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29-APR-2007 Helen Betts

7th
Portal to the Sky
by Helen Betts

Washington, D.C.

This sky bridge and the buildings it joins actually form a giant portal, although I preferred the image without the clutter of the distant building.

Sony DSC-H5
1/400s f/6.3 at 8.0mm iso80 hide exif
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Date/Time29-Apr-2007 14:40:33
MakeSony
ModelDSC-H5
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length8 mm
Exposure Time1/400 sec
Aperturef/6.3
ISO Equivalent80
Exposure Bias-0.30
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
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Denise02-May-2007 18:45
Very nice, Helen. Beautiful sky and clouds. I love the open window!!!
Guest 01-May-2007 15:48
love the reflections, cool shot
inframan 30-Apr-2007 18:06
I love images where every time you look you see something new.
Helen Betts30-Apr-2007 13:56
Thanks everyone for your comments! Frank, I thought about cropping to eliminate the tree but that would have eliminated too much of the actual portal, and it would have been too hard for PS-challenged me to clone it out, so I just left it (although it doesn't bother me). And yes, Inframan, the open window was there yesterday ;-). Helen
inframan 30-Apr-2007 12:31
Helen, was that one black window there yesterday?
It's cool!
Franky2005 30-Apr-2007 08:10
jp, I think I agree to disagree with you this time. :-) Never mind!
Katherine Stanback's Photos30-Apr-2007 02:18
Very cool image - I love the sky reflections!
inframan 29-Apr-2007 23:04
Splendid, Helen. Wow! I'm going to disagree with colleague Frank & say I prefer the tree for its little tongue-in-cheek asymmetry.
Franky2005 29-Apr-2007 22:04
Great catch! The repeating reflection broken by the missing or open window make it perfect. (I would consider to crop the bottom part with the tree, to make it more abstract. Just my 0.02 €)