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Covered bridge to...nowhere.
Covered bridge to...nowhere.
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Challenge: Rural Decay (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: Waldo, AL
Date: Dec 17, 2009
Aperture: 14
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/4
Galleries: Architecture, Rural
Date Uploaded: Dec 17, 2009

 This was the 3rd bridge built over this river-one was washed away in a flood and the 2nd caught fire. This one built in 1858 finally became so decayed that they removed the road to keep kids from playing on it. Located at Waldo, Alabama. Neat old restaurant is nearby in the old mill that once operated here. HDR image.


Statistics
Place: 5 out of 82
Avg (all users): 6.5714
Avg (commenters): 7.2000
Avg (participants): 6.3590
Avg (non-participants): 6.6535
Views since voting: 2433
Views during voting: 334
Votes: 140
Comments: 11
Favorites: 3 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/24/2009 05:16:22 PM
Good find. It would be interesting to know what this used to connect. That drop off on the right really makes you wonder about the original purpose of the bridge.
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 12/24/2009 07:09:01 AM
I really like this and a nice change from barns...
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 12/24/2009 05:34:11 AM
hmmmm that last step off is a doozy isn't it...looks like Vermont? Good clear shot
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 12/24/2009 01:09:39 AM
fantastic!!
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 12/22/2009 08:14:47 AM
Great subject and nice processing. I might have put a light vignette on the left side of the image since that's where the bridge leads my eye, but otherwise cool shot! I love the detail in the bridge.
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 12/19/2009 03:30:28 PM
Really beautiful rendition of a lovely remembrance......7
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 12/18/2009 07:09:25 PM
Just as well that I can't get to it. I think the other side is guarded by forum trolls. Very cool bridge.
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 12/18/2009 06:11:41 PM
I looked at this for a long time because it struck me as odd that here we have a covered bridge, clearly in dishevelment with no apparent means of access to getting on it from either side. I found myself wondering why this would be so then wondered if it is simply meant to be a type of monument to a progress which all too often leaves the grand past behind as seemingly irrelevant to that which it passes by. Perhaps it is about simple change - what was, what is now - left to cause one to slow down a bit and ponder. Thoughtful & quite curious capture, a definite stand-out.
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 12/18/2009 01:23:31 PM
Interesting old bridge, bet she was a beauty.
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 12/18/2009 04:48:27 AM
That bridge is really cool! Great Picture!
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 12/18/2009 04:31:15 AM
That's a very cool subject! Looking a little flat on my screen; might benefit from a contrast boost and maybe some burning on those background trees to give it more depth.
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