Thanks greatly for the comments. The bridge does have a graceful sweep to it as a result of the arch. The preservation feature of covering the bridge is absolutely the reason for it. Keeping it clear of snow (in those climes) would, also, be a pretty good reason. New Brunswick would be one of those places..right? ;)
Jack --- On Thu, 10/23/08, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: PESO: Covered Bridge > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Date: Thursday, October 23, 2008, 11:40 AM > On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 8:55 AM, Jack Davis > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Last souvenir from yesterdays drive. > > This was taken at the South Yuba River state park, in > a settlement named Bridgeport. > > It's claimed that this bridge, built in 1862, is > the longest single span covered bridge (251') in the U. > S.. > > I've shot a number of times over the years. From > both ends and down along the river, but it has never > revealed its artistic side to me. > > While this is 'prox a 40% crop, happily still > allows a more than decent detailed image. > > Taken from a convenient bridge crossing the Yuba > River. > > I love this camera/lens. > > That's a lovely photo, Jack. I've never seen a > covered bridge with an > arc described across it like that - it's quite striking > and you caught > it beautifully! > > As for the questions farther down on the thread, bridges > were covered > to protect the road surface from wet weather (snow or > rain). Keeping > the wood roadbed dry (or at least drier) delays rot and > keeps it from > becoming too slippery. > > BTW, the longest covered bridge in the world (not a single > span) is in > Hartland, New Brunswick Canada. It's the only reason > one would want > to go there, near as I can figure... > > ;-) > > cheers, > frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri > Cartier-Bresson > > -- > 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. -- 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.
