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Cliché réalisé dans la haute vallée du Vénéon dans le Parc National des Ecrins (Oisans). Silène Enflé - Silene vulgaris (Caryophyllacées).
I have changed the title and this description in view of the tragic events that have unfolded at the Clifton Suspension Bridge today. It seems inappropriate to be celebrating today but I hope plans will go ahead at the weekend.
Rest in peace Charlotte and Zaani. More resources for mental health are long overdue in this country.
The last of my rushed attempts to photograph the fog in the Gorge on Sunday morning; by the time I had tried to make adjustments for the exposure the fog had pretty much gone. I've tried to eliminate the purple banding in the sky, I hope it's not too noticeable.
Hiking in the canyons north of Factory Butte one finds the most fascinating formations. Erosion has carved this sandstone/mudstone into a suspended wave leaning out over the canyon floor.
These friends/sisters were enjoying sliding down the smooth rock, so I decided to include them in the composition, and try to give the photo an "old-fashioned" feel..
The Clifton Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge, which opened in 1864, spanning the Avon Gorge and the River Avon, linking Clifton in Bristol to Leigh Woods in North Somerset, England. Since opening it has been a toll bridge. The income from the tolls continues to provide funds for its maintenance. The bridge is built to a design by William Henry Barlow and John Hawkshaw, based on an earlier design by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It is a grade I listed building and forms part of the B3129 road.
Clifton Suspension Bridge
Coordinates 51°27′18″N 2°37′40″WCoordinates: 51°27′18″N 2°37′40″W
Carries B3129 road, cars, pedestrians and cyclists
Crosses River Avon
Locale Bristol
Maintained by Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust
Characteristics
Design Suspension bridge
Total length 1,352 ft (412 m)
Width 31 ft (9.4 m)
Height 331 ft (101 m) above high water level (86 ft (26 m) above deck)
Longest span 702 ft 3 in (214.05 m)
Clearance below 245 ft (75 m) above high water level
History
Opened 1864
Statistics
Daily traffic 8,800[1]
Toll Vehicles £1.00
The Menai Suspension Bridge (Welsh: Pont y Borth, Pont Grog y Borth) is a suspension bridge to carry road traffic between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. The bridge was designed by Thomas Telford. Construction of the bridge began in 1819 with the towers on either side of the strait, which were constructed from Penmon limestone. Then came the sixteen huge chain cables, each made of 935 iron bars, that support the 176-metre span. To avoid rusting between manufacture and use, the iron was soaked in linseed oil and later painted. The chains each measured 522.3 metres and weighed 123 t. Their suspending power was calculated at 2048 t. The bridge was opened on 30 January 1826.
The Futami suspension bridge over the Toyohira River in a scenic early-autumn setting (Jozankei, Sapporo, Hokkaido).
Camera: Canon PowerShot G12.
Edited with Adobe Photoshop.
While the authorities argue about the cost of repairing or replacing Hammersmith Bridge it is limited to pedestrians and dismounted cyclists only.
The famous suspension bridge,that spans the Avon Gorge, the bridge was built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and was opened in 1864.