Biblical Bridge - Now in full technicolor! (critique please)

[Big_B]

A photo of the millennium bridge in Newcastle.

Critique greatly appreciated.

thanks!

http://www.pbase.com/sam_blackie/image/36932722/original.jpg

[izzypizzy]

I really like it, good pic

[Big_B]

I really like it, good pic

Thanks izzy!

[MilesG]

i really like it as well

[Big_B]

Thanks miles, it reminds me of one of those 50's sci-fi movies!

[Meerkat17]

Not sure about this - whilst I really like the crop I feel that the contrast of the overall photo is rather low with very little tonal value.

Is this a 100% crop from a fuller image? The noise on the image seems to suggest that it might me and I don't think that the noise helps the image. Perhaps if it were coloured it may add that little more "umpf" which I feel its lacking in...just my thoughts.

Do you have the colour image? Or was it shot B&W?

Regards
David

[Big_B]

Thanks for the input. I know what you mean about the noise, but that's just because I bumped the contrast up so much. This is the full frame version.

It was shot in colour but on a really dull day. Here's the colour one with the contrast up.

http://www.pbase.com/sam_blackie/image/36929471/original.jpg

What do you think? Does the colour work better? Personally I like the noise in the BW version, but am much less convinced in colour.

[Meerkat17]

To me it looks a much stronger image in colour - perhaps a little "Dodge" work in Photoshop on the white of the bridge might help - I think its the white that my eye is missing.

Regards
David