#bridge structure

This is New River Gorge National Park-Land! (New River Gorge National Park & Preserve) by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: A view from Long Point looking to the north-northwest up the river gorge and valley of the New River in New River Gorge National Park & Preserve. My thinking in composing this image focused on a few things. One was to adjust the focal length such that all of the bridge from side to side was included with a little extra of the hillside on each end. Another was to have a layered approach with the different hillsides leading into the river gorge and valley. By angling my Nikon SLR camera slightly downward, I could also create a more sweeping view across this national park setting. The blue skies really didn't add much to the setting, but I included enough so that it would be that color contrast to complement the earth-tones present in the lower portion of the image. I later worked with control points in DxO PhotoLab 4 and then made some adjustments to bring out the contrast, saturation and brightness I wanted for the final image.

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Ironbridge, Shropshire, England, UK

Letting My Mind Get Lost Outside (New River Gorge National Park) by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: While standing at the Long Point Trail overlook with a view looking to the north-northwest up the river gorge and valley with the New River floating by. The New River Gorge Bridge spans that adding to and completing that setting. I later worked with control points in DxO PhotoLab 4 and then made some adjustments to bring out the contrast, saturation and brightness I wanted for the final image.

The Road Ahead to the Bridge of the Gods (Black & White) by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: A conversion to black & white using Capture NX2 where I used some color filters to bring out a much richer tonal contrast for the final image.

Spanning the Columbia River by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: From the Oregon side of the Columbia River to the Washington side.

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Man on Brooklyn Bridge by Francois Flibotte Via Flickr: A man looking out at the New York City skyline from the Brooklyn Bridge.