Just clowning, everyone.

I've run out of images that I'm interested in posting, so I hope this makes at least one person smile.

It's a joke and no offense is intended.

There have been some *great* bridge images posted so far, including some that pushed the limits of Relevance, yet were featured. Hooray!

And let's not forget all the delightful, funny and beautiful images that were not featured, some high ly Relevant, some less so.

I value the variety of humor in both the submissions and the comments in this Theme.

Good night.

P.S. - Ana, you get a gold shield.

... I'm not sure this is relevant, though...

:O)))

Yep. King you are a very funny guy.

* but it did make me smile, so it achieved its purpose :)

This is weird. With 13 ratings, this ridiculous parody got higher ratings than many of my more earnest efforts:
* Relevance: 3.29
* Impact: 3.36
* Composition: 3.15
* Technique: 3.15
* Quality: 2.92
* Overall: 3.174

Thanks for all the comments. Enjoy the rest of a week of bridges.

one of the reasons (among many) that I like to comment on shots, is to see who posted *after a shot. For example, your shot....I can see 6 of the people that had to rate on your shot so they could post their own. I see that Vernon posted shot and didn't make many comments on the ones he must have had to rate, but he did for a few.... but it also gives you a small sample of who really did rate your shot, and why you might have faired better for this, than for others. Interesting study.

Ana,
An admiral intellectual pursuit, then!

Tracy,
I'll post the image in all its glory on my website in a day or two and let you know when it is available for viewing.

Thanks!

Folks,
If you want to see the image without the other junk, go here:
http://www.kingdouglas.com/WeeklyShot/Images/Forbidden-bridge.jpg

This was shot in 1980 inside the Forbidden City, Beijing. The image has technical weaknesses and the light wasn't right, so I wasn't interested in trying to overhaul it for W.S.

I knew it...could that also be why you got high marks, because those of us who have got to know each others' styles a little "benefit" or "suffer" accordingly. I love this because it's fun, it shows ingenuity, and it pokes fun at all the people like me, who take life a bit too seriously sometimes.........ahem...

When I said "high", I meant more than the other rubbish you put up....lol.

George,
I made this just for you.

psychodudu,
I was poking fun at people like me. I don't have the courage to poke fun at people like you. :>)

I'm starting to get irritated or alarmed (not sure which)...I posted this for comments, but the ratings are, as I said above, higher than I've received for many of my serious entries. Maybe I should go into comedy...I have a good start in humiliating myself in public.

Thanks for posting three comments in a row!

I've checked the original. What technical weaknesses are you talking about? Seriously, I'd be interested to know.

philippe,
Thanks for checking the other image, which was scanned from a Kodachrome slide. The technical weaknesses are masked by my efforts in Photoshop to overcome them. If I were better in Photoshop, I might have been able to create a satisfactory image, which this is not, in my opinion.

1. The photo was handheld and shot with a wide aperture, so it isn't as sharp as desired, even at the point of focus, and the depth of field is inadequate for the subject.
2. The original image is tilted, again due to being hand held and without paying adequate attention. After straightening the image, I had to clone the left and right edges of the frame to keep from cropping through the people ...you can easily see the cloning on the left, once you know to look for it.
3. Because of the location and quality of the light, the desired tonal separation, which would allow one to clearly distinguish each section of the bridge from the other sections, is absent. My efforts to gain tonal separation between the various bridge sections has left the people too contrasty, with poor tonal quality, and the overall image muddy.

This shot is just not pleasing to me in execution, although it was quite pleasing to see it in person.

Thanks again.