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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.
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.
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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An HDR composition.
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.
London's Hammersmith Bridge crossing into the fog.
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Designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette (of London sewer system fame), opened by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) on 11 June 1887.
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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