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Hammersmith Bridge, built in 1887, is one of the world's oldest suspension bridges which is why it is also one of Britain's most expensive to repair. It is a Grade II* listed structure made out of wood and wrought iron with the suspension held in place by cast iron pedestals. It is part of Britain’s engineering heritage and a national landmark.
Hammersmith Bridge before sunset during a walk with Fred Adams (www.flickr.com/people/14081381@N03/). I was using my new 10 stop Tiffen ND filter.
From the south end. The bridge is undergoing lengthy repairs for an indefinite time. Meanwhile it is open only to pedestrians and cyclists.
Im Hamburger Containerterminal Altenwerder beginnt die Nachtschicht und die One Hammersmith (length 336m/buildt 2009) wird fleißig beladen.
The night shift begins in the Altenwerder container terminal in Hamburg and the One Hammersmith is busy loading.
One day the bridge will be open again for cars and buses and bikes...But I believe I will be not able to take a photo from this POV again. This time the guard, seeing my efforts to take The Best Photo, led me to this point and I could take a Bridge in all its beauty...
Last year I worked on the other side of River Thames nearby this beautiful bridge and fell in love with it. Every morning when I finished night shift I had to cross the River and come back to this side to get to the train station. In the evening I had to cross the bridge to get on the other side. Today I will post 3 photos of this beautiful construction.
Those days only pedestrian sides were open, now the middle of the bridge is open for cyclists too.
Hammersmith Bridge, built in 1887, is one of the world's oldest suspension bridges which is why it is also one of Britain's most expensive to repair.
It is a Grade II* listed structure made out of wood and wrought iron with the suspension held in place by cast iron pedestals. It is part of Britain’s engineering heritage and a national landmark.
The bridge was fully closed in 2020 on public safety grounds, following the identification of micro-fractures in the 136-year-old structure. It was reopened in 2021, to pedestrians, cyclists and river traffic following extensive investigations and the introduction of a pioneering temperature control monitoring system.
Hammersmith & Fulham Council (H&F) has been told by the government to pay an unprecedented 33% of the estimated £250million repair bill which would normally have been paid in large part by Transport for London (TfL) and the Department for Transport (DfT). We have made it clear we can only raise that amount of money via a road user charge or toll.
This is Hammersmith Bridge from the other side of the river Thames. If you live nearby Hammersmith Bridge you get used to the view like this. The Thames is one of the main rowing rivers in Europe. Several annual competitions are held along its course, including the Henley Royal Regatta, The Boat Race and other long-distance events. As well as the events held on the river itself, there are other, purpose-built rowing facilities along the course of the river Thames. They start early in the morning and finish late in the evening.
Metroline Volvo B9TL VW1381 is pictured at Gillette Corner whilst standing in for a New Routemaster whilst working on Route H91 to Hammersmith
The Hammersmith bridge, with the streaks of light of two buses running in opposite directions.
This is two different photos that were composited. Using a tripod, I took first shot overexposed and when there were few cars. Then I waited for two buses to cross and took a second shot underexposed. Working from the raw images I denoised separately the two photos using darktable (I used a mix of anisotropic filtering and non-local means), and then I composited them in the Gimp. To composite them, I put the dark one with the streaks of light in a layer on top of the background one and set this layer to "ligthen only" mode.
I've tried to stay away from this bridge because I really don't like it, but it does have the benefit of a lovely sunset. Mix that with a low tide and a Hoya ProND 1000 filter and you get a half decent shot! Still would be better without the actual bridge though ;)
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A long exposure taken of Hammersmith Bridge, London, in the company of fellow photographer Daniel Coyle; www.flickr.com/photos/danielcoyle/
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Some moody looking clouds passing over Hammersmith Bridge in this long exposure shot. I say long exposure but it was only 11 seconds.
Thanks to London Lights, whose recent shot from the opposite bank of the Thames reminded me what an interesting bridge this is to photograph.
Hammersmith Signal Box at the Midland Railway Centre, 24th August 2008. The box was originally located at Kilby Bridge, between Leicester and Market Harborough and was built by the Midland Railway in 1900. The box is a Type 3b design and was fitted with a Midland Railway 32 lever tumbler mechanical frame. The box was closed on the 29th June 1986 when the area was re-signalled to Leicester PSB and I paid my one and only visit to the box on that day as part of the re-signalling works. The box was dismantled and moved to the Midland Railway Centre in July 1986. It was originally acquired for use at Swanwick Junction but it was decided to install it at Hammersmith where it was rebuilt in March 1987and commissioned in September 1989.