A few years ago, while I was still working rotating shifts at the Golden Gate Bridge, we put a portable light tower on top of the South Anchorage for security lighting. Four 1,000 watt vapor lamps cast broad shafts of light in every direction and illuminated the structural steel members of the Approach Towers like a scene out of a Film Noir mystery.
Whenever I made my weekly light check on Swing shift I took a few photos and over the years I collected some interesting images in both color and black & white. This one reminds me of a bare root rose, or perhaps a tree trunk, albeit one that is almost 200 feet tall.
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Now you’ve got me thinking about bridge images. This one is just enough asymmetrical for a bit of tension, yet it somehow softens the sheer strength of those beams. Cool image.
Thanks, Tom. Bridges are all about balance between the Tension and Compression loads.
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Erects set or tinker toys come to mind. Wait a gaint praying mantis. Evocative late at night. Did you run into Scully or Mulder?
Not that night.
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Others perhaps?
Probably might, could be…
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Your question inspired me to change the header. Please take a peek when you get the chance.
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I would only assume you would show us some great angles and lines on a bridge 😀 Wonderful entry Allan.
Thanks, Cee. I have a quiver full of these shots.
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