The theme was Faces of Transportation (http://facesoftransportation.org/). The Grand Prize was awarded to:
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The Grand Prize was awarded to California Department of Transportation Engineer Martin Chandrawinata for his photograph of an iron worker using a cutting torch while suspended from the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
Damn liars. There's no face in that photo.
Quote from: NE2 on October 08, 2013, 10:58:21 PM
Damn liars. There's no face in that photo.
Maybe AASHTO is asking for an abstract interpretation of the sparks from the viewer, sort of like
Forbidden Planet (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYFr3UyVpRA):
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that's not a bad photo but I feel like if you walked two feet to the left, you'd get a better composition.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on October 09, 2013, 12:58:55 PM
that's not a bad photo but I feel like if you walked two feet to the left, you'd get a better composition.
In the context of that photo, I don't believe that was possible.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on October 09, 2013, 12:58:55 PM
that's not a bad photo but I feel like if you walked two feet to the left, you'd get a better composition.
I feel like if the iron worker suddenly jumped two feet to the left, spraying sparks all the way, that would definitely improve the photo value.