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19-MAR-2005 Bruce Jones

Bow Tie Bridge by Bruce Jones

Jacksonville, FL USA

Well, that's what our kids call it. It's the Dames Point Bridge (actually, the Napoleon Broward Bridge) in Jacksonville, Fla. I stuck the A2 & ACW-100 out of the sun roof at 70 mph for this shot . . . after I wrapped the strap around my wrist. No one was hurt. But my son said, "Dad, put the camera down!."

Konica-Minolta DiMAGE A2 ,ACW-100
1/1250s f/5.6 at 5.8mm iso64 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Konica Minolta Users28-Mar-2005 17:39
one of the best pictures if ever seen. I love the symmetry and the domination of the inpersonal steel construction.

If you ever do something like that again, could you make one with a higher shutter time? Just a little bit of moving-blur to get the car feeling.
Konica Minolta Users28-Mar-2005 02:56
Bruce, very cool shot. Marc B
Konica Minolta Users27-Mar-2005 05:33
Great picture... and what a thrill !

Marc for Azure Feast
adrianox23-Mar-2005 20:46
love it - very powerful, and just a great story to go with it... thanks Bruce! adrian
Konica Minolta Users21-Mar-2005 20:27
I like the bw treatment and the single small vehicle gives a scale and lifts it from being too static. I do find the symmetry of the road jars slightly with the offset bridge. Could you go back and take one from one lane left or right :-) Regards, Roger
cbese 21-Mar-2005 17:58
Cool shot - making the most of AS. Embarassed to say it took me 3 viewing to see the bow tie though. BW works well here.
Guest 21-Mar-2005 03:08
Very nice shot!
Where you also chewing gum at the same time?
Konica Minolta Users20-Mar-2005 20:34
Definitely one of the best shots I have ever seen, taken from a car at 70 mph... Good composition (did you think of that :-) ) and great in B&W!
Markus