It's a swing bridge, and is slated for renovation sometime in the next two years, (as soon as they finish rebuilding the bridge about 1/2 mile down river). I usually fear for these old monuments as the results have been about 50% complete removal and replacement. The entire road parallel to the river at that point is slated to be changed from 2 lanes to 4. Now mind you this is to handle the increased traffic, which was wholly the result of the other bridge being reconstructed...
Bob Sullivan wrote: > Peter, > That's a much better look at the bridge. It stands out more from the > background. > I love all the structural elements in the older bridges. > There was lots of construction/assembly on site back then. > Regards, Bob S. > > On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 10:09 AM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> It might help if I posted the proper link to the new conversion. I'd >> like to say it's early and I'm tired, but I'm not... >> >> http://www.mindspring.com/~distilfink/PESO%20--%20grandavenuebridgeii.html >> >> Everyone can now complain that I posted the wrong link. >> >> P. J. Alling wrote: >> >>> Rick was the only person to comment on this shot and he had a more than >>> valid point, and there was something I could do about it. There's lots >>> of detail in the full resolution image, but it tends to disappear when I >>> resize it for the web. So I decided to try for more separation between >>> the very dark almost black bridge and the grayer background. I >>> lightened the image overall and then increased the contrast selectively >>> in the darker elements, curves can do wonders. Now the bridge pops a >>> bit more when compared to the background elements. (The crop is a >>> little different but still essentially the same). >>> >>> http://www.mindspring.com/~distilfink/PESO%20--%20grandavenuebridge.html >>> >>> The same as before and usual. >>> >>> Rick Womer wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Tough shot to do, because it's a complex structure >>>> that is hard to separate from the background. I tried >>>> years ago and never got a pic I was happy with. I >>>> suspect that only a boat would provide a really good >>>> vantage point. >>>> >>>> Rick >>>> >>>> --- "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> I shot this with a panoramic crop in mind. It was a >>>>> dull day with a bit >>>>> of color in the sky. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> http://www.mindspring.com/~distilfink/PESO%20--%20grandavenuebridge.html >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Equipment: Pentax *ist-Ds/smc Pentax FA 43mm f1.9 >>>>> Limited >>>>> >>>>> As usual comments are welcome but may be totally >>>>> ignored. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... >>>>> -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link >>>>> directly above and follow the directions. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> -- >> Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... >> -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> >> > > -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
