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WC625 - Vertigo
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WC625 - Vertigo

by Gary Minish

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted March 12, 201474 views3 comments
An old Jimmy Stewart movie that is almost as old as I am :rolleyes:

Only slightly different from another one I posted in an earlier challenge but it was the first connection I made as I was browsing through my collection for a title match. I was lying on the edge of the cliff, holding the camera at arms length with one hand to get this perspective. It's shots like this where the fully articulated LED screen really pays off.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on March 12, 2014 at 11:16 AM
Works well with the title choice here, Gary. An excellent movie as well. I do recall as you mentioned another version you had of this scene. The only minor change I might make is to crop down slightly where the snow, clouds, or sky? is poking in at the very top. Seems a bit of an eye draw there. I think that will keep the focus on the river and where it leads our eyes down or up stream...... :cool:

p.s. I don't do heights at all......"vertigo" to the max..... :eek:
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 13, 2014 at 9:11 PM
Is indeed, an interesting view down. I agree with Paul about cropping the white bits at the top.
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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on March 14, 2014 at 1:36 PM
On my, I'm feeling vertigo just viewing this image! :eek: I wouldn't have taken this photo even with a 10 foot pole to put the camera on. . .I don't do heights well. :rolleyes: However, you certainly did get a shot with quite a unique POV. Nice comp with the diagonal river placement. I also like the contrasts of the rock face with the tree-covered hills on the opposite side. Like others have suggested, I would get rid of the bright spots at the top.
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