Sunshine Skyway, Florida


Posted by Heather Forcier on Tue Aug 19, 2003 11:37 pm

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Sunshine Skyway
St. Petersburg, Florida


After I scared all the birds away from the beach this is what was left to photograph… :)

Digital capture with Nikon D1
Sigma 300mm f/2.8 with 1.4x teleconverter
ISO 200
Groundpod (yes, a groundpod)

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by Juli Wilcox on Tue Aug 19, 2003 11:57 pm
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I like this composition and the little lights pricking the night. I should be looking on a different monitor since it seems a bit dark on the Mac. Nice composition!
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by Rich S on Wed Aug 20, 2003 6:42 am
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Wow! When was this taken? Gotta admit that I don't recall anything like this in March. I'm presuming this was early morning. I'm with Julie on liking it just a little lighter perhaps, but I also like those pinpricks of lights and wouldn't want to lose that effect.

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by E.J. Peiker on Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:35 am
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I have been wanting to take some photos of this structure with a low sun as its such a cool bridge. I think I would prefer about a half stop more exposure here but find it very dramatic as is.
 

by Greg Downing on Wed Aug 20, 2003 10:20 am
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Heather, I really like this one. I don;t know if I would like it brighter or not (I would have to see it) but I agree it is dramatic. Rich, you were there :) (I think) Or maybe it was another day but it was taken this past March.
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by Rich S on Wed Aug 20, 2003 11:20 am
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Well, I guess I was there, and Heather deserves much credit for "seeing" it this way because I never thought of anything like this!

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by Heather Forcier on Wed Aug 20, 2003 2:01 pm
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Rich,

The only reason I looked up and saw this is because I was watching all the birds fly away that I had scared off the shore! My original intent was to get a bird silhouette in the colorful water but none seemed too keen on the idea.

I checked and the image was taken on the morning of 3/11/03, the second morning. If I recall correctly you and Greg were further down, and Richard Hogg and I were closer in proximity. I don't think we stayed there very long, as there wasn't much for birds.

The little lights on the bridge compared to the sun, plus the colors, is what compelled me to take the shot.
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by Tom Hill on Thu Aug 21, 2003 12:25 am
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The little lamps make this image for me.
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