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Posted: **Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:04 pm**

My take on the Anzac bridge. I have always found this a fascinating structure and managed to finally spend some time on it on Sunday. These are my pick of the shots.

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Posted: **Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:06 pm**

The statue is gorgeous!

Also like the first fisheye shot, not a fan of the last one though - it's too uneven.

Posted: **Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:09 pm**

Nice work Peter, the statue is great and I like sheepie prefer the first one to the third one. I'm glad you finally got to spend some time on the bridge, the results here are better then the last shot of the bridge you posted.

Posted: **Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:10 pm**

Love the first two . The view in the first one looks like it was taken from the international space station .

The colour on the pylons in the last one is a bit distracting.

Posted: **Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:15 pm**

Peter - I don't tire of your shots - these are no exception. I love the bridge shots imparticularly - they show style, a great eye for composition and really exude a very artistic feel. Thanks (again) for sharing

Posted: **Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:21 pm**

God damnit.

You beat me with the statue shot.

Screw it. I'm posting mine too later on.

Nice pictures, though.

Posted: **Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:24 pm**

Peter, the fisheye effect of #1 is sublime. Love how you have composed the shot. The statue shot (#2) could easily pass for a digger remembering fallen comrades @ Gallipoli...great shot.

Posted: **Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:25 pm**

Nnnnsic wrote:God damnit.

You beat me with the statue shot.

Screw it. I'm posting mine too later on.

Nice pictures, though.

Leigh - Your statue shot is different as I recall. Whereas I set mine up with the sun behind the staue, yours has the sun in the image. I think it will make an interesting comparison.

Thank you all for your comments. Drifter - I agree about the space station thing. That was my first impression of it too.

And if you look closely in the first shot you can see one of the streetlights coming in horizontally thanks to the fisheye distortion. I pondered long & hard about cloning it out, but decided not to.

Posted: **Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:28 pm**

The ANZAC statue is magnificent.

I also like the other shots, especially the first, but the statue is the pick of the three.

Posted: **Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:31 pm**

These are good Peter

Posted: **Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:36 pm**

Peter, the statue image is stunning. :!:

Posted: **Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:37 pm**

#2 is STUNNING!!!

Amazingly done!

Posted: **Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:48 pm**

Another very fine set of images here.

#1 The fisheye really adds some pop to this image, and as mentioned before looks like it's straight out of the NASA image archive

#2 quite a powerful image, the clouds just add that last bit to make it.

#3 My pick, purely won over by the colour - beautiful contrast without burning your eyes out. The yellows in the pylons complement the horizon glow at the bottom. The asymmetrical support wires don't bother me a whole lot. Great clouds.

Posted: **Tue Jul 11, 2006 11:28 pm**

Peter,

These are great shots, but my favourite is #3.
I love the colours and the leading lines. I quite like the composition too - it's not obvious like #1, which is still great My one niggle would be to clone out the vertical brace on the left hand side as it's distracting my eye.

I keep meaning to get to that bridge and seeing these, i wish I'd come with you that day - the AFL was boring and I couldn't take my camera. Next time mate...next time.

Posted: **Tue Jul 11, 2006 11:40 pm**

#2 is sublime Peter...
I can only echo what has been said about #1 & # 3... so I won't...

Posted: **Wed Jul 12, 2006 1:55 am**

Number 2 is certainly my favourite. Excellent composition (by the way, was I too late for this?).

Posted: **Wed Jul 12, 2006 8:23 am**

Great set of shots there Peter.

Posted: **Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:02 am**

Peter
We expected nothing less from you! Supurb! But surely there's more?

Posted: **Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:08 am**

Matt. K wrote:Peter
We expected nothing less from you! Supurb! But surely there's more?

He is probably going through hundreds of photo's over the two day period, so it might take him a while. :wink:

Posted: **Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:12 am**

Yes, I knew,
He shot like he had never been shooting before :shock:

That made him proudly an owner of multiple 8Gb cards, and he filled his two 8gb cards in half a day.

Posted: **Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:19 am**

birddog114 wrote:Yes, I knew,
He shot like he had never been shooting before
That made him proudly an owner of multiple 8Gb cards, and he filled his two 8gb cards in half a day.

Wrong Birdy. Over two days and 3 locations I took about 480 pics.

Thank you all for your comments. I think the divided opinions on #3 are interesting. For me I liked the asymmetry of it and the golden colour on the pylon. I think Matt B (rokkstar) is right about the clone job though.

Posted: **Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:22 am**

What can I say that hasn't been said. The first and second are just excellent. The very first shot I sold (to a website) was a pic of the Anzac Bridge. Must go back for another visit.

Cheers
Sheila

Posted: **Wed Jul 12, 2006 8:45 pm**

Sheila I think a return visit is in order for me too. There are so many different aspects to the bridge.

Posted: **Wed Jul 12, 2006 8:47 pm**

Peter, the ANZAC bridge is my favourite sydney landmark. I so enjoy driving on it. You did an excellent job of capturing it.