Samuel Beckett Bridge
One of the new bridges spanning the river Liffey in Dublin
One of the new bridges spanning the river Liffey in Dublin
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May, 2018Views
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Action Award
Legendary Award
Contest Finalist in This Is Europe Photo Contest
Community Choice Award
Contest Finalist in Bridges In The Night Photo Contest
Peer Award
Superb Composition
Absolute Masterpiece
Outstanding Creativity
Top Choice
Magnificent Capture
Superior Skill
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Location
This photo was taken in Dublin city centre. It is one of the newer bridges over the river Liffey. I think it is a structural delight especially at night.Time
The shot was taken about 10 pm during the summer, I work in Gorey Co. Wexford and traveled up after finishing work about 9pm. I had planned doing this shot months before and waited for the blue hour conditions and weather to be right. I'm delighted with the photo and being picked as a finalist just is the icing on the cake.Lighting
The exposure was 4seconds at f11 and iso 100Equipment
I used Nikon D5300 with a sigma 17mm- 50mm 2.8 lens and a manfrotto tripod and used the camera's 2 second timer.Inspiration
Just love the lines and shape of the bridge.Editing
All I did to the photo was the usual things in Lightroom, drop the highlights and recover some shadows, add a little clarity and sharpning , vibrance up a little and that's it not heavily worked on at all, I'd say it took no longer than 5 minutes to get the desired effect.In my camera bag
Nikon D5300, Sigma 17mm-50mm 2.8, Tamron SP 70mm-300mm f4 and Nikon Speedlight SB 700 flash, I also regularly use filters, Lee Big Stopper, Lee 105 circular polariser and Lee medium grad nd.Feedback
ll I can say is try different settings. I started shooting at f8,2sec, iso 100. didn't really like it at that so changed to f11,4sec,iso 100, and tried a few different compositions, from both sides of the bridge, think I covered all the angles.
