<p> I've selected two of my favorites from the trip for my first critiques.</p>
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<p>Technical details: Nikon FG with a 75-150 zoom in Automatic mode. Fuji ASA 400 film. Images scanned by Wolf (Ritz) Camera. These have not been cropped, nor have they been subject to any other post-development manipulations. (These are the low-res images to save memory.)</p>
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<p><a class="H-lightbox-open" href="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/50831/width/1000/height/800/flags/" target="_blank"><img alt="Cairns Birds KR.JPG" class="lightbox-enabled" data-id="12837" data-type="61" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/12837/width/640/height/417" style="; width: 640px; height: 417px"></a></p>
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<p>"Two Birds in Cairns Harbor, Queensland, Australia"</p>
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<p>I'm not completely sure why I like this one so much. Maybe it's the variety of textures - rock on the bottom, barnacles on the dock, the sea - and the interplay of the sea blue with the pinks. I just know I aimed and zoomed to get the white bird centered while still getting the dark bird in the shot.</p>
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<p><a class="H-lightbox-open" href="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/50837/width/1000/height/800/flags/" target="_blank"><img alt="Kurilpa Bridge KR.JPG" class="lightbox-enabled" data-id="12839" data-type="61" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/12839/width/640/height/417" style="; width: 640px; height: 417px"></a></p>
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<p>"Kurilpa Bridge, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia"</p>
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<p>This is a neat pedestrian and bike bridge across the Brisbane River, running from the central business district (behind me) to a park on the other side. It's the largest bridge in the world that used the "tensegrity" concept developed by R. Buckminster Fuller, and opened in October, 2009. The support structures make it look like a fleet of sailing ships in the harbor.</p>
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<p>The picture was taken looking across a major highway, so this was as close as I could get safely and still get this angle. I've tried cropping off the bottom to get rid of the cars, but I think I lose too much of the effect when I do that so I've kept them.</p>
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<p> Comments and Feedback?</p>
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<p>Technical details: Nikon FG with a 75-150 zoom in Automatic mode. Fuji ASA 400 film. Images scanned by Wolf (Ritz) Camera. These have not been cropped, nor have they been subject to any other post-development manipulations. (These are the low-res images to save memory.)</p>
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<p><a class="H-lightbox-open" href="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/50831/width/1000/height/800/flags/" target="_blank"><img alt="Cairns Birds KR.JPG" class="lightbox-enabled" data-id="12837" data-type="61" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/12837/width/640/height/417" style="; width: 640px; height: 417px"></a></p>
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<p>"Two Birds in Cairns Harbor, Queensland, Australia"</p>
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<p>I'm not completely sure why I like this one so much. Maybe it's the variety of textures - rock on the bottom, barnacles on the dock, the sea - and the interplay of the sea blue with the pinks. I just know I aimed and zoomed to get the white bird centered while still getting the dark bird in the shot.</p>
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<p><a class="H-lightbox-open" href="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/50837/width/1000/height/800/flags/" target="_blank"><img alt="Kurilpa Bridge KR.JPG" class="lightbox-enabled" data-id="12839" data-type="61" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/12839/width/640/height/417" style="; width: 640px; height: 417px"></a></p>
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<p>"Kurilpa Bridge, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia"</p>
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<p>This is a neat pedestrian and bike bridge across the Brisbane River, running from the central business district (behind me) to a park on the other side. It's the largest bridge in the world that used the "tensegrity" concept developed by R. Buckminster Fuller, and opened in October, 2009. The support structures make it look like a fleet of sailing ships in the harbor.</p>
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<p>The picture was taken looking across a major highway, so this was as close as I could get safely and still get this angle. I've tried cropping off the bottom to get rid of the cars, but I think I lose too much of the effect when I do that so I've kept them.</p>
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<p> Comments and Feedback?</p>