Nuts & Bolts

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Great shadow detail nice B&W maybe...... or is it part of the Bridge......therefore it would be grey

cheers
bp

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Thanks bp... Yes, you're right... it's part of the Sydney Harbour Bridge... Those nuts at the bottom are about 8 inches across...

I desaturated the image, but to be honest I couldn't tell the difference... I think that the bridge is painted 18% grey

I actually took this one with my new 80-400VR from across the road - a slightly unusual shot, but I liked it...

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The different shapes create a lot of interest...... would look good up big......

cheers
bp

[sirhc55]

I knew that John - very nice shot with your week old baby

Now get the same shot with your macro

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I knew that John - very nice shot with your week old baby

Now get the same shot with your macro

I would have, but the security guard was watching me like a hawk...

[thaddeus]

i think it is an interesting subject and excellent testament to the lens doing this type of thing from across the road!

i wonder if you could tell you a little more about each?

from the subject point of view is there any chance to show the fact that there is a quarter of the harbour bridge resting on this? there are four massive bolts on the side - perhaps they could give some clues? or from memory there is some barbed wire or a no entry sign nearby, so perhaps it would be interesting to show that these bolts are somehow important and guarded.b also from the other shots it looks like you are shooting the bolts on the northern pylon. it's always dark under there. the bolts on the southern pylon have sun hitting them from an angle and can give some really precise shadows.

is there more of a story to tell about the lens? perhaps get it from an angle to see the different depth of field, or with something in the foreground, possibly the barbed wire above! this would give the impression of zoom. ideally combining all the above what about the security guard from your other photo walking past the bolts? that would show how valuable these bolts are and the depth of field would show the zoom you did to get them

just my thoughts

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i think it is an interesting subject and excellent testament to the lens doing this type of thing from across the road!

i wonder if you could tell you a little more about each?

from the subject point of view is there any chance to show the fact that there is a quarter of the harbour bridge resting on this? there are four massive bolts on the side - perhaps they could give some clues? or from memory there is some barbed wire or a no entry sign nearby, so perhaps it would be interesting to show that these bolts are somehow important and guarded.b also from the other shots it looks like you are shooting the bolts on the northern pylon. it's always dark under there. the bolts on the southern pylon have sun hitting them from an angle and can give some really precise shadows.

is there more of a story to tell about the lens? perhaps get it from an angle to see the different depth of field, or with something in the foreground, possibly the barbed wire above! this would give the impression of zoom. ideally combining all the above what about the security guard from your other photo walking past the bolts? that would show how valuable these bolts are and the depth of field would show the zoom you did to get them

just my thoughts

Good ideas... There are a number of interesting shots you could get around that area, all under the watchful eye of the extremely bored security guard... In this particular case, I was just going for a symmetrical abstract... I actually liked the fact that you couldn't necessarily tell what scale it was...