Tag: Historic Bridge

Indiana Covered Bridges – October 2019 – Dunbar Bridge

The last bridge that I got to late in the afternoon of my first day of photographing Indiana covered bridges was the Dunbar Bridge.  There was more traffic across this bridge than any of the other bridges that I had photographed earlier in the day, maybe because it was late in the day and people were going home after their work day was over.

Dunbar Covered Bridge and information sign. iPhone photo, edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO modules.
Dunbar Covered Bridge. Nikon D850, Nikon 14-24mm @ 24mm, f/11, 1/4s, ISO 200, edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO Nik modules.

Wide angle lens distortion, especially when shooting from one side at an angle to the plane of the bridge, makes these bridges appear to be leaning to one side.  Some bridges were actually leaning a little and/or the sides were not vertical, so the distortion exaggerates the lean or angle.  I try to correct this in post processing, but sometimes it is not possible to completely correct the distortion.

Beneath Dunbar Covered Bridge.Nikon D850, Nikon 14-24mm @ 24mm, f/11, 5.0s, ISO 200, edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO Nik modules.

To get to the creek for a side image, I had to walk beneath the bridge from the only easily accessible route.  This appears to be a popular place for young people, judging by the graffiti and many footprints in the sand.  Looking closely at the writing on the left hand side beam one can see a message from Missy proclaiming that she loves Ken.  I promise that I did not write that or anything else on the bridge.

Dunbar Covered Bridge. Nikon D850, Nikon 14-24mm @ 21mm, f/11, 1.6s, ISO 64, edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO Nik modules.

The side view of the bridge with the creek, bridge and tree reflections in the creek and the sandy shore line with the early fall foliage in the background was quite good.

Dunbar Covered Bridge. Nikon D850, Nikon 14-24mm @ 14mm, f/11, 3.0s, ISO 64, edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO Nik modules.

The dim late day light required longer exposures, showing the motion in the clouds and probably blurring of the tree foliage moving in the wind.

Dunbar Covered Bridge. Nikon D850, Nikon 14-24mm @ 14mm, f/16, 30.0s, ISO 200, edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO Nik modules.

Some of these images have embedded links to higher resolution images on Flickr.  Viewing the images there will let one see more detail.

Until next time,

Ken

Indiana Covered Bridges – October 2019 – Rolling Stone

My third stop during my first day of photographing Putnam County covered bridges was the Rolling Stone Bridge.

This bridge got its name from a large boulder in the creek that moved, when the current was strong.  That boulder was destroyed, as it was deemed a threat to the bridge.

Rolling Stone Covered Bridge, Putnam County, Indiana. Nikon D850, Nikon 14-24mm @ 24mm, f/11, 1/125s, ISO 800, edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO Nik modules.

Rolling Stone is a short, single span bridge in an attractive setting.

I shot multiple exposures of the inside, then combined those to  create HDR images.

Rolling Stone Covered Bridge, Putnam County, Indiana. Nikon D850, Nikon 14-24mm @ 14mm, f/11, Multiple Exposures, ISO 800, edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO Nik modules.

The engineering and construction of these bridges is remarkable.  These were designed to last for many years, although these do require maintenance, mostly to the exterior, from time to time.

Rolling Stone Covered Bridge, Putnam County, Indiana. Nikon D850, Nikon 14-24mm @ 24mm, f/11, Multiple Exposures, ISO 800, edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO Nik modules.

I was able to get down to the creek and shoot from several viewpoints along the creek shoreline.

Rolling Stone Covered Bridge, Putnam County, Indiana. Nikon D850, Nikon 14-24mm @ 14mm, f/11, 1/200s, ISO 2000, edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO Nik modules.
Rolling Stone Covered Bridge, Putnam County, Indiana. Nikon D850, Nikon 14-24mm @ 14mm, f/11, 1/250s, ISO 3200, edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO Nik modules.
Rolling Stone Covered Bridge, Putnam County, Indiana. Nikon D850, Nikon 14-24mm @ 21mm, f/11, 1/160s, ISO 800, edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO Nik modules.
Rolling Stone Covered Bridge, Putnam County, Indiana. Nikon D850, Nikon 14-24mm @ 18mm, f/11, 1/125s, ISO 800, edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO Nik modules.

More on Indiana covered bridges later,

Ken