The Foresthill Bridge Like You’ve Never Seen It Before!

by Sherri on November 3, 2009

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The famous Foresthill Bridge, Auburn, California. It was processed using a combination of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 and Adobe Photoshop CS3.

What: The famous Foresthill Bridge. Where: North Fork of the American River, Auburn, California. When: A couple of weeks ago. Who: Jeff, our dog Cocoa & I were taking a Fall hike. How: The Foresthill Bridge was reflecting in a mud puddle. I thought that was pretty cool. So I took a series of photos of the mud puddle. This was one of my favorites. Then, in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2, I rotated the photo so it was upside down and now you see the bridge right side up in the mud puddle. Did anyone guess how this image was captured, before I revealed the answer? Thank you for visiting. If you would like to leave a comment, simply click on the "comments" link (add your message in the box) at the bottom of this post. Visit our Stock Photo Website for links to photo galleries.
1 Mark Williamson November 11, 2009 at 11:15 pm

I LOVE this photo. At first I looked at it and kind of went, blah, but then I kept looking and realized what it was and how it was taken. I think that any image that makes you think and take a second look is exciting to look at.

I’ve tried to get the same kind of image with different subjects. After looking at yours, I think I know my problem and will attempt it again.

Seriously, GREAT image.

2 Sherri November 12, 2009 at 5:38 am

Thanks a lot Mark! I’m glad you took a second look and you were able to change your opinion of the photo. Hopefully, I will get to see your next attempt at shooting into a mud puddle.

3 erin February 12, 2010 at 9:42 am

I agree with the first comment; at first, it looked like you captured this from below, as if framed by ice. That this is a reflection makes the shot all the more interesting!

4 Sherri February 15, 2010 at 6:40 am

Thank you Erin!

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