Just got home from a fantastic trip to the twin cities. I took this photo on the 24th Street pedestrian bridge - a spot I would not have known about had a homeless guy not told me about it earlier that day. Thanks Minneapolis homeless man!
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Ashokan, Lloyd K. Barnes Photography, pbo31, Tanya M., and 53 other people added this photo to their favorites.
MilwaukeeJohn (56 months ago | reply)
Great shot! I am planning on going out in the next week or so.. I will have to keep that spot in mind.
johndecember (56 months ago | reply)
Neat view of the freeway -- the streaks of light add a sense of movement to complement the skyline. Homeless guy has a good eye for photo locales!
.Luki. (56 months ago | reply)
Very well done. Good composition.
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The World Through My Eyes
Ashokan (56 months ago | reply)
Amazing picture mark!
ForgottenSpaces (56 months ago | reply)
Mmm, my neck of the woods eh.
Good shot man, I assume thats 94 underneath you, that IDS tower is always a nice inclusion in photographs.
swisscan (56 months ago | reply)
This is an outstanding picture, please add it to the
Ultimate Skyscraper Shots group
Outstanding skyscraper shot award
markofphotography (56 months ago | reply)
@ MilwaukeeJohn - Thanks man! Have fun on your trip in a couple weeks... hopefully it won't be too cold.
@ johndecember - Thanks - and yes, the homeless guy totally knew what he was talking about. He even phrased it somewhere along the lines of "... and the best part about it is that someone has conveniently cut a hole in the fencing just big enough for a camera lens." Nice!
@ .Luki. - Thanks a bunch!
@ Ashokan - Thanks to you too buddy.
@ Tom - It's a cool place, that's for sure. I'll definitely be going back. It is 94, btw. And the IDS Tower is badass... so are all three tallest skyscrapers though.
@ swisscan - Thanks for the invite, I'll add it to the group. :)
VickerMonkee (56 months ago | reply)
Beautiful long exposure!
You are my winner!
Please add this photo to
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Lloyd K. Barnes Photography (56 months ago | reply)
Excellent shot!
I have seen your picture in the
Ultimate Skyscraper Shots group
Outstanding skyscraper shot award
bluesphee (56 months ago | reply)
this doesn't seem straight. It seems tilted to me.
markofphotography (56 months ago | reply)
^^ fixed.
pbo31 (56 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Light STREAM___, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Dhaval Jani (56 months ago | reply)
great pic... well you were always good at this(slow shutter - trail of lights) and i love the way you got the buildings look perfect too! and the street lights have that star effect.. did you use any filter for that? is that actually one single pic?
markofphotography (56 months ago | reply)
@ pbo31 - Thanks for the invite! I added it to the pool. :)
@ Dhaval Jani - Thanks for the compliments. The exposure was a tad bit tricky but I did the best I could... leaving the shutter open any longer resulted in overexposed light trails along the freeway but the skyline looked better... I guess it was a trade off. With regard to the street light stars, I did not use a filter. Long exposures always result in star shapes like that. A filter would make them much more pronounced. And yes, it's a single photograph.
agnes b square (56 months ago | reply)
Did you drive up alone and how was it? Oh, and I like the photo a lot.
Gustav Liliequist [deleted] (56 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot!
s o u t h e n (56 months ago | reply)
Awesome stuff Mark.
izmirmedia (56 months ago | reply)
That homeless guy deserves some compensation, that was a great tip!
Nice!
Throcket Luther (56 months ago | reply)
Pictures like this are always super cool. I've seen so many like this, yet I'll never get tired of looking at 'em, especially when they're done this well. I just wish I had a spot like this to photograph; Orlando, Florida doesn't really provide a good opportunity.
wenzday01 (56 months ago | reply)
great light trails!
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Gabino J. (56 months ago | reply)
fantastic shot, you are invited to join on www.flickr.com/groups/perrumians
welltaken pictures (56 months ago | reply)
Well done I have seen your picture on Explore, only nice pictures will usually reach to Explore and your picture is one of them. Welldone my dear friend. www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/2007/11/04 /
It's honour for us to have your excellent well taken photography in the welltaken group and in the beautiful capture group,it is an interesting example for different "welltaken" pictures in our world - this photo should be in the www.flickr.com/groups/welltaken/ and in the
www.flickr.com/groups/beautifulcapture/ groups. Thanks
omgitsjase (56 months ago | reply)
the curves of the light trails leading to the city is excellent.
Robert-O-Rama (56 months ago | reply)
Great shot.
insk0r (56 months ago | reply)
cool shot
mackteixeira (56 months ago | reply)
Oi! Sou administrador de um grupo chamado Top 20 Long Exposure, e nós adoraríamos ter a sua foto adicionada ao grupo.
Great shot!
M0BY (56 months ago | reply)
Pretty sure the homeless guy isnt reading this ;)
Jason's Travel Photography (55 months ago | reply)
Great viewpoint!
mc_o (55 months ago | reply)
awesome flow
Fiori (55 months ago | reply)
this is great...love the lights
joshlucas (55 months ago | reply)
Simply lovely, great long exposure, brill composition.
seen in top20longexposure
*Keleka* (55 months ago | reply)
Hey Mark. This is awesome. Great composition!!!!
. Andrew Dunn . (53 months ago | reply)
Lovely shot - very dynamic lines.
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markofphotography (53 months ago | reply)
Thank you so much everyone!
@ Agnes - I'm pretty sure I talked to you about this already..
@ izmirmedia - If there was ever a homeless person deserving of my money, it was this guy. He didn't ask for any though... just being friendly.
@ Throcket Luther - I'm sure Orlando has its fair share of cool traffic photograph locations. Just find a bridge! :)
@ well taken - Thank you very much for the compliments.. I think I'll keep my groups to a minimum on this one though.
@ M0BY - I'm pretty sure he isn't as well. There are public libraries though so maybe he is!
@ Andrew - Thanks for stopping by. It's fun to know that out of all those photographs, you decided to click on mine. :)
Tarlyn (52 months ago | reply)
Technical: 9
Perfect long exposure here! So hard to do, and I think you have achieved a wonderfully animated photograph - with a dark night sky and the light trails, and city lights all exposed correctly.
Composition: 9
Very good composition. Hard to achieve with such a busy seen. I love the journey one is taken on - following the light trails - the street lamp stars, leading to the serenely beautiful city of lights
Impact:9
Immediate impact. A really engaging shot. Full of life, and also really beautiful too ( in a chaotic city way).
Commercial Viability: 7
Great shot - but (as you know) there are a lot of photographs of city scapes out there. I imagine this could be used to promote the city in Travel publication, postcards etc.
Grade8.5)/10 as seen in
Lissa** (52 months ago | reply)
Technical: 10
Perfect exposure. None of the lights are blown out, the motion lines are where they are supposed to be. Lovely.
Composition: 10
I like the way that all of the lines lead the eye directly into the background of the building of the Chicago. There is nothing overly distracting either.
Impact: 10
High impact here. The colors work, and its evocative of life in the big city.
Commercial Viability: 9
Wouldn't really work as an art print, but might be good as an advertisement for something. Hard to say.
Grade 9.75/10 as seen in
Gerla Brakkee (52 months ago | reply)
I nominate this image for this week's pool contest.
www.flemming-gade.dk [deleted] (52 months ago | reply)
I nominate this image for this week's pool contest.
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Tarlyn (52 months ago | reply)
I nominate this image for this week's pool contest.
badaboomerang [deleted] (52 months ago | reply)
I nominate this image for this week's pool contest.
badaboomerang [deleted] (52 months ago | reply)
Technical: 10
To get this depth of field at night without blowing out the foreground highlights is superb. The detail in the background is sharp without over-blurring the light trails. well done.
Composition: 10
Again, I cannot find fault with this as the light-trails lead the eye into the frame. The gantry across the freeway is a natural break between the foreground and the cityscape behind it and works well to define the shot. The brightly lit building is just on the upper left third and provides that extra something.
Impact: 9
Paradoxically for me the dark areas work for and against this shot. The image has plenty of punch all the same and just says 'bright lights big city'.
Commercial Viability: 8
Advertising or a movie poster? There should be some takers for a shot of this quality.
Grade 9.25/10 as seen in
Kat Braman | www.katbraman.com (52 months ago | reply)
I nominate this image for this week's pool contest.
Monica de Moss photography (52 months ago | reply)
I nominate this image for this week's pool contest.
Monday Morning Photography (52 months ago | reply)
I nominate this image for this week's pool contest.
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juanmiguel [deleted] (52 months ago | reply)
Hola, soy el administrador de un grupo llamado OSTRELLINA (Sólo fotos invitadas) y nos encantaría agregar tu foto al grupo.
This night picture is impressive.
The exposure is perfect.
Regards
ErCalamar (51 months ago | reply)
Magnifica, resaltar el gran movimiento de la toma
Esta foto ha sido vista en OSTRELLINA.
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mmmango25 (46 months ago | reply)
I love this! Can you tell me how to get to this bridge by any chance?
Winso (44 months ago | reply)
Great shot. The light trails really lead you into the skyline. Quality.
Egan Snow (40 months ago | reply)
Nice capture. It's been done, but doesn't mean it can be done again.
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rwirtz (40 months ago | reply)
Damn!
Excellent choice on location!
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