Babbs Covered Bridge-2nd Shoot

[zutty]

So I went back to this site and the light was AM instead of PM and I used a 14-24 instead of a 24-70. The day was sunny and clear but there were some really nice puffy clouds instead of almost cloudless like the 1st shoot. Here are a few preliminary results.

D810#3 Babbs Bridge #2-14-24 HD4c by drummist53, on Flickr

D810#3 Babbs Bridge-24-70 HD4 by drummist53, on Flickr

D810#3 Babbs Bridge #2-14-24 HD11 by drummist53, on Flickr

D810#3 Babbs Bridge #2-14-24 HD5b by drummist53, on Flickr

[Ziggy]

I guess the Babes never showed up.

Nice series and I think the first one turned out very well.

[Geoff F]

Yes, I much prefer this angle.

[Shadowman]

Very dramatic captures.

[Manfred M]

These are interesting shots as well, Jeff.

You can certainly see some of the distortion introduced by shooting with a very wide angle lens, especially in the first and third shot. I find the new wood from the repair adds an interesting element into the second shot; I think the shot would look more rustic without it, but there is not much you can do about it other than coming back in a few years when the wood has weathered back a bit.

The third shot is interesting too; I assume it must be a composite because of the way the lighting works. You've certainly introduced some odd distortion with the angle the camera was sitting at (neither level nor perpendicular to the front face of the bridge. Easy to correct in post, if you want. I tend to try to get at least one distortion free shot in a scene like this; that way I can pick and choose to see which "view" is most effective.

Regardless. a nicely done set.

[zutty]

It is a very constrained area in which to shoot. I do have some others in the set that are less distorted here is one of those with the entrance blocked with foliage, but I'm still only in preliminary editing...Thanks for your input, bro!
D810#3 Babbs Bridge #2-14-24 HD1-2 by drummist53, on Flickr

[Manfred M]

I got a 24mm PC-E (perspective correction) lens last year to deal with the keystoning issues, but the wide-angle distortion is still an issue. Sometimes the distortion adds to the image at other times it just looks weird.

I find covered bridges both interesting and challenging; I've gotten some excellent images and some that are much more ordinary and the issue that I found most frustrating is the access to them makes getting a decent shot rather difficult. The other problem tends to be the length to height ratio; the darn things are not built to fit to a sensor format. The worst one I came across was the covered bridge in Hartland, New Brunswick and it ended up being one of my earliest pano shots.



This is another one of those okay, but not great bridge images (got to get back and reshoot it now that I have more experience (and equipment) for doing panos).

[zutty]

Wow..That bridge is long! I see your point regarding the challanges in photographing them. But I'm determined to go and get one more good shoot. Thanks for sharing.
D810#3 Babbs Bridge #2-14-24 HD15a by drummist53, on Flickr

[bnnrcn]

Very nice series Jeff