Steel Angles by bmac62
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...some of the 1130 tons of steel that makes up the 75 year old, 976-foot span over Deception Pass on the north end of Whidbey Island (Washington).
...this is a bit of a heartstopping bridge. It has two narrow (11-foot wide) lanes and a 3-foot wide pedestrian lane on each side. If you want to walk out on the bridge you can...but peering over the rail 180 feet down to the water with cars and trucks whizzing by your backside 1-2 feet away is quite an experience...!!!
...I didn't take many pictures from out on the bridge...couldn't hold my breath that long:-)
Bill
"Outdoor Art Gallery"
Comments (34)
wotan
Heavy but tender... beautiful view!
TomDart
You have a fine one here...showing the strength of the bridge, built of pieces adding up. Next, we need a view from the top...again, nice Archi shot, deep depth of field showing all well.
helanker
I wonder who is checking on all the screws every now and then ? ;-D A fantastic shot :)
durleybeachbum
An outstanding shot, Bill, but one which makes me feel slightly queasy even though YOU took it!
jayfar
Fantastic shot Bill and a great POV.
cfulton
I can only imagine the squeaks and groans of the metal because of the passing traffic. A childhood Meccano dream! Clive
bazza
Great shot of the underside of this bridge Bill, I can imagine the guys building this would have had an interesting time amongst the meccano pieces..
Blush
Great capture Making me dizzy just looking at it Just got home from the hospital My lung collasped from the biopsy and other unexpected thing had to stay 2 extra days............I am worn out.........and exhausted:( But this image is awesome Hugs Susan~
goodoleboy
You got all the angles covered here! Shades of the Erector Set of my childhood. Stellar POV, POV, clarity and detail in this pic of the geometric structure, Bill.
neiwil
Where were you standing when you took this??..great shot Bill, wonder how many people have crossed the bridge and never given a thought for whats holding them up..This is about as close as I'd want to get, and as for joining traffic out on the span...I think not :-(
Faemike55
Excellent capture. I can bet that Tara was holding her breath as you took these pictures
jocko500
I woild not had even walk out there. You a brave man. cool shot and pov
beachzz
I I knew right away what this was-and I DID walk out on it--wow!! Super shot of a most impressive structure!!
auntietk
What a great shot of the underside of the bridge! I'm glad we decided to go home that way. Such a fun place! Reading comments, above, I see this image from a new perspective. Indeed, it doesn't LOOK like you were standing in perfect safety on solid ground! The horror story is up on the bridge deck. Crawling out on the girders isn't even on the radar!
hipps13
WOW this is cool as I remember a time a memory smiles warm hugs, Linda
bobrgallegos
Wonderful POV. Title says it all.
prutzworks
great POV
fallen21
Awesome capture!
flavia49
fabulous picture
tizjezzme
What a great photo this is!
jendellas
I love the view!!!
lyron
Great view!!!!
RodS
Sheeeesh - what a view! That's a killer shot, Bill! Sounds pretty wild - still, I'm just crazy enough to try it. Anything for a photo, right? :-D
tennesseecowgirl
I can remember some of the bridges from up that way and at the time not wanting to look down much... lol great work on this.
danapommet
Massive capture of all that steel. Super collection of angles. Dana
Chipka
Now that's a bridge that's begging for me to cross it, on foot (with traffic at my backside) just so I can do that gypsy thing midway across, and then take pictures of what must be an amazing view. I love that strut-work. It looks kinda spider-web-ish. I watched a mama spider spinning an egg-case and lemme tell ya, a whole lotta strut-work and girder support comes out of a mama-spider's backside; it was an amazing (complicated) thing to see, but unfortunately I didn't get any pictures. This kinda reminds me of that, so now I wonder if there are some pearly yellowish-white eggs somewhere just out of frame. Okay, and now that I've gone on and on about a spider's backside and the business that comes out of it, I have to say that this is one of those nicely engaging shots. It actually took me a moment to orient myself and find the direction; that's not so important, but it was a fun challenge. Those struts are amazing and the angles are truly gravity defying. I'd say this rocks, but that might not be too good a thing for a bridge, unless it's one of those flimsy rope and wood things. Anyway, I love this shot.
Richardphotos
I know what you mean.even stopping on the long overpasses here, the movement of the bridges can said to emulate an earthquake from semi-trucks I love the structure as it brings back memories of doing drafting for cross country high voltage towers
kansas
A great shot. I never could walk out on this bridge either. Too scary for me.
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makron
Great work, fantastic image