Iconic subjects such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, are photographed daily by hundreds, if not thousands of people each day. That might deter an experienced photographer – why bother? Well, it did not deter me. So what if everyone in the world has shot the Golden Gate on everything from a iPhone to a large format camera? While not likely unique, these views of the Golden Gate are my interpretation, and I enjoyed the process.
On the other hand, knowing that the Golden Gate Bridge has been shot to death, I knew I did not want to take a “normal” approach. To achieve something at least somewhat unique, I decided to mimic a 6 x 6 medium format, black and white using a DSLR. In other words, I composed the shot with the intention of cropping to a square format, and post processing as black and white. To further mimic the medium format, all the photographs are three shot HDR.
The last two photographs are very similar, but I liked them both for different reasons and decided to include them both for the simple reason of indecision. I will let you be the judge.
Have fun and go make some great photography.
Craig
Craig, the first shot is a favorite, though all three are spectacular! You have black and white down to Ansel-science.
ReplyDeleteThe intersecting shadows at the far end of the bridge create a really subtle sense of symmetry - very pleasant sensation indeed.
ReplyDeleteAll the chaos of the bridge deck is jsut swept away by the light and shadows.
Will L.