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Published: 2008-09-11 03:22:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 3528; Favourites: 29; Downloads: 1641
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I got back from vacation a few days ago. I travelled up to Northern Michigan to go camping. I snapped a lot of pictures while I was there but my favorites were the night shots of the Mackinac Bridge. For those that aren't familiar with this bridge, it connects the upper and lower penninsulas of Michigan.Nikon D40
30 second exposure
Night shot
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I am really missing this view of the bridge. I used to live near the bridge for a program. Mackinac brige is really gorgeous!!!!!!
I got a lot of photoes while I was there too. But not as beautiful as yours.
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Wonderful shot, besides you are a great artist is also a great photographer! 
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I really like this shot out of the two, I think the contrast is wonderful in this shot as well and still having some background detail left. Great composition.
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Thank you. I wasn't sure which one I liked better. I like the blue sky of the other one...but yeah, I was leaning towards this one too.
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this ones more dramatic to me.
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Lovely!
Connecting the Yoopers to the Trolls lol.
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Looks great! Your getting used to the camera now arent ya?
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A little more, yeah, haha
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Thanks for Bring Home Back to me out here in the Desert.
Born in Upper Michigan and moved out West when I was 16...
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No problem 
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You know either do I, as a matter of fact I am Thinking very seriously of going home in the next 2 years, back to the UP (Upper Pennisula)..
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Love the UP. Those who are born a Yooper can't get that out of their system!
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YA KNOW ABOUT THE YOOPERS YEH!!!!!
BORN : SAULT STE. MARIE
DAD : HOUGHTON
MOM : IRON RIVER
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Ya der! Born in Escanaba, grew up in GladStone and Rapid River. Houghton - now thats a TRUE Yooper!
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Turned out great, I love it! I got to play with this night time long exposure thing, seems pretty cool!
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Thank you! I think the long exposure pictures are so cool looking. It makes the water look smoother and exaggerates reflections coming off the water. It makes the colors much more vibrant too which I like. Yeah, play around with it!
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Here's something for you to play with - I recently posted a photo [link] where I used a technique I read in Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson (I recommend this book). You take a landscape scene toward dusk, tilt the camera up so that 90% of the view finder is on the ski, take your light reading and adjust your settings from this view, then lower the camera and take the shot. This accentuates the colors in the ski and mutes the foreground just a little. I think it turns out pretty cool.
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