bike on the edge of the void by northy

bike on the edge of the void

after leaving the blue jays game at the bottom of the ninth (after the dodgers tied things up but before they pulled off 5 runs in the 10th), i set my camera to shoot the CN tower... and then i came upon this brilliantly lit underpass and took a couple shots - forgetting to change the settings...

and voila...

sorry if i seem to have dropped off the face of the planet... i ended up with a mega migraine a couple days ago which took forever to go away... and then tonight i went out to the ball game with a bunch of people from work...

a shot from the game for the mad minute word challenge in my other album
http://365project.org/northy/just-because/2013-07-24

it is now 1:30am and i'll have to catch up with ya'all tomorrow...
love the contrast!
July 25th, 2013  
Cool shot, love the high key effect here! It's nice when forgetting to change the camera settings works out well :)
July 25th, 2013  
cool high key...I would love to try one of those!
July 25th, 2013  
The high-key negative space works very well
July 25th, 2013  
Fav... great b&w
July 25th, 2013  
Love the exposure!
July 25th, 2013  
Nice! The overexposure of the background has thrown the foreground into perfect relief and looks great.
July 25th, 2013  
Wonderful exposure
July 25th, 2013  
Fab high key.
July 25th, 2013  
I love this shot! the high key was a great! accident.like the heart shape tree.
July 25th, 2013  
I love this and want to know how you did it and hope it isn't too challenging for me to try! Great shot!!
July 25th, 2013  
Fantastic! Fav
July 25th, 2013  
Everyone else loves this and I have to agree - it has ambience and character!
July 25th, 2013  
superness
July 25th, 2013  
brilliant in so many ways!
July 25th, 2013  
Very atmospheric shot and love the high key processing
July 25th, 2013  
Everyone is walking towards the light!
July 25th, 2013  
This us awesome! Wished mine turned out this well when I forget to change the settings....which is often!
July 25th, 2013  
I love this one. Fave.
July 25th, 2013  
@lubybee tx :). You can see my settings in exif... Basically just was say over-exposed because it was on manual and set to take a photo if something subtly lit up at night... But this particular subject here was VERY brightly lit up... Processed minimally in Lightroom.... Main tweak was in boosting contrast to bring out some of the black and decreasing clarity which accentuates the diffuse ness of the light
July 25th, 2013  
Awesome shot
July 25th, 2013  
Worked really well for you...cool capture.
July 25th, 2013  
Super processing. I really like the effect that you were going for here. The image evokes several possible conclusions.
July 25th, 2013  
What a wonderful surprise! Works so well.
July 25th, 2013  
Stunning result - I love the almost ghostly road and the mundane sidewalk! Heartfelt sympathy for the migraine.
July 25th, 2013  
Wow, love this void!
July 25th, 2013  
This has a surreal quality which I think is just wonderful.
July 25th, 2013  
Such Talent! Love this!!!!
July 25th, 2013  
Love all that white!
July 25th, 2013  
Works really well, even if you didn't do it on purpose. Fav.
July 25th, 2013  
Superb shot as always a fav. Sorry to hear of your mega migraine, take care.
July 25th, 2013  
I love this too and what a great accident. When I forget to change the settings I end up with a blank white screen!
July 25th, 2013  
Wow, fabulous street shot - the lighting has my jaw dropping!
July 25th, 2013  
beautiful contrast
July 25th, 2013  
Fav. The bright, bright white is like an alien craft is landing. Love the detail on the bike. I hope your head has improved now xx
July 25th, 2013  
Really love the great contrasts and the fab bike. Well done, my friend. Fav!
July 26th, 2013  
Very cool high key street shot. fav.
July 26th, 2013  
fav. loving the white negative space and the motion within it
July 26th, 2013  
Nice - cant beat a bike shot - now I know what my near death tunnel of light will look like.
July 26th, 2013  
Fav. This is awesome!
July 27th, 2013  
WOWsiness---fav !!
July 27th, 2013  
Amy
fabulous shot Northy
July 27th, 2013  
I'd call this a happy accident! Fav
July 27th, 2013  
great contrast and love the composition! marvelous shot!
July 27th, 2013  
love it northy! :)
July 28th, 2013  
I always love your B&W shots. You have a great eye for composition and your processing is always spot on. Love the high key in this one! Thanks for sharing.
July 30th, 2013  
Sometimes the accidental can really work for you, as here
July 30th, 2013  
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