Astoria Megler Bridge

I would crop a little from the bottom and level the horizon.

I would love to capture this in sharper detail on a cloudless day.

Comments, ratings appreciated on this traditional black and white

shot. Also, if anyone has any ideas on how to print this better.

Developed and printed in my home darkroom. Thanks.

No cropping neede imo. I like the composition just fine. It is very mildly slanted, yes, but that's really minimal... Other than that, more details would be great and I simply suspect you might not have used USM at best. For extra crisp, that is... A bit more contrast being welcome too, imo... Other than that, it's a very nice picture, but to be totally honest, the subject does do all that much for me - that's a matter of taste of course. Best regards.

That is funky!! I like the nature of the light, and the comparison of the straight lines of the metal against the wooden poles.

Now that's really something!

This is one of those places that I think you need to mark on your map and head back to when the light is good. Sunrise, sunset, fog... something other than high noon.

Very nice work! I like the composition, but IMHO the lines of the bridge and the lines of the horizon are too close to parallel.

 

wow. I really like the contrast between the numerous small repeating things and the one large thing above them. It's also interesting how you managed to get all of the clouds below the bridge! The only thing I can think of that would make it better would be to have a sharper focus on some of the wooden posts in the foreground...I'm not sure that you could have gotten that from the camera, but thats what my eyes seem to want. Very well composed.

Its a nice pic, and doesn't need a lot doing to it, but since you asked here's what I'd do.

Its a little slavishly sticking to rule of thirds, but If you look at the high point of the brige, and the distance to the deck, its the same as the hieght of the support (deck to horizon) so I made the water the same height, and put the line down the the middle of the tower 1/3 of the way across.

I'd probably use a harder grade of paper too.

really interesting. nice pov.