Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Bridge Wednesday - Tower of Power

Ravenel Bridge, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok


This twilight image shows one of the powerful towers that suspends the Ravenel Bridge over the Cooper River in Charleston. The bridge is one of the longest cable-stayed bridges in the Western Hemisphere, and is designed to withstand both strong hurricanes and earthquakes, and the demented driving habits of some local denizens. Furthermore, a splendid pedestrian/biking trail parallels the span, providing lovely views of Charleston Harbor and its numerous semi-tropical icebergs.





19 comments:

  1. Great photo, I've driven on that bridge it's amazing,,,M

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  2. Awesome. I love how the photo is in all shades of blue. Great pic.

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  3. Perfectly apt title.. It does look grand.

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  4. I got a birthday card a lot like this. Yup. Actually, now that I think about it, it might have even been from you. In that case, thanks are in order...or out of order, slightly scrambled: KTAHNS!!!

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  5. Stunningly beautiful picture
    Amazing color and composition

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  6. A large photograph! , superb photograph!

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  7. Cool ! Nicely captured! Love the strong blue.

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  8. HA this image roar vertical-frame-goodness yet again :) good vision piece, linearity-at-play.

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  9. J'adore le jeu de lignes sur fond bleu qui évoque les cordes d'une harpe céleste !
    Bonne journée lumineuse!

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  10. perfect angle and perspective, stunning colours! a very intriguing and convincing frame!

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  11. A very powerful image Doug - wonderfully graphic and the colours are magnificent.

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  12. Beautiful play of perspective ! well composed !

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  13. great lines, I love these kind of shots... sth similar to come on my blog, hopefully soon ;) cheers!

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  14. wow perfect perpective, outstanding presentation, impressive in vertical depth

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  15. This is a fabulous angle that you used to frame this great span of the bridge Doug....i like it....peter:)

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