Photographer's Note
This week we visited Bideford where this shot was taken early in the evening,no tripod was available so a handy lamp post was utilised.
Long Bridge is a Grade I listed ancient monument spanning the River Torridge, connecting the east and west parts of Bideford. It was constructed originally from timber around 1286, and required regular reconstruction. Between 1460 and 1500 a masonry bridge was built around the wooden one, which allowed the old structure to act as scaffolding for the new work while remaining open to traffic.
Long Bridge has 24 pointed arches, varying in span from 3.7m to 7.6m. The differing spans reflect the different lengths of timber used for arch lintels in the underlying original structure. The bridge piers vary from 2.7m to 3.7m in thickness.
http://www.engineering-timelines.com/
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marabu61
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(11587) 2015-11-28 4:06
Hello Leslie
Despite the lack of a tripod you achieved a very nice evening shot with a longer than usual exposure time. The way the colors change from the warm of the artificial light on the bridge to the colder blues of the water and sky is very attractive.
have a great weekend
Daniel
sabermonajati
(11537) 2015-11-28 4:14
hi
fascinating view from this old bridge with nice light you captured. light management skillful.
regard
saber
snunney
(130967) 2015-11-28 4:16
Hello Les,
Great shot with or without a tripod! The floodlit bridge sweeping in from the right makes a beautiful contrast with the lovely blue sky and glassy waters of the river. Lovely!
tyro
(30513) 2015-11-28 4:23
Hello Les,
You've written a fascinating note about this bridge which, amazingly, dates from the 13th century. I presume that nowadays it is only crossed by pedestrians though I did find this photo on Wikipedia of a locomotive crossing it at one time.
Anyway, this is a beautiful "blue hour" shot from early evening in which the mixture of natural and artificial lights is truly delightful. Your longish exposure of one second has smoothed the water nicely though not too much. I like too your strong composition with the bridge itself forming a strong diagonal across the frame and leading us to the buildings and lights of the distant part of the township.
It sounds to me that, as in my case, your tripod spends most of its time in the boot of your car, but the handy lamppost has come to the rescue here and helped you produce a lovely image with gorgeous light and colours, perfect exposure and excellent details and sharpness.
Excellent!
Kind Regards,
John.
holmertz
(102104) 2015-11-28 5:03
Hello Les,
This ancient bridge is not just quite beautiful, I am also impressed to see such a long bridge from hundreds of years ago. It's a remarkable work of medieval engineering. It is very nicely illuminated and the yellow reflections, along with the pink ones from other sources, have created a very pleasant atmosphere of early evening. The sharpness shows that there is no need to carry a tripod around, at least not as long as there is a lamp post available.
Kind regards,
Gert
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(117241) 2015-11-28 6:21
Bonjour Leslie
J'aime beaucoup cette composition ΰ l'heure bleue mκme si le temps ιtait gris. Le pont forme une trθs belle ligne de fuite qui donne beaucoup de profondeur ΰ l'ensemble. J'aime beaucoup cette lumiθre sous les arches.
Bon samedi
Serge
danos
(110407) 2015-11-28 8:10
hello Leslie,
nice the view of this area of Bideford,with the Long bridge to creates depth and perspective in the image.The grey sky and the moody weather makes the image more effective.
Regards,Danos
jemaflor
(146412) 2015-11-28 8:21
Hi Leslie,
excellent timing to take this view with yet dayli light and the warm light under the bridge.
cornejo
(61504) 2015-11-28 10:39
Hello Les, very good picture of this interesting bridge, beautifully captured in this interesting image with good sharpness, depth, light, color and quality. Very good and interesting job well done, congratulations my friend. Thanks for sharing this beautiful work.
Good night and good Sunday.
Warm greetings from southern Spain.
Angel.
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(62810) 2015-11-28 11:58
Hello Les,
Wonderful blue hour shot with the yellow illumination of the bridge creating a beautiful and strong contrast.
All colours are well reflected in the river.
Pretty clouds in the sky.
Best regards, Paul
mirosu
(16313) 2015-11-28 19:04
Hello Leslie,
Excellent arrangement, superb view to nicely lit bridge and beautiful reflections.
Fabulous photo in superb light & clarity, nice colors, nicely framed in landscape format.
Very well done.
Greetings,
Miro
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