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14-MAR-2014

(Golden) Gateboarder

Golden Gate Bridge


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Ron LaCroix24-Mar-2015 08:10
Like this shot a lot. The posture of the boarder makes it.
Dallas Hyatt20-Apr-2014 19:27
Wow! Excellent capture. So dynamic! You really nailed it.
cmarsh17-Apr-2014 18:09
Incredible capture!
Bill Taylor16-Apr-2014 14:28
Very Nice!
William Thomas13-Apr-2014 16:23
Suspended animation! I like the clouds too. How many stitches after the "gateboarder" crashed into your camera and head?
Phil Douglis11-Apr-2014 18:24
You have used a combination of four elements to create a powerful and memorable image, Carol. The skateboarder is not only stopped in time, but in a moment of graceful balance. The Golden Gate Bridge merges into him, creating a sense of place and a magically incongruous platform upon which he steadies himself. A field of billowing clouds fill the background, adding great depth to the image as well as sense of motion. And finally, you frame and crop the scene very tightly, to weld every element together and focus the viewer on the moment itself. What makes it work even better for me is that I trust your ethics here. This image looks as if it could be an electronic montage created in Photoshop. But I know you as an ethical photographer, and you would never do such a thing without disclosing it. It is a spectacular image, beautifully designed in an eye blink of time.
silvano 10-Apr-2014 22:37
great capture !
Greg Burke09-Apr-2014 14:44
Great shot Carol...Perfect...
Iris Maybloom (irislm)08-Apr-2014 17:57
Right place, right time, wonderful in b & w. I agree, it looks like he's riding the cables… that's what makes this such a unique image.
Tom Briggs08-Apr-2014 14:45
Wonderfully done ... enter this one somewhere, Carol .... voted
Sam Rua08-Apr-2014 12:13
Super capture against that BG, Carol.
Raymond Ma08-Apr-2014 05:40
Great timing and stellar juxtapositions...it almost looks like he's riding the Golden Gate cables! V
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