What appeals to me about this shot is the timelessness of it. Being in B&W and lack of cars/people on the bridge don't really give you much clue as to when it was taken. Could have been 50 years ago or yesterday. The rough, gritty nature of the shot is very appealing.
Nice going! -- Bruce Wednesday, July 27, 2005, 3:40:08 PM, you wrote: ft> Friday morning, I got up early. Annsan was still asleep (Thursday ft> night's Scrabble night, so she gets home late). I went for a ride, ft> not knowing where I was going, just to see some sights and soak in The ft> City. Along the route, all of a sudden, there's the Brooklyn Bridge. ft> I had to ride across it, which I did. I had to take a pic, which I ft> did. ft> Mr. Roebling's masterpiece is likely one of the most photographed ft> structures in the world, so getting a fresh, new look at it, saying ft> something different with it or about it isn't easy. This is not such ft> a shot, just a snap <g>, but I rather like it anyway. Just in case ft> you're wondering, I had a haze filter on, but the sky was completely ft> washed out and grey: ft> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3579336&size=lg ft> Comments are welcome! ft> thanks, ft> frank
