Tag: Louisville

I-65 Southbound Section Was Nearing Completion

Carpenters form retaining wall on Southbound I-65 near Slugger Field
Carpenters form retaining wall on Southbound I-65 near Slugger Field

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During the last days of construction of Phase One, Section One, of the I-65 Southbound Section, on the Ohio River Bridges Project the activity was fast and furious. There were areas that needed to be paved and concrete forms that needed building in order to stay on schedule and have it open for traffic by Sunday night.

In some of the following photos of the I-65 Southbound Section you will see areas that were almost completed and had the yellow and white traffic lane lines in place. In others the people were hard at work putting the finishing touches on their work.

Everyone was working long hours on the I-65 Southbound Section as the schedule was for 24 hours a day so the crews were constantly moving. In this group of photos you can see the amount of progress that was made in a single day. I was there early in the morning to catch the first light of day and returned in early evening to capture the progress and take advantage of the sunset light in the sky and clouds.

All the images in this post are HDR images from three frame bracket sets of +2, 0 and -2 EV exposures that were then merged in NIK HDR Efex Pro 2 and finished with Aperture 3. Using HDR techniques allows me to capture the broad dynamic range that exists at these times of day and to then use the tone mapping tools to reveal details in the shadows while also capturing the vibrance in the clouds and sky.

Looking north on the new section of southbound I-65
Looking north on the new section of southbound I-65

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Looking north on the new section of southbound I-65 near Witherspoon Street just before it was opened to traffic.
Looking north on the new section of southbound I-65 near Witherspoon Street just before it was opened to traffic.

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Looking south on the new section of southbound I-65 near Witherspoon Street just before it was opened to traffic.
Looking south on the new section of southbound I-65 near Witherspoon Street just before it was opened to traffic.

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Looking north on the new section of southbound I-65 #2
Looking north on the new section of southbound I-65 #2

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Looking north on the new section of southbound I-65 #2
Looking north on the new section of southbound I-65 #2

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It’s Independence Day!

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BOOM!
BOOM!

Today is Independence Day here in the USA. Rather than go out to a fireworks show tonight I decided to share these shots from last year’s fireworks in Waterfront Park in Louisville.

Cosmic Dust
Cosmic Dust
Green Hornet
Green Hornet
Pink and Green Nucleus
Pink and Green Nucleus
Flaming Flower
Flaming Flower
A Star is Born.
A Star is Born.
The Crowd Goes OOH LA LA
The Crowd Goes OOH LA LA
Technicolor Dreamboat
Technicolor Dreamboat

HDR Workshop Scheduled for June 13-14, 2014

Parkland Morning
Parkland Morning

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Have you wondered about how you can use HDR in your photographic workflow? Are you baffled by all the conflicting information you have heard? Do you want to create photos that reflect your vision and feel for your images?

If you answered yes to any or all those questions then my HDR Workshop is for you. Participants will learn the “Why” of HDR photography and “How” to create images that reflect your own personal style. In this workshop you will work on source images I provide as you learn how to become comfortable using NIK HDR Efex Pro 2 software as your initial processing tool.

If you are already using NIK HDR Efex Pro 2 you will achieve confidence in it’s use and discover some of the ways that I use it to create hyper-realistic images that avoid the cliched over-sharpened, grungy and garish images that so many new HDR users get. I’ll explain in detail why I think NIK HDR Efex Pro 2 is the best HDR app available today and how it compares to it’s many competitors.

If you’re ready to explore the fascinating world of HDR then by all means enroll today and start your own personal journey into the wonderful world of HDR photography with the skills you need. My workshops are very hands on affairs where everyone brings their laptop and camera and actually uses the software. You will not be simply sitting there watching me point and click my way through the process; you will be actively participating as you explore the interface and see firsthand what a given adjustment does.

Use the link below to enroll and master the use of NIK HDR Efex Pro 2. If the link isn’t working simply copy and paste the url into your browser and that should do the trick.

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WDRB TV Interview about my Ohio River Bridges Series.

Last week I was interviewed by WDRB TV, here in Louisville, about my ongoing series of photos documenting the Ohio River Bridges Project . The bridge is being built by Walsh Construction Company which has granted me exclusive access to all areas of the project.

The YouTube video below is from the WDRB TV Interview that appeared on Sunday May 11, 2013.

 

Climbing Up Inside The Tower Crane on Pier Four of The Ohio River Bridges Project

Looking into Indiana from inside the tower of the Tower Crane on Pier 4.
Looking into Indiana from inside the tower of the Tower Crane on Pier Four.

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Last week I was cleared by the safety manager to enter and climb the tower crane that has been installed on pier four of the Ohio River Bridges Project. The tower crane is approximately 100 feet tall now and will eventually be extended up to around 200 feet in order to build the bridge towers for the northern tower of the downtown span. Each section of the crane tower is ten feet tall and affords me a place to stand and shoot from as I climb up. I only went up six sections but with the additional height of the tower base I was able to shoot from around eighty feet above the river. The view of the project from there is amazing and I can’t wait to climb higher the next time I’m out there. Eventually I will be able to climb all the way up to the crane itself and see the project as the crane operator sees it.

A view of the eastern tower structure of the Bridge Tower at Pier 4 on the Ohio River Bridges Project Downtown Span.
A view of the eastern tower structure of the Bridge Tower at Pier Four on the Ohio River Bridges Project Downtown Span.

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In this second image you can see the base of the eastern leg of the northern bridge tower and the shadow of the tower crane. I think I was around forty feet above the base but I’m not sure exactly which level I was on when I shot this image. The river was pretty muddy from the heavy rains that went through upstream from Louisville a few days earlier. The brown shapes on the water are driftwood branches and logs that are swept into the river whenever the river rises.

Not much more to say about these images except that they are both HDR shot handheld in a three frame bracket set of +2, 0 and -2 EV exposures. They were merged in NIK HDR Efex Pro 2 and finished in Aperture 3.