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Forth Roadbridge

Taken before the start of construction of second road crossing

Taken before the start of construction of second road crossing
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This image was taken in 2007 and with the building of the second road crossing this view has gone forever. I have many more similar shots but sadly only taken with a compact camera.

The comments are valued Sunset views of this bridge were always a joy....a fleeting few minutes of beauty. Sadly weather and time of view and infrequent trips to Scotland means I probably missed even better possible shots and now it is changed forever. It is possible to pick out details in background 20 Km from position of photographer.

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Location

This was taken on a summer evening just at sunset from South Queensferry in Scotland. It shows the original Forth Road Bridge which has now been superceded by a second road bridge completed a few years ago so this view is no longer visible.

Time

This was taken on a summer evening just at sunset....along with many other similar shots I have taken when on holiday in Scotland. 2007

Lighting

The photo has NOT been edited apart from a letterbox crop.

Equipment

Handheld Compact camera on max zoom. It was taken so long ago I will have to look up the original data on the image file to say which precise model as I went through quite a few compact cameras.

Inspiration

I just love sunset photography especially when there is an interesting skyline featured, which this magnificent piece of civil engineering does. This was taken on a summer evening just at sunset.

Editing

No post-processing apart from crop to suit the letterbox view.

In my camera bag

I travel very light now....I used to have an SLR camera with interchangeable lenses and filters tripod etc but I switched to compact digital cameras when they appeared on the market. Now I mostly use a mid-range phone camera for sheer convenience.

Feedback

Timing is clearly very critical for sunset as it is all over so quickly...a few minutes. Unfortunately, this view no longer exists as a second bridge alongside has altered the view totally. Albeit that 2nd Bridge is very impressive and can be photographed from the old bridge but not from where I stood at Stouth Queensferry.

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Forth Roadbridge

Taken before the start of construction of second road crossing

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