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Post by Randy on Jan 18, 2012 14:30:58 GMT -5
The Middle Road covered bridge near Conneaut, Ohio. Fujicolor 200 film, 500 at f11 Yashica Minister D.
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Post by daveh on Jan 18, 2012 14:59:21 GMT -5
The one that wasn't washed away, to misquote the title of the film about Franz von Werra. (I wonder if he had anything to do with the firm that made the cameras.)
I really like your covered bridges. Thanks for posting, Randy.
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Post by Doug T. on Jan 18, 2012 15:01:22 GMT -5
Randy, Great shot with nice color! It's always been a problem for me keeping the winter shots from having too much of a blue cast to them, you've done a good job keeping the snow nice & white. There are some spots I know of where a covered bridge had been, you can still see partial abutments, but they're almost all gone now Doug
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Post by mickeyobe on Jan 18, 2012 15:55:18 GMT -5
Randy,
I wonder if Photoshop couldn't bring out the details inside the bridge and along its side.
I have never seen a real live covered bridge.
Mickey
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Post by colray on Jan 18, 2012 19:53:11 GMT -5
Oh how I wish we had snow in Albany.. not yet 9.00 am and it's already over 30C
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Post by olroy2044 on Jan 18, 2012 23:35:08 GMT -5
Love this shot, Randy!
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Post by photax on Jan 19, 2012 11:17:24 GMT -5
Hi Randy,
A very atmospheric picture, we got the first snow here last weekend.
MIK
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Post by Randy on Jan 19, 2012 14:31:52 GMT -5
Thanks for the kudos, guys. We have gotten 5 inches of snow since morning.
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Post by nikonbob on Jan 19, 2012 15:18:03 GMT -5
Great bit of history you have captured there. I hope it is around for many more years to come.
Bob
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Post by philbirch on Feb 3, 2014 13:50:54 GMT -5
Why did they make bridges like this, covered up like giant barns? We have nothing like it in UK - to my knowlege.
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Post by mickeyobe on Feb 3, 2014 18:19:03 GMT -5
Why did they make bridges like this, covered up like giant barns? We have nothing like it in UK - to my knowlege. Covered Bridges They were and are exceptionally practical devices where the climate can range from near tropical to arctic. Stone would crack and crumble as water seeped between its joints, then froze in the winter and expanded. Our present asphalt and cement roads still suffer this damage caused by our erratic and often ferocious weather. "Potholes" are a year round ongoing expense and unrelenting enemy of our infrastructure. Wood is much more flexible and by covering these beautiful (to me ) constructions their useable life spans were greatly lengthened. They are also relatively cheaply and easily maintained and repaired. I have heard that it was much easier to control horses and cattle that had to cross these bridges as they could not see what was below them. Mickey
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Post by philbirch on Feb 3, 2014 19:10:44 GMT -5
Thanks Mickey that's interesting. We just don't have these extremes of weather here in the temperate UK. Phil
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Post by mickeyobe on Feb 3, 2014 22:50:39 GMT -5
Thanks Mickey that's interesting. We just don't have these extremes of weather here in the temperate UK. Phil I know that. Here is proof positive. I have never ever seen Robin Hood running about in anything but tights. Hardly wise winter wear and too snug for tropical comfort. Mickey
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