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22-MAR-2005 Bruce Jones

2nd: Highway Basilica by Bruce Jones

Fernandina Beach, FL USA

Beneath the Shave Bridge, over the Amelia River, connecting my island to the mainland.

Konica-Minolta DiMAGE A2 ,ACT-100
1/8s f/8.0 at 76.0mm iso64 full exif

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Konica Minolta Users28-Mar-2005 02:57
Bruce, great perspective. I love the texture in the sky Marc B
Konica Minolta Users27-Mar-2005 05:40
Really spectacular shot. And I think the B&W thereatment is very appropriate here to draw the attention on the geometric composition.

Marc for Azure Feast
Konica Minolta Users26-Mar-2005 16:58
Excellent one, Bruce. Makes me think of a 'urban gothic cathedral'. Better start thinking of a subject for next challenge ;-)

Alain
Konica Minolta Users26-Mar-2005 13:03
Breath taking!.
Ser
Konica Minolta Users26-Mar-2005 10:27
Bruce, I think this image was worth waiting for! Great perspective and I really like the dramatic sky. You have two great entries this time, this one is my favourite.
Markus
Bruce T Jones26-Mar-2005 02:06
Thanks guys. This one was hard for me. It took me several days of fiddling with the ACT-100 until I realized that the proverbial f/5.6 just wasn't going to give me adequate sharpness at full zoom. Then . . . I had to have a tripod. Then . . . the weather changed . . . and, on and on.

Yes, Gordon, it is surreal. Please check the originals gallery! :)

-- Bruce
Gordon W24-Mar-2005 23:25
Wow! Absolutely awesome and surrealistic image, Bruce, and the sky is equally unreal. For some reason though, it brings to mind being at ground level in a Star Wars battle. Much as I hate to say it, it probably wouldn't have the same impact in color (I know Adrian is smiling with this one ;-). - Gordon
Neil Paskin24-Mar-2005 21:51
Superb image, I really like the simple but bold composition.
Guest 24-Mar-2005 05:40
Yum Yum. I love archeological shots. Methinks this must be the great Floridian aquaduct ruins of the late American Empire, perhaps late 20th Century. Beautiful.
Jane 24-Mar-2005 03:48
Wonderfully art deco! Where in the world is this?
cbses 23-Mar-2005 23:48
Yes - the scale really makes this work. The viewer can't help but feel dwarfed by the structure.
adrianox23-Mar-2005 20:58
hmmmmm....... darn it - two superb entries Bruce - votings going to be torture - I think this ones my fav - great comp, and the combination of the light and your b&w treatment match the 'scale' of this bridge. thanks heaps.. adrian
Konica Minolta Users23-Mar-2005 14:39
Very nice. We have a lot of tall bridge construction going on and I was trying for something like this, but I gave up after seeing this... yous is just too good. - Tom
Guest 23-Mar-2005 08:26
Excellent negative shapes. Goes so well in BW.