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Fort Williams Park, Cape Elizabeth, Maine. From the circle in front of the light house, this is a different view of Portland Headlight that you don't often see.
River Place Marina, Hawthorne Bridge , Willamette River
Hawthorne Bridge - NRHP #12000932
The Hawthorne Bridge is a truss bridge with a vertical lift that spans the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, joining Hawthorne Boulevard and Madison Street. It is the oldest vertical-lift bridge in operation in the United States and the oldest highway bridge in Portland. It is also the busiest bicycle and transit bridge in Oregon, with over 8,000 cyclists and 800 TriMet buses (carrying about 17,400 riders) daily. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in November 2012. (#12000932)
Statistics
The bridge consists of five fixed spans and one 244-foot-long (74 m) vertical-lift span. It is 1,382 feet (421 m) in total length. The bridge was originally 63 feet (19 m) wide, including two five-foot sidewalks, but the sidewalks were widened to 10 feet in 1998, increasing the structure's overall width to 73 feet (22 m). The 880,000-pound (400,000 kg) counterweights are suspended from the two 165-foot-tall (50 m) towers. It is operated by a pair of 150-horsepower motors. On average, the lift span is raised for river traffic 120 times per month.  While the river is at low level, the bridge is 49 feet (15 m) above the water, causing it to be raised an average of 200 times per month. The bridge was designed by Waddell & Harrington, which also designed the Steel and Interstate bridges. John Alexander Low Waddell invented the modern-day vertical-lift bridge.
History
The current bridge was built to replace the second Madison Street Bridge, a wooden bridge built in 1900. It cost $511,000 to build and was opened on December 19, 1910. Hawthorne Boulevard (and thus the bridge) was named after Dr. J.C. Hawthorne, the cofounder of Oregon's first mental hospital and early proponent for the first Morrison Bridge.
The streetcar tracks across the bridge were originally in the outer lanes, but were relocated to the center lanes in 1931. The deck was changed from wood to steel grating in 1945.
In 1985 the lift span sheaves, the grooved wheels that guide the counterweight cables, were replaced. The bridge went through a $21 million renovation from 1998 to 1999, which included replacing the steel grated deck and repainting. The original lead-based paint was completely removed and replaced with 3 layers of new paint that is estimated to last 30 years. During this upgrade the sidewalks were widened to 10 feet (3.0 m), making it a thoroughfare for bicycle commuters. Due to the replacement of the steel deck during this project, the channels which used to carry the rails for streetcars and interurban trains were also removed. The bridge was closed for one year to permit the renovation to be carried out.
The original color of the bridge was black, lasting until 1964, when it was repainted yellow ochre. During the 1998–99 renovation, the color was changed to green with red trim.
In 2001, the sidewalks were connected to the Eastbank Esplanade. In 2005, the estimated cost to replace the bridge was $189.3 million.
The 2003 film, The Hunted, included a scene set on MAX on the Hawthorne Bridge. Since MAX does not cross the bridge, the movie company connected two articulated buses remodeled to resemble a MAX train, complete with fake overhead lines and a sprinkler system to simulate rain. Light-rail (interurban) service did cross the Hawthorne Bridge until 1956.
The new deck put in place in the outer lanes during the 1998–99 renovation was designed to be strong enough for possible use by modern, heavier streetcars or light rail trains in the future, which was proposed at that time, and TriMet was still considering a Hawthorne Bridge routing for its future MAX Orange Line, to Milwaukie, in 2002. However, following the transit agency's later decision to build the Tilikum Crossing for the Milwaukie MAX line, which bridge could also be used by the Portland Streetcar, it became unlikely that rail cars will ever again cross the Hawthorne Bridge.
The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in November 2012.
(Wikipedia)
Portland Maine
Camera - Polaroid Now+ (2nd Generation)
Film - Polaroid 600 Color
Scan - Epson Perfection V300 Photo
This is another image from the 2020 Portland Winter Light Festival, on the OMSI side of the river. These trees were w real hit. They are captivating, and the colors draw you in. But here is the rub, LED lights don't star on low apertures like incandescent bulbs do. This is a real let down. I am sure there are smarter people than me that could explain in detail why the blue wont shoot and why LEDs don't star. I tell you what, its really dragging down my Christmas images.
I do have to admit though, it does push me to shoot better images. In a way. Normally I would set up the tripod and crank it F16, capture a stared set of lights and call it a day. Now, without that tool in my tool chest I have to more creative with the composition to create the wow and depth.
Let me know what you think.
Oh, this art piece is called Twinkle Trees by Joshua Salas and James Overstreet.
A small boat being lowered into the sea at Portland Bill in Dorset. An old photograph that was processed through Elements. I liked the huge blocks of Portland Stone ready to be moved but obviously not by this small boat.
Another one from my recent Maine tour. This is at the Portland lighthouse. long exposure to get some motion blur of water.
I appreciate the feedback.
Found the folder with the shots of this abandoned house in Portland, MI. I've posted this house before and liked the last edit that I did of it, a kind of washed out look. Took a different shot and duplicated the edit but with a few new skills. Would love to go back and reshoot this with my much improved skills with the camera but, alas, the house is gone.
Portland Bill Lighthouse is a functioning lighthouse at Portland Bill, on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. The lighthouse and its boundary walls are Grade II Listed.
As Portland Bill's largest and most recent lighthouse, the Trinity House operated Portland Bill Lighthouse is distinctively white and red striped, standing at a height of 41 metres (135 ft). It was completed by 1906 and first shone out on 11 January 1906 The lighthouse guides passing vessels through the hazardous waters surrounding the Bill, while also acting as a waymark for ships navigating the English Channel