The third bridge that I photographed in the afternoon of my first day of seeking covered bridges in Indiana was the Bakers Camp Bridge.
I made use of a fairly new looking fence in a grassy area on one side of the bridge as a leading line to the bridge.
At the end of the fence line, near the bridge, I found a way down to the edge of the creek from which I made several photographs with reflections of the bridge in the creek, after removing some distracting litter along the near shore line. It is not always possible to physically remove distracting objects, but whenever it is, I like to do so, since that is far easier than having to remove the objects later in post processing.
Walking back up to the front of the bridge, I made the usual frontal close up to get the bridge name and date into a photograph.
I then walked onto the bridge to attempt shooting inside. I stood on one side in case of traffic, which is not usually heavy across these country bridges, but not unusual either. In fact, one friendly lady, driving an SUV, stopped momentarily to ask if I was getting good photographs.
Since it is dark inside these bridges, I used a high ISO and, due to the bright light at the end and from the top side vents, I made multiple exposures, combining them into an HDR image in post processing.
I walked on through and made other images from the opposite end.
More on Indiana covered bridges later,
Ken
Another lovely old bridge! I do hope they will always be maintained! And isn’t it a shame that litter stalks us. And thank you for picking it up! I cannot tell you how many times I have been to the lake to photograph the birds only to have litter crop up in so many photos. It came to the point that I regularly carry garbage bags and gloves in my car for times such as that when I can reach the litter.
Thanks for the comment, Shutterpug. Like you I have a soft spot for the old covered bridges. I’m amazed at how well these were built so long ago and how well the basic structures survive for so long. There is always a need to maintain them, but mostly the superficial parts like the sides, roofs and paint. Given the popularity of these with tourists and the popular Covered Bridge Festivals in the area, I think these old bridges will be around for awhile longer, even though some are being bypassed with newer and much less attractive modern concrete bridges. Good for you in picking up the litter around our scenic places. I hear so much noise about banning so many products that get into our environment, but it is not the products that litter, it is uncaring people, who dump their trash wherever the happen to be.