bridge because it is terribly ugly - rusted, debris ridden etc. I mainly wanted to show off the reflection of the buildings complimented by the pilings with their rusted tones.

 

 

Liz: Thank you for the explanation.  Now the photo makes perfect sense.  Tom

The bridges of Madison county ? ;o) Great compo !!! Love it. All the best for 2011. Bonne annee 

Thank you, Luc, for stopping by to comment.