Under the bridge by vikdaddy

Under the bridge

I went outside for inspiration today. I mentioned in yesterday's post that I have been in a bit of a rut for the last few days, so I thought I'd pop out after lunch to somewhere different. My friend Louise directed me to a church that has caught my eye in the past from across the River Trent. However before we visited the church, I came across another bridge and took a few photos of it first.

When processing this shot I upped the clarity and contrast, de-saturated the colours a little and I added a texture in Photoshop to give it this rugged feel.

Louise was the one who suggested this shot. I don't think it's quite what she envisaged, but it still turned out to be my favourite. That includes from the ones I took of the church, which turned out to be a bit of a disappointment. She also slipped on to her arse as we went down a small hill to below the bridge; I hope your bum's not sore Lou!

Canon 7D, f/8 1/20, ISO-400
Wow! Love it! I love the processing too. Beautiful!
January 26th, 2011  
it's really nice!
January 26th, 2011  
Superb 'gritty' processing. The symmetry works so well in this image.
January 26th, 2011  
Love what you did to the photo! The texture is great and like the rugged look!
January 26th, 2011  
I like the processing as well!
January 26th, 2011  
Wonderful capture, processing
January 26th, 2011  
great shot
January 26th, 2011  
I love this! Its a stunning shot....
January 26th, 2011  
amazing shot! love the edit:)
January 26th, 2011  
Strong composition. Nice one.
January 26th, 2011  
I'm really liking the texture and colour!
January 26th, 2011  
Fantastic composition. Gorgeous shadows and texture!!
January 27th, 2011  
cool cool shot.... love the grittyness and texture of the shot....
January 27th, 2011  
nice!
January 27th, 2011  
Beautiful. I wish we had old architecture around here, but as Eddie Izzard might say, we don't have enough history.
January 27th, 2011  
Love the grunginess. texture is subtle and perfect.
January 27th, 2011  
That's greeeeeeeat!! Do you remember which texture you used?
January 27th, 2011  
Totally agree with you Chad!
I love old stuff but it's hard to find!
Great shot!
January 27th, 2011  
So beautiful! Love the composition, the texture and the light.
January 27th, 2011  
the processing is really nice Vik, the textures add nicely to the photo.
January 27th, 2011  
This is really stunning. I love the grit, textures and colours.
January 27th, 2011  
that texture of this - natural texture at that! - is fantastic!
January 27th, 2011  
I like this one a lot. Textures are the biggest reason I want Photoshop! Lightroom is great, but I'd love to be able to do a little more. Nice work.
January 27th, 2011  
Love it!
January 28th, 2011  
fantastic processing! great framing
January 28th, 2011  
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