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Irish Bend Covered Bridge
Posted by Steve Rice (Olympia, United States) on 26 May 2009 in Architecture.
Built in 1954, this 60 foot (18.3 meter) bridge of the Howe truss type spans Oak Creek in Lane County, Oregon, USA. It originally spanned the Willamette Slough on Irish Bend Road until it was moved to the campus of Oregon State University. It carries no motor vehicles but is part of a bicycle and pedestrian path.
Part of the Covered Bridges of Oregon series.
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
The vignetting emphasizes the angle, very nice.
26 May 2009 5:23am
Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States
Thanks so much, Steve - nicely captured.
26 May 2009 5:35am
Giovanni from Milan, Italy
Very nice capture! I like the flowers in the foreground and the vignette!
26 May 2009 8:23am
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
A great composition, love the Daffs in the forground. A really nice shot Steve.
26 May 2009 10:17am
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
Wonderful DOF in this shot....the daffodils are so pretty and lead you right to the covered bridge. The vignetting holds this altogether. Wonderful shot Steve!
26 May 2009 12:28pm
vu@granby - Wolfgang from Granby, Québec, Canada
Another kissing bridge! Here they are always red....
26 May 2009 1:26pm
@vu@granby - Wolfgang: I like the red ones. In Oregon though, most are white.
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
Such a beautiful and lovely composition! An absolute delight!
26 May 2009 1:45pm
Don from spokane, United States
A fine shot and interesting to learn of it's move to a new location. Nice to have it still in use.
26 May 2009 2:45pm
zOOm from Paris, France
I like the way you crop here, lovely doffodils and a nice blue sky. The bridge makes a nice path between the two.
26 May 2009 4:16pm
Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand
Great composition with the flowers in the foreground and the trees in the background make a great framing for the bridge. Personally I don't like the vignetting in this photo, a bit too strong and hard, but the photo is excellent!
26 May 2009 5:09pm
jeff (aka dogilicious) from Millerstown, PA, United States
Like the photo effect in this one. Neat old bridge.
26 May 2009 5:16pm
Alivia from Saint-Etienne, France
a wooden white bridge with daffodils in the foreground, a picture for National Geographic ... these bridges still mysterious history and a pretty good ride .. thank you Steve.
26 May 2009 7:00pm
peter from new york, United States
the flowers in the foreground add something special to this already cool shot. i also dig the lens vignetting.
26 May 2009 7:15pm
dj.tigersprout from New York City, United States
this is such a lovely series!! love the daffodils in this shot!! wonderful color!
27 May 2009 1:49am
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
This has been the most informative and entertaining series I have seen in a long while . . thank you for sharing your travels and your knowledge.
27 May 2009 4:48pm
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
Beautiful contrasts and the daffodils in the foreground make this just perfect.
27 May 2009 8:20pm
