Bridge Crossing

[sweetgrass]

I created this image from one of the office buildings I was working in that overlooked the Chicago River while working in downtown Chicago the winter of 2005 with my old D100. Subtle adjustments in ACR.

All comments welcomed.

 

[AlanLichty]

I like the water textures from the wind - a well known feature of that city. Works great as a B&W.

 

[Ad Schaafsma]

Excellent in B&W! I'm a bit puzzled why portrait? How would it look in landscape, with less top (but still more top than bottom)?

 

[sweetgrass]

Excellent in B&W! I'm a bit puzzled why portrait? How would it look in landscape, with less top (but still more top than bottom)?

Its was the best format from the vantage point I had from the floor I was on. I wanna say our office was on the 15th floor and southeast corner of the building. I tried landscape but it wasn't working the way I wanted it to and as it way to busy. So I rotated the camera starting shooting, got home went through my images and found this one.. It stood out, because of the lone car and person in the same race, heading in the same direction to make the donuts.

The color image from that day was dull. But the B&W really brought out the drama of my life at that point.

 

[JimFox]

How interesting! Love that angle you had, and the result is a graphic arts style look with the highlights blown and then the blacks.

 

[sweetgrass]

How interesting! Love that angle you had, and the result is a graphic arts style look with the highlights blown and then the blacks.

Thats what I was shooting for!

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Nice B&W processing for this. I think a square crop to lose some of the top would enhance this.

 

[sweetgrass]

Nice B&W processing for this. I think a square crop to lose some of the top would enhance this.

Thank you Jameel, and here is a version that I originally cropped and did some B&W processing on it back in 2006.

I am now drawn to the new version that isn't cropped. I like the vastness of the water above the bridge.