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The quaint bridge in Portland, Michigan passes over the Grand River. Portland is known as the city of two rivers; they are the Looking Glass River and the Grand River. This bridge is one of the largest (as a two-span example) and most complete examples of a rather ornate bridge plan/design that Groton Bridge and Manufacturing Company of Groton, NY built that remain today. As such it is significant on a national level as a key example of the work of an important bridge company. The bridge has been listed as a Michigan Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
This bridge is a two-span pin connected Pratt through truss.
historicbridges.org/bridges/browser/?bridgebrowser=truss/...
Portland Bill Lighthouse in Dorset in the UK, a bright sunny day, I thought the panorama format with the longer exposure allows the Lighthouse to sit in the picture without taking over. Also I like the wave on the left as it adds a bit of interest to the sea.
I got to Portland Bill a little early this morning to find these beams of light beating through the slight sea mist. This was as shot in camera with only a slight colour temperature adjustment. It needed some pretty drastic settings to capture the beams rather than just a blur of light but I'm pretty pleased with the results.
5dmkii zeiss 50mm 0.5 secs @ f1.4 iso 1600