Re: Covered Bridges at night

2019-05-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nice work! Paul > On May 13, 2019, at 4:46 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > Alan C wrote on 5/13/19 12:37 AM: >> Very interesting images, Larry. Perhaps you should plan your re-visit for >> mid-winter? > > Thanks Alan. In summer, in this part of the Pacific Northwet there is only > about a

Re: Covered Bridges at night

2019-05-13 Thread Larry Colen
Alan C wrote on 5/13/19 12:37 AM: Very interesting images, Larry. Perhaps you should plan your re-visit for mid-winter? Thanks Alan. In summer, in this part of the Pacific Northwet there is only about a 70% chance of overcast skies at night, in winter it's about 97%. Alan C On 12-May

Re: Covered Bridges at night

2019-05-13 Thread Alan C
Very interesting images, Larry. Perhaps you should plan your re-visit for mid-winter? Alan C On 12-May-19 07:50 PM, Larry Colen wrote: It turns out that there are quite a few covered bridges in this part of Oregon.  It shouldn't be much of a surprise that it's pretty challenging to photograph

Re: Covered Bridges at night

2019-05-13 Thread Larry Colen
Steve Cottrell wrote on 5/12/19 11:42 PM: On 12/5/19, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157708398198205 Fabulous work Lar - love em! Thanks! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.

Re: Covered Bridges at night

2019-05-12 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 12/5/19, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: >https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157708398198205 Fabulous work Lar - love em! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__UK Shoot / Edit and || (O) |Live Broadcast News -- _ -- PDML Penta

Re: Covered Bridges at night

2019-05-12 Thread John
I was told by a historian who was responsible for a covered bridge here in North Carolina that it was at least in part to help keep from spooking the horses when they had to cross the stream. On 5/12/2019 19:28:42, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Also, the roof keeps snow and ice off the surface of t

Re: Covered Bridges at night

2019-05-12 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Also, the roof keeps snow and ice off the surface of the bridge, backing it easier and safer to cross. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, plea

Re: Covered Bridges at night

2019-05-12 Thread lrc
On May 12, 2019 3:25:44 PM PDT, "Dale H. Cook" wrote: >On 5/12/2019 6:01 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > >> Great shots and I really like them. But what's the point of covering >a >> bridge? > >In the horse-and-buggy days, when most buggies did not have a roof, it >gave young couples a place

Re: Covered Bridges at night

2019-05-12 Thread Dale H. Cook
On 5/12/2019 6:01 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Great shots and I really like them. But what's the point of covering a bridge? In the horse-and-buggy days, when most buggies did not have a roof, it gave young couples a place to canoodle in the rain. :-) Seriously, though, the roof and side

Re: Covered Bridges at night

2019-05-12 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 12.05.19 um 19:50 schrieb Larry Colen: It turns out that there are quite a few covered bridges in this part of Oregon. Great shots and I really like them. But what's the point of covering a bridge? Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogs

Re: Covered Bridges at night

2019-05-12 Thread Larry Colen
Daniel J. Matyola wrote on 5/12/19 12:50 PM: I like the last one, Pano-2, very much. The sky is quite brilliant, and the land features are still clear and easily visible. Thanks Dan. I assume the bright area to the left is light pollution from the city. If you are referring to the Chit

Re: Covered Bridges at night

2019-05-12 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I like the last one, Pano-2, very much. The sky is quite brilliant, and the land features are still clear and easily visible. I assume the bright area to the left is light pollution from the city. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, May 12, 2019 at 1:51 PM Larr

Covered Bridges at night

2019-05-12 Thread Larry Colen
It turns out that there are quite a few covered bridges in this part of Oregon. It shouldn't be much of a surprise that it's pretty challenging to photograph them at night. Just getting a clear sky to see the stars is a challenge, particularly one without the moon causing issues. I got some n