Cage Tunnel

Artist: Peter Hill
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Cage Tunnel

Cage Tunnel was shot at the footbridge across the M2 motorway at Beecroft in Sydney. The work is a photomerge of one image, which I shot in RAW using a tripod-mounted Canon EOS 10D with an EF 70-300mm DO IS zoom lens at 115mm, ISO 400, 3 secs at f19, AWB, available light (outside fluorescent). The image was shot from the left of the footbridge focusing on the right hand side.

In Photoshop I firstly created a second image (being the original flipped horizontally), then photomerged the two images into one to give the whole “tunnel effect”. The colouring was not touched, and the final image is uncropped, but I sharpened the merged result, applied a tiny bit of zoom radial blur (2%) to take the edge off the reflected light on the foreground steel mesh, then applied the Orton Effect with a 60% fill at 100% opacity.

Normally I strive to shoot what I want to eventually see, but I am proud of this work more than others because I shot with intent to produce this very outcome and it bloody worked.

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kathy s gillen...

excellent pov and capture
Peter Hill replied

thanks kathy!
midzing

brilliant!! well done
Peter Hill replied

ooh! thanks Wendy!
dinghysailor1

wow! fantastic work my friend!
Peter Hill replied

thank you ding!!
Ursula Rodgers

Love the alternate bands of light and shadow. Great work!
Peter Hill replied

thanks kindly Ursula!
Bill Fonseca

Top image Peter. Looks like something out of a James Bond or Maxwell Smart Movie….
Peter Hill replied

hey thanks Bill!
Bev Woodman

Great work Peter – very effective treatment – brilliant!
Peter Hill replied

thanks very much Bev!
Jared Revell

wonderful work Peter !!
was definitely worth the merging effort, fantastic finish !
Peter Hill replied

thanks Jared! First time I have shot an image with merge in mind. I keep coming back to this place to shoot at night!
Annette Blattman

looks great, love the squared effect.
Peter Hill replied

thanks Annette
Basia McAuley

Excellent work, yet disturbing and creepy… I like it!
Peter Hill replied

thanks kindly Basia!
Juilee Pryor

very nice work Peter
Peter Hill replied

thanks Juilee :)
tdub303

awesome! really cool. nice ambient feel to it…
Peter Hill replied

thanks mate. glad u like.
Robin Webster

Fantastic Peter! Straight to my faves!!!
Peter Hill replied

thanks Robin!
Glenn Alderson

Awsome image!
Peter Hill replied

thanks Glenn!
Laurie Search

Fabulous! Great lighting!
Peter Hill replied

thank you Laurie!
~ Selle

Love this one Peter! Awesome treatment
Peter Hill replied

hey there Ally! Thanks
mrscboretti

Well done- I really like the lines and depth here!
Peter Hill replied

thanks kindly Christine!
PJ Ryan

fabulous .. love the series .. particularly the one with the umbrella too ..
Peter Hill replied

thanks Nicole!
Graham Lea

Awesome work, Peter. I love how it ends in nothingness.
Peter Hill replied

Thanks very much Graham! :)
ildilazar

Composition and lights are perfect!Brilliant image Peter!
Peter Hill replied

thank you kindly ildilazar!
karen Bradshaw

Fantastic another fav for me love it wll done my friend x
Peter Hill replied

hi there karen – thanks!
andrew poynton

fantastic shot
Peter Hill replied

thanks andrew!
Elana Bailey

A sensational capture, Peter. Love the treatment, lighting, comp and mood. An instant fav. Well done.
Peter Hill replied

:)))
thanks Elana! Means a lot to me!
PicsAndClicks

Crazy! Me likey :-)
Peter Hill replied

thanks Dana!
Jamie Lee

Awesome depth, lines and light
Peter Hill replied

thanks Jamie!
Daphne Johnson

Very nice capture. I love the light and shadows alternating, and the mood as well.
Peter Hill replied

thank you kindly Daphne – glad u like this
barkeypf

Love this shot, the depth and light.
Peter Hill replied

thanks mate
rita vita finzi

cold and sharp and disquieting .. superb shot.
Peter Hill replied

interesting affect for you. thanks rita!
Shannon Byous ...

Very cool photo – great lighting.
Peter Hill replied

thanks again Shannon!
Jenifer

This is so brilliant! Great perspective and lighting.
Peter Hill replied

thanks Jenifer!
Lance Jackson

Ahhh a extreamly good way to get the effect with one shot. Congrats :)
Peter Hill replied

thanks Lance!
Rhana Griffin

Love the architectural lines Peter, this image really draws the viewer right in…
Peter Hill

Thanks Rhana!
Cora Wandel

Your hosts,
Anne-Marie and Cora
Peter Hill replied

thanks Cora!
Janys Hyde

Great play on texture and light. The simplicity of this composition makes it all the stronger in my opinion. Well done on the featured work.
Peter Hill replied

thanks Janys!
amarica

Awsome shot!! Congratulations Peter on being featured in the Photo/Writing group!!
Peter Hill replied

thanks! Appreciated muchly!
Globalphotos

Excellent perspective and tone :)
Peter Hill replied

Hi Varinia – I’m really glad this one appeals to your eye! thanks :0
Tom Vaughan

wonderful… powerful feel to this.
Peter Hill replied

thanks Tom!
Carole Felmy

very nice perspective, great treatment
Peter Hill replied

thank you Carole!
icypop

That’s amazing, it has such an optical illusion effect!
Peter Hill replied

thanks muchly Icy, love your work btw.
Joanne Bradley

What an image, incredible DOF and absolutely marvelous treatment!
Peter Hill replied

thanks kindly Joanne – glad u like it!
RichardKlos

Excellent work!
Peter Hill replied

thanks again Richard!
Kelly J

Beautiful Peter – outstanding work!
Peter Hill replied

thanks again Kelly!
GailD

Wow. Love this. Fantastic. I’m going to copy your ‘how to’. One day maybe I’ll have photo like this.
Peter Hill replied

That’s a great compliment Gail, thanks! Hope your experiment works too!
Leslie Battjes

Really love this and that you explained how you did it! Simple and yet complex all at once…excellent!
Peter Hill replied

thanks Leslie!
Rose Moxon

love this peter. if you are into it… i would love to do a collab with this pic. cheers, rose
Peter Hill replied

Up for it, Rose, and I checked – no RTA cams. :)
PeterBusser

Impressive shot and post-processing. Like the sharing of the Photoshop adjustment you applied to the images.
Peter Hill replied

Thanks Peter! I derive huge benefits from reading how others create their artwork, so it seems only natural to share rather than hide, even if the experts cringe at my clumsiness!
Sharon Mau

It worked perfectly!! I enjoy your commentary on how you created this brilliant work of photographic art.
Peter Hill replied

Sharon, thank you very much!!!!
Sharon Mau

You are most welcome Peter. I was here studying this captivating work for such a long time!! It is a wonderful optical effect.
Peter Hill replied

thanks again Sharon – I’m staring at a large framed print of it on my office wall right now! And recalling how I worked hard to centre it. so glad to hear it worked for others too!
linda858100

STUNNING
Peter Hill replied

ooh thanks linda!
woof

great work!
Peter Hill replied

thanks woof!
Scott d'Almeida

incredible work mate….love it
Peter Hill replied

thanks a heap!
linifer

brilliant lines
Peter Hill replied

thanks again linifer!
Neta

Very nice work, I really like it.
Peter Hill replied

thanks Neta!
KingofZoo

epic shot man. makes me want to see whats at the other side.
Peter Hill replied

that’s a cool response to the image. thanks
deannedaffy

Sensational!!!!!
Peter Hill replied

thanks deanne!
casp3r

Most excellent work !
Peter Hill replied

Most appreciated!
Megan Martin

What an amazing shot! Great lighting and angle!
Peter Hill replied

thanks Megan!
RosaCobos

S. Kukrick would be here…
delighted…
Facing the Infinity..
being absorbed by it.
Rosa
Photomojo

Fabulous tones, lighting, and of course the perspective rocks! This whole set is superb and very pleasing to my eye! I love the lines and geometry!!!! :D
Sharon Mau

Congratulations Peter on your feature in Dimensions
David Wyatt

Fantastic creation :)
Carol Berliner

brilliant work!
Vanessa Anderberg

Your work is brilliant.
seductress

i think I could spent hours looking around in your portfolio but I have to run for work!! Your work ( ALL OF IT) is most IMPRESSING!!!!!!
Vicki Ferrari

WOW…. creativity plus Peter…. wonderfui vision and thank you for the explanation – fascinating! This is something to aspire to!
Fave!
Hannah Fenton-...
nancy salamouny

Great… congrats on the which way feature!
Pamela Phelps

Great shot! Congratulations on your Feature!
CJTill

Congratulations on your Feature, and well deserved
Maria Moro 23 days ago

Oh Peter,, this is fantastic & brilliantly framed… excellent use of lighting , so much so it offers an optical illusion…. an instant fave.. your quality of work speaks volumes…cheers
hologram 22 days ago

another example of your incredible work Peter.
Pure Class.
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George Ujvary 20 days ago

Superb image Peter. Great work.

Regards,

G
Maria Moro 9 days ago

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hardhhhat 9 days ago

Excellent perspective I love this corridor.