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Centre Street Bridge Banners

This is a discussion on Centre Street Bridge Banners within the Architecture & Man Made (cities, buildings, roads, objects & abstracts) forums, part of the Show your photo (Color) - Landscape & Nature (flowers, mountains, storms etc.) category; In spite of the smoky haze casting weird flat light over the city, I saw these banners and tried to ...

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    In spite of the smoky haze casting weird flat light over the city, I saw these banners and tried to capture them. With high contrast processing I was able to counteract the haze, although it is still somewhat visible. About the banners: http://www.calgary.ca/DocGallery/BU/...ist_banner.pdf and http://www.calgary.ca/DocGallery/BU/..._statement.pdf Mike





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    I think the third one works especially well, with the banners as spots of color. The black and white for the rest seems to help with the smoke haze.

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    I the second photo the best. All are good though.
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    the 2nd ones cropping and selective colour post work makes the banners really stand out
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    The second one does it for me too! I find I like being able to see the details of the banners. They look like they're glowing. Very cool.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Iguanasan View Post
    The second one does it for me too! I find I like being able to see the details of the banners. They look like they're glowing. Very cool.
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    2nd shot for me too, although I like the selective coloured shot as well. The 2nd one is a very good composition with the tower adding interest and a sense of location.

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    Thanks for the comments. They're very colorful, but most people just drive by and don't notice them. I showed these pictures to my work colleagues and they all said they had never noticed them, even though they drive by there at least once a week or more. There are more banners on other bridges around Calgary so it can be a bit of a project for me. Mike
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