walking the new cooper river bridge

nordberg · 07-11-2005, 04:21 PM

i live in charleston, south carolina. over the weekend, 90,000 fellow citizens and i decided to take a walk over our new bridge that will be opening on the 16th. so, along with nordgal and nordboy, we hit the concrete and scaled the beast...and what a beast it is! this badboy crosses our entire harbor in one span, and dwarfs the two other bridges (built in the 20s and 50s) that are currently in use.

between sweating profusely (heat index of 101 with 100% humidity) and picking my jaw up off the ground from the amazing views, i was able to snap a couple shots. you can thank the north end of hurricane dennis for the cloudy skies! enjoi...

going up...

cables...

more cables...

evil-doer protection...

the family

charleston harbor - where the civil war started!

can't wait to drive over this thing next weekend...

ctranter · 07-11-2005, 04:26 PM

love the second one. wow does that look busy!

***EVPohovich*** · 07-11-2005, 06:39 PM

I love 2 and 3.....and am just drooling over 6. Nice job putting that together. That would make a great poster or postcard

HINT HINT!! Get on it! ...and I get a free copy

MiLo_Anderson · 07-13-2005, 03:16 PM

Is there any reason you didn't blur the edges into eachother and try to adjust the exposure so they all matched so you couldn't tell it was stiched together?

nordberg · 07-13-2005, 04:17 PM

i actually wanted it to look like it was stitched together. if i wanted a seamless shot, i just would have used a wider angle lens. when i snapped the first image, i didn't really plan on doing a collage...i just popped off some more in the spur of the moment. i didn't even do it right, as my lens was arleady too wide. as you can see, there is a LOT of overlap in each frame. having my lens set to 35-45mm would have been better (more images, but more detail). i also did not get the full 180 degrees - you can see the tips of my wifes shoes in the lower right, but the bridge is missing on the lower left...oops!

thanks for the feedback all. i can't take credit though, as the designers of the bridge made shots like #2 and #3 just too easy. it's an amazing thing, and i'm glad we did the walk. this weekend, we get to drive over it!

MiLo_Anderson · 07-13-2005, 06:28 PM

sounds like a good reason to me.

meMi angel · 05-03-2008, 06:00 AM

i like the one before last ..

**WannaBe_80z** · 05-03-2008, 12:30 PM

Like I said in the other thread. ONLY warning on bringing up old threads.

meMi angel · 05-12-2008, 04:31 AM

is this old thread ( sorry i didn't know )

**WannaBe_80z** · 05-12-2008, 11:25 AM

Again you bring it back up. Leave this thread alone.

07-11-2005, 04:21 PM	#1
nordberg ¤ ¤ ¤ PAZ ¤ ¤ ¤ Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: east of west Posts: 4,703	walking the new cooper river bridge i live in charleston, south carolina. over the weekend, 90,000 fellow citizens and i decided to take a walk over our new bridge that will be opening on the 16th. so, along with nordgal and nordboy, we hit the concrete and scaled the beast...and what a beast it is! this badboy crosses our entire harbor in one span, and dwarfs the two other bridges (built in the 20s and 50s) that are currently in use. between sweating profusely (heat index of 101 with 100% humidity) and picking my jaw up off the ground from the amazing views, i was able to snap a couple shots. you can thank the north end of hurricane dennis for the cloudy skies! enjoi... going up... cables... more cables... evil-doer protection... the family charleston harbor - where the civil war started! can't wait to drive over this thing next weekend... __________________ Ah, these boys is all swelled up. So this was earlier...getting set to trade. Then, woooaaah differences. Blog ¤ Photos ¤ Go Green Charleston Last edited by nordberg; 08-16-2005 at 11:50 AM.

07-13-2005, 03:16 PM	#4
MiLo_Anderson Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 292	Is there any reason you didn't blur the edges into eachother and try to adjust the exposure so they all matched so you couldn't tell it was stiched together? __________________ "A piece of toast always lands butter side down, and a cat always lands of its feet. If one was to tie a piece of toast to the back of a cat butter side up, would it hover above the ground in perpetual indecision?"

07-13-2005, 04:17 PM	#5
nordberg ¤ ¤ ¤ PAZ ¤ ¤ ¤ Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: east of west Posts: 4,703	i actually wanted it to look like it was stitched together. if i wanted a seamless shot, i just would have used a wider angle lens. when i snapped the first image, i didn't really plan on doing a collage...i just popped off some more in the spur of the moment. i didn't even do it right, as my lens was arleady too wide. as you can see, there is a LOT of overlap in each frame. having my lens set to 35-45mm would have been better (more images, but more detail). i also did not get the full 180 degrees - you can see the tips of my wifes shoes in the lower right, but the bridge is missing on the lower left...oops! thanks for the feedback all. i can't take credit though, as the designers of the bridge made shots like #2 and #3 just too easy. it's an amazing thing, and i'm glad we did the walk. this weekend, we get to drive over it! __________________ Ah, these boys is all swelled up. So this was earlier...getting set to trade. Then, woooaaah differences. Blog ¤ Photos ¤ Go Green Charleston

07-13-2005, 06:28 PM	#6
MiLo_Anderson Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 292	sounds like a good reason to me. __________________ "A piece of toast always lands butter side down, and a cat always lands of its feet. If one was to tie a piece of toast to the back of a cat butter side up, would it hover above the ground in perpetual indecision?"

05-03-2008, 12:30 PM	#8
WannaBe_80z Official Vermont Photo Mod Join Date: May 2001 Location: over my shoes and under my hat Posts: 3,384	Like I said in the other thread. ONLY warning on bringing up old threads. __________________ There's no math in beer other than "one more"... -Gerbick

07-11-2005, 04:26 PM	#2
ctranter Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: England Posts: 2,481	love the second one. wow does that look busy! __________________

07-11-2005, 06:39 PM	#3
*EVPohovich* FK'n Elitist Super Mod Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: About to BAN you! Posts: 3,021	I love 2 and 3.....and am just drooling over 6. Nice job putting that together. That would make a great poster or postcard HINT HINT!! Get on it! ...and I get a free copy __________________ EzLife PhotoBlog :: EpicMob... SOON! Flash Kit FAQ :: FK Photography Forum Rules :: FK Arena Rules :: FK Footer Rules

05-03-2008, 06:00 AM	#7
meMi angel Banned Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Alexandria Posts: 56	i like the one before last ..

05-12-2008, 04:31 AM	#9
meMi angel Banned Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Alexandria Posts: 56	is this old thread ( sorry i didn't know )

05-12-2008, 11:25 AM	#10
WannaBe_80z Official Vermont Photo Mod Join Date: May 2001 Location: over my shoes and under my hat Posts: 3,384	Again you bring it back up. Leave this thread alone. __________________ There's no math in beer other than "one more"... -Gerbick

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