Welcome to Friday Foto Flogging, a place to share your photos and photography news. We were inspired by the folks at European Tribune who post a regular Friday Photoblog series to try the same on this side of the virtual Atlantic. We also thought foto folks would enjoy seeing some other websites so each week we’ll introduce a different photo website.
This Week’s Theme: Bridges (h/t Indianadem).
Website(s) of the Week: 2009: The Year in Pictures from The New York Times.
AndiF’s Bridges to Somewhere
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River Bridge
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Highway Bridge
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Creek Bridge
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olivia’s bridges
Next Week’s Theme: Another round of What is it? (inspired by NorthDakotaDemocrat).
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Only one this week, had to go digging for this one. It’s a scan of a 3.5×5. One of these days I’ll have to get a film scanner.
Splendid China

Large image here.
http://bobx327.deviantart.com/art/Splendid-China-150478165
Any idea what the procession on the bridge is?
If I remember correctly it is a Royal Emperor’s travel procession.
Another angle.

What scale is that, BobX? Based on the grass, the figures look to be about 2-4 inches tall.
Just north of Hobart there’s a Alpine model village, but I’ve never been to see it.
Of course my favorite model village is the one in “Hot Fuzz”.
Close, more on the order of 8-10″, we have coarse grass. Splendid China was a park showcasing China’s history in miniature. They couldn’t draw the crowds and went under some years ago.
Too bad its gone. Somebody really went to a lot of trouble to put all of that together! Thanks for the peek.
Really like the framing — with the curved wall (at least I think it’s a wall) above the wonderful reflection below.
Thanks, it’s a wall around what is supposed to be a summer palace.
‘Splendid’ really is the word. A very beautiful shot.
That doesn’t look real – all those details (horses) and the water colour. Looks more like a painting. Lovely.
Ben Franklin Bridge
Ben Franklin Bridge – Interesting story at that link
Weave Pedestrian Bridge – UPENN Campus – re-post
They’re all good, but that bottom one is exceptional. Where is that bridge?
That is the Weave Pedestrian Bridge, adjacent to the new South Street Bridge construction that will again join University City and the other side of the Schyukill River area.
It’s pretty much right in the middle of this map – Link
Sadly, Google hasn’t updated their maps lately; this construction has been going on for probably around a year or so. I dropped them a message on Google maps indicating the error so hopefully they’ll update soon.
Here’s some more pics of the Weave Bridge on Flickr, too.
I’m with CabinGirl – I like all of them. If I had to choose a favorite, it’d be the night shot for the colorful reflections.
First photo is lovely but the perspective on the bottom two really catches my eye. And although the bottom photo is very dramatic, I find the middle one more appealing — I really like the line of lamps and of course, the jeep makes for a startling element (and that story is interesting).
For me, the Weaver bridge image immediately recalls Dali’s Last Supper. Just amazing.
Love the geometric shapes in the third, but love the lines in the second shot – esp the lamps – and the colour tone.
Great night shot.
That was an attempt at long night time exposure for an HDR/tonemapped image sometime last year, I believe. It didn’t come out quite as I wanted but it’s still pretty.
I want to try it again but for some reason, I can never get just the right “look” that I’m shooting for.
A bridge too far…
Young asklet decided to test the structural integrity of this old (rotten) bridge. Let me just say that the water was freezing cold (late October 06) and that he is skinny – as evidenced by the small hole he made as he fell through (the second, round hole is from our subsequent attempt to demolish the hazard):
Interesting construction method, using two trees as the foundation and building on top of that. I suppose if someone could get some relatively new pallets (easily attainable, usually for free too), one could rebuild the bridge with about 5 or 6 of them.
Great series of shots, ask. The top one, probably not surprisingly, is my favorite. Not just for asklet and his adventure but also for the really nice use of angle.
This reminds me of some bridges my grandfather built back in the 50s. Here, my grandmother watches as my younger brother attempts to catch a bluegill.
Glad asklet was not seriously injured by his adventure!
Fantastic photo ID!
Yikes … but what a neatly formed hole … 😉 Like Andi, I really like the framing of the top photo.
Feed that kid! Top shot is the top shot.
Feed that kid!
Hah, he’s a foot taller now, but just as skinny. His mother claims he is eating her out of the house…
Amazing isn’t it? With our boys, we wondered where in the world all that food was going! Those fiery teen hormones, perhaps?
I got caught completely unawares this week.

But here`s a composite bridge shot.
I`ll see if I have more stuff in my archives.
That’s a really cool bridge.
Sorry about not reminding you sooner, Head. I’ll do better next week. And your photo is a cool creation.
Looking forward to seeing more from this location (as mentioned on your blog).
(Btw, you can always check the bottom of the diary for the next week’s theme!)
Really well composed.
That’s an interesting name for an interesting bridge. Is it on a private estate?
Indianadem, Keres, Olivia, AndiF & Boran2

Thank you for your very nice comments.
I do have to say a few things though.
I mentioned being caught unawares for this weeks theme.(my fault)
Then AndiF, mentioned that bridge would work great for this week`s theme.
A few days previous, while in my yard, I noticed an old bird feeder we`ve had for years & remembered an image I had posted in “Gates, Paths & passages” & I decided to take a few shots of it to play with.
I also mentioned that the shot posted in FFF was a composite.
Now I feel like I cheated or something.
Not seriously or anything, but I did want you to be aware of how the name came about.
It`s a bird feeder, a creek & a bridge.
Here`s the image from the “gates…” in FFFF
A pic of the bird feeder with a Bic lighter for scale.

The pic I used in the composite.

And finally, The Bird Feeder Creek Bridge, again.

Ah, hah! ‘Twas a well done “composite” I’d say.
However, I may now be inclined to break out my Sherlock Holmes Optic Magnifying Glass should I see any hints of a challenge to gravitational, structural, or dimensional realities. 🙂
Very clever indeed and not cheating at all, IMHO! Well done as usual, KNUCKLEHEAD!
This is the Bridgewater bridge that gets us across the Derwent river to what passes as civilization around here. The two stacked images in the linked Wiki article are mine. It has a rather unique structure that might be of interest to bridgophiles.
This bridge on the Hobart waterfront turns sideways to allow fishing boats in and out of their berths.
Very cool.
I really enjoy checking out the environs as well.
Both of these are really interesting bridges. The wiki article on the Bridgewater Bridge was fascinating — I’d never heard of a vertical lift bridge before.
I’ve only seen it open once. And I must say that it’s an impressive site considering that it lifts the roadway, walkway and the railway. The river on either side of the causeway is very shallow and filled with hundreds of Black Swans grazing on the water plants. It’s also a good spot to see cormorants, Musk ducks, terns and the occasional pelican.
Big stuff that moves around with precision like that has always interested me. I remember being fascinated by drawbridges as a kid when we were living in Long Island, NY.
Me too. There’s actually a draw bridge on the other end of the road from the turn-table because the harbor was divided in two. If you time yourself right you can get stuck in the middle.
As you can see, Hobart has a very vibrant waterfront – where it is best not to be in a hurry.
Very impressive construction – like a lift lock, that vertical lift … and though it’s the name of the town, it’s a fun name for a bridge.
I always thought “bridgewater” was a humorous name. Let’s see, we’ve got the only bridge over the water, what should we call our town?
Tasmanian towns, when not named after some place in the British Isles (or even further afield, like our little hamlet), tend towards the literal. Swansea and Cygnet both reflect their large swan populations. Moulting lagoon pretty much tells it’s own story. As does Duck rivulet. Lots of bird names, now that I think of it. And even the birds have literal names, like our much loved Yellow-tailed back cockatoos.
Our own little footbridge.
Will summer ever come again?
cute!
We actually broke 32F today!
We were right up there with you — for about three minutes.
🙂
You foot bridges are impressively well contructed — especially as compared to my little creek bridge above (well not “mine” mine — it’s one the neighboring kids camp). And what a lovely spot.
Ah, the green! I don’t think I’m quite ready to give up the somewhat subdued activity of winter and start the growing season again quite yet, though.
Looks sturdy.
(And definitely ready for spring and green.)
Very zen.
March of 2006 near Blanchard, ND

Well, I found a bridge photo! (We won’t go into the state of my photo file organization…)
This was definitely a bridge to nowhere, as there was no road on the other side, just crop land. No doubt it was in use in the first half of the 20th century.
It’s completely gone now, mostly likely recycled when the salvage steel prices were still high.
This is such an evocative image for me. Talk about a thousand words — sustainability, domestic manufacturing, organic change, the nature of reality ..
It’s the perfect plains bridge — flat ground, no water, and a few scrubby trees. I think it should go on the North Dakota quarter. 🙂
I really like this one for the story it seems to tell. Nothing stays the same, does it?
Interesting that it’s been completely salvaged.
Great derelict. The patchy snow and the horizon on the mid-line really suit the static nature of the subject.
Very cool NDD
Salt Creek, Middle Fork bridge, Brown County, Indiana
As kids, we climbed the arches and hung out in the secret spaces underneath
Same bridge with some remains of an earlier span in the foreground
A rare two lane covered bridge at the north entrance to Brown County State Park
Wooden trusses support the two lane covered bridge
On a creekside stroll, a guy and his dog try out the ice at the edge of the creek below the bridge.
Concrete slab bridges are common in our area, even on some state highways. When the streams are up and running hard, the water just flows over the top.
Memory of a day in June.
So many lovely images! They hint very nicely at the way you relate to your environment.
As do yours,ww. I’m always anxious to see what you’ve captured up there in the NY mtns. Sometimes the old bluegrass tune “Foggy Mountain Breakdown” jumps into my thoughts as I look through them;-)
I’ve actually had one of those!
😉
Thank you for your compliments & kind inspiration.
Thanks to everyone else for the same, as well.
As always, you are a great tourist guide for Brown County. And I’m especially glad that you included a picture of a quintessential Brown County just-pour-some-contrete-over-it bridge.
That reminds me, I should go over to Yellowwood State Forest and get a couple of pics of the creek crossings that don’t even have the benefit of slabs. A former county highway supervisor attempted to drive through the ford at the east end of Grandview Road a couple of years ago and almost lost the truck (and himself) to the flood water.
Wow! That two lane covered bridge is something special … how neat.
A very nice collection of photo. I’ll have to tell you my “covered bridge story” sometime.
Awesome set Indianadem.
I love the covered bridges, but the “Bean Blossom Bridge” image is beautiful.
Thank you, KH! The old bridge was nearly burned several years ago by someone having a really serious hallucinatory bad trip. I’m glad it survived.
Love your jay image, Miss O! In my experience with jays, you’re lucky to get by with just seeds.
😉
Andi, your river bridge image is my favorite. I’m drawn right in.
Thanks WW. That’s over the Red River in Kentucky. It’s a beautiful area of beautiful woods and creeks, deep gorges and hollows, and most fun of all — sandstone arches.
Thanks ww. 🙂
l think this may be a repost, but…from the archives… one of my favorite photos: golden gate bridge fort point lighthouse:
scanned from 35mm slide
What a gorgeous shot. I love the light reflection on the bridge. It’s well worth seeing again … and again … and again.
What Andi said.
Great shot, dada! This one looks like a potential National Geographic!
Love this shot – it’s gorgeous.
dada,
As the resident B&W aficionado, here`s a link to some strange ones.
And beautiful lighthouse frame image.
http://blackandwtf.tumblr.com/
Very beautiful, dada.
a little late but here it goes:
Alte Brücke (Old Bridge) in Heidelberg, Germany:
Neckarvorlandbrücke in Mannheim, Germany:
Nibelungenbrücke in Linz, Austria:
Gamle Bybrua in Trondheim, Norway:
Neckarsteg in Mannheim, Germany:
Not too late at all — both because your contributions are fantastic and because the Flog usually stays active right through the weekend.
What a great tour of European bridges. The Alte Brücke shot with its great use of light and shadow is my favorite but each of shots has something special to catch the eye — striking geometry, colorful reflections, and wonderful use of perspective.
thank you for your nice comment. Here’s a link to all my photos on flickr, including more pics from Heidelberg, if you’re interested.
Thanks for links. I’ll enjoy looking through your albums. I was in Belgium for three weeks for work several years ago and made side trips to Antwerp and Brugge so it will be very nice to revisit them through your pictures.
Thanks for sharing these wonderful images with us. To me, the Gamle Bybrua with the open gabled structure atop is the most intriguing. Could you tell if any of it is functional or is is purely decorative?
thanks for your comment, yeah, the bridge, and Trondheim as a whole, was very beautiful. unfortunately, I don’t remember if it was functional or decorative but I would guess the latter.
Gamle Bybro
Norwegian wiki:
Quick/dirty translation:
Old Town Bridge, or The Town Bridge, is a bridge in Trondheim. It crosses the Nidelva from the southern end of Kjøpmannsgata [Merchant’s Street] to Bakklandet. Old Town Bridge was constructed in 1681 in connection with Cicignon’s city plan and the construction of Kristianstens fortress. The location was selected from a military strategic point of view and the cost was borne by the King. It was completed in 1685. The bridge was to replace the previous city bridge which lay approximately where Elgseter bridge is today, and when it was opened the old one was left to decay. Since then, Old Town Bridge has been subject to several changes.
Initially, Old Town Bridge was built in wood, with three spans supported by stone piers. An iron lattice was located at the middle of the bridge. At the western pier there was a guarded city portal up until 1816. At each end there was a customs and guard house. The customs house at the western end is still there, while the eastern one was closed in 1824.
Today’s bridge was build by City Engineer Carl Adolf Dahl in 1861. It had cantilevers that could be raised and held up by the carved portals that are still there. In the mid-1900s, the structures in the bridge were replaced by concrete. The bridge is 82 meters long. The main span is 8.5 meters and sailing height is 8.4 meters.
The Old Town Bridge is today one of Trondheim’s characteristic features, and it is also called “Portal of Happiness” after Oskar Hoddø’s waltz “Nidelven quiet and beautiful you are.” One portal was damaged in 2002 when a truck driver drove into these after erroneously calculating the height of the car, and ignored the prohibition signs.
Old Town Bridge is proposed for protection in the national protection plan for roads, bridges and roads related cultural heritage.
Very interesting and explains the functionality of the structure atop the bridge. Thanks ask!
Fantastic shots Sven. I love how colourful they all are. The lights in Nibelungenbrücke in Linz, Austria are wonderful.
(As for late posting, what Andi said. The flog usually goes throughout the w/e so never too late.)
You get top marks Sven for “best literal representation of theme”.
This is the Lorain Carnegie bridge (late named the Hope Memorial bridge in honor of Bob Hope, but everyone still calls it Lorain Carnegie). Featuring the Guardians of Traffic, depicting modes of transportation from covered wagon to trucks carrying industrial materials. Since Cleveland is bisected by the Cuyahoga River, it’s a city of stunning bridges.
BTW, I took this from a car going 35mph. 🙂
Nicely done!
You sound like me. If you look at the photo I took from on the Bridgewater bridge looking upward, you’ll notice a smear in the middle of the image from something (bird poop?) on the windshield. I love auto focus.
Good catch!
Nifty pic and excellent reaction to get it — you must have developed those speedy reactions from keeping 4 kids in line. 🙂
I just came across:
The Bridge (Budapest).
Oh wow.
I was actually thinking that I have photos, somewhere, of several of Tasmania’s many historical sandstone bridges. It’s just that they are pre-digital, and I’m lazy.
The Ross Bridge is probably the most famous – and the photo with the wiki article is fantastic. Keep clicking on the magnifier until you can see the carvings clearly. It’s all unskilled convict work.
Those details are gorgeous.
Given their history, it’s amazing that some of the convict-era structures are not only still standing but really none the worse for wear. I think it comes from the philosophy that says if you don’t know how to build it, over build it. A philosophy I share, even though I can do the calculations. You may as well make things to last, which means factoring in a bit extra to compensate for an potential unknowns.
Absolutely a gorgeous bridge.
Andi, Mrs. ID says River Bridge, although a lovely shot, is definitely NOT her kind of bridge! My favorite is the snowy footbridge. Great catch on the ant bridge, olivia and the botanical gardens look like a a great place to spend a quiet afternoon!
Awesome!!
Hey, I’ve been there! I think that’s the first time for one of your photos. 🙂
Not only is that a fine shot with great framing but I’m really impressed with how well you handled the variations in light — a big challenge handled very well.
Thanks. Just a lucky shot!
The great difference in the styles of stone masonry were quite interesting, too.
A very perfect set of images in this weeks theme.
Scrambling here to get ready for a series of major rain storms that will last the coming week have taxed a lot of my time.
I may not have included much this week but did go over every image submitted.
What a great collection on a nice forum.
Thank`s AndiF & Olivia.