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Location
This bridge is over the Brazos River on US281 south of Mineral Wells, Texas. I was lucky enough to be in the area right after they had opened a new bridge to the south, had this one closed to traffic, and hadn't started re-habbing it yet. Google Maps now shows it covered in a tarp with contractors crawling all over it - I'm sure it won't be as interesting when it re-opens. I also probably wouldn't be brave enough to stand in the middle of an open highway to get the shot!Time
This was taken late morning on a rainy day - it was actually sprinkling a bit as I was shooting thisLighting
Light is all abient but muted due to the thick clouds.Equipment
This was taken hand-held with a Canon 5D mkIII and 28mm F1.8 lens. I had to walk a good way to get to where I could take this shot - I didn't want to drag so much stuff out there that I couldn't hoof it back to the truck if the bottome dropped out of the clouds!Inspiration
I was camping in the area and always look for old bridges and abandoned places - this one looked interesting on Street View, but I got really luck with my timingEditing
This is an HDR combined from 3 different exposures using LightRoom. Ambient light was sparce and I wanted to be able to bring out details in the shadow, thus the HDRIn my camera bag
These days my 'walk about' setup is a Canon RP Mirrorless with a 24-240mm lens, but I'll also carry a 5D Mk III with any number of lenses if I'm looking to shoot something specific. I do have a couple of crop sensor bodies if I want a bit more reach, the extra magnification from the 1.6 crop factor helps there. I'm usually looking for cool things at random while traveling, so I often don't plan shots beforehand - I'm a pretty impromptu/opportunistic photographer. I've found I spend the most time with various prime lenses or some sort of super-zoom so I don't have to changes lenses out in the open.Feedback
HDR is great for bringing out detail in challenging lighting conditions. I'll usually set the camera to do 3 takes, with exposures set about one F-stop apart. If you have a stead hand and enough light you can do it without a tripod, but more than 3 exposures or in low light situations you'll what a steadier base, some ofthe exposures can be too long to hand hold steady.
