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davidprentice In reply to DrDrum666 [2012-09-21 19:56:57 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for your comment. I took this photo from the top of a bridge so it was a great vantage point.

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DrDrum666 In reply to davidprentice [2012-09-24 10:19:39 +0000 UTC]

that's true! it's a pretty cool vantage point. i have to look for something similar here in germany

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davidprentice In reply to obstacle0ne [2007-12-12 08:10:33 +0000 UTC]

I think that is something so true of night photgraphy, it aalways looks peaceful....

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davidprentice In reply to dylanbishop [2007-10-13 23:00:49 +0000 UTC]

The part I like best about this shot is how the motorway roads curve around each other....

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dylanbishop In reply to davidprentice [2007-10-14 07:17:05 +0000 UTC]

For sure, and how the orange of the street lights contrasts with the black and the pink of the tower. Cool shot!

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davidprentice In reply to dylanbishop [2007-10-14 08:52:17 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for your comments. They are much appreciated.

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davidprentice In reply to chriscrossxyz [2007-10-12 21:30:03 +0000 UTC]

yep you got it the hopetoun bridge. i've got another shot of the bridge that i'm going to upload later. i love the way the bridge curves. hey.... what part of auckland are you from. i'm live in new lynn. although i wouldn't call myself a westie just yet!

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chriscrossxyz In reply to davidprentice [2007-10-13 00:57:42 +0000 UTC]

Living in Howick at the moment but have lived in Freemans Bay, Grey Lynn and Ponsonby previously (flat hopping!), I used to go across Hopetoun Bridge daily on my way to work or university.

I've always wanted to do long exposures of down on the motorway and capture the traffic below, but it's probably too late in the year for that (by the time it gets dark the traffic has eased up now).
I've always been annoyed by those big flood lights which sit between the bridge and the skytower, meaning that if I did any decent exposure of the tower the spotlight give off huge highlights with no detail... but I have a crap kit lens on my 400d which probably doesn't help.

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davidprentice In reply to chriscrossxyz [2007-10-13 03:26:25 +0000 UTC]

I also have the kit lens. I'm saving up for the image stabiliser. There is a deal on trade me where you can get the 17-85mm for $699 if you trade in your 18-55mm, or it's $799 without the trade in. I'm going for the trade in (I've got it on layby). I've just got a tripod. My dad gave his old one. It's really cool and is over 50 years old. So I might go back to Hopetoun tonight and try again with the tripod. I found that as traffic was going over the bridge it would shake a little so I would have to wait until there was no traffic before taking a shot...

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davidprentice In reply to sworph [2007-10-12 21:31:01 +0000 UTC]

i'm looking forward to getting to know it and to get better.

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