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Clapper Bridge

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OK, so before the Dartmoorian purists start crowing "that's not a clapper bridge!" at me, that's its name and it's signposted so ner! Clapper Bridge crosses the River Lynher about one mile to the northwest of Pillaton in Cornwall. It was originally built in the days of horse drawn carriages. Sadly you don't see many of them going over it these days, which might not be a bad thing as there are plenty of places where Highwaymen could wait in ambush nearby. This spot is apparently popular with canoeists because the river is pretty fast flowing but I wouldn't recommend it because I'm not a canoeist. Sorry about that.

This photo is my first ever attempt at HDR and in true-to-Matt form, it's not a "real HDR". I downloaded photomatix as a trial and the goddamned thing pasted watermarks all over my picture. Not happy! So back I went to my trusty Paint Shop Pro, opened 3 photos that were the same except for the exposure duration (hence different results), and pasted two photos as separate layers with a varied amount of transparency. Then I sharpened up the image with Unsharp Mask and adjusted colour and contrast with the curves tool. I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out. The sky's a little burned but it's early sundown and I love the soft hint of peach shining through.

Technical Info
Exposure time (x3): 30s, 18.5s, 17.3s,
Aperture: f/29
ISO Speed: ISO-200
Exposure program: Manual
Tripod: Jessop's Special
Filters: Hoya CPL and UV, Cokin P121S ND Grad

If you like this picture enough to want to :+fav: or comment on it, you have my sincerest thanks.
Image size
3108x2100px 1.17 MB
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON D40
Shutter Speed
185/10 second
Aperture
F/29.0
Focal Length
30 mm
ISO Speed
200
Date Taken
Oct 13, 2009, 5:46:42 PM
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This beautiful picture has been featured here sweetie!!
Have a wonderful weekend!! Hugs and kisses!
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