Streaks and Beams
From a night of rain, food, and a mad dash around the city to capture as many good shots as possible during a short layover, the streaks and beams of the Eiffel Tower from atop the Pont de Bir-Hakeim.
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Rain on the Bridge
The bridge and colonnaded viaduct Pont de Bir-Hakeim, with a southbound 6 train.
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Pont Neuf
Just after sunrise, just after the rain ended. Looking at Isle de la Cite from Pont des Arts. Trying to channel Charles Marville, but fortunately not lugging around an actual wet plate setup.
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Bridge Watcher
Out the window of the car near Jurong, China.
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Bridge and Curve
A nearby park from the 25th floor of my hotel.
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RFK Bridge
Looking west on Astoria Boulevard in Queens.
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On the Bridge
Looking for spare coins in the afternoon sun on a New Delhi bridge.
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Market Bridge
An afternoon walk through Lilongwe’s central market.
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Toward Tenth
Descending from the High Line in Chelsea.
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Bridges and Rubble
Looking north into Maryland from West Virginia as a freight train rolls south on the leftmost bridge, with the remnants of a third on the right. The rocky outcrop is where Potomac Bridges was taken.
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Potomac Bridges
Looking down on Harper’s Ferry from the trail above the river.
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Duna at Night
A fantastic city, viewed from the Citadella in Gellert park.
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Danube Traffic
Looking east toward Chain Bridge and the capital buildings.
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Rusting Beam
A detail of the famous Cherry Street Bridge.
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Mazarine’s Library
From the Pont des Arts, looking south, the Bibliothèque Mazarine. Established in 1643 by the physician Naudé and named for the Cardinal, France’s first public library contained nearly 40,000 items by 1652.
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Danube Morning
A morning crossing of the Danube River, from the train window.
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Girders and Rivets
The Cherry Street Bridge, opened in 1931 and officially known as Cherry Street Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge. But less well-known is that it was designed by Joseph Strauss, designer of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.
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Blurred Traffic
Standing on Pont des Arts and looking east at the steady traffic underneath Pont Neuf along Voie Georges Pompidou.
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The Newest Bridge
On the eastern side of Paris, near the Gare de Austerlitz, is Paris’ newest bridge. Named the Passerelle Simone-de-Beauvoir, in honour of the French existentialist author, philosopher and theorist, the award-winning 190m bridge spans the Seine at the site of the new national library.
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Bridge and Hill
In reviewing the photos from this trip, I found several that I never got around to editing. This is the first from that “new” group.
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