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Lost Creek Covered Bridge
Posted by Steve Rice (Olympia, United States) on 11 June 2009 in Architecture.
Built in 1919, this 39 foot (11.9 meter) bridge of the Queenpost truss type spans Lost Creek in Jackson County, Oregon, USA. This is the shortest covered bridge in Oregon. It carries only pedestrian traffic at this time. A sign on the bridge claims it was built about 1881. The builder of this bridge is known to have roofed the nearby Lake Creek bridge in the 1880s. So, this could be Oregon's oldest covered bridge still standing. However, it was probably partially or completely rebuilt in 1919.
Part of the Covered Bridges of Oregon series.
Pavan Kaul from Mumbai, India
I love this one in mono Steve! I love the light and contrast!
11 Jun 2009 6:10am
Marie LC from Voiron, France
Je suis un peu moins fan de celle-ci sans pour autant savoir dire pourquoi
11 Jun 2009 7:38am
Sarito from Basingstoke, United Kingdom
Great b/w shot.. love the added vigenette effect..
11 Jun 2009 7:40am
Alivia from Saint-Etienne, France
an older bridge, le B&W me semble trop prononcé dans ses ombres et ses lumières, les contrastes très forts me génent un peu, mais l'endroit est superbe. have a nice day.
11 Jun 2009 7:44am
10fraction from Rennes, France
Hi Steve,
Very nice processing, the vignetting just focusses the attention on the cover bridge. The B&W is an excellent rendering for this scenery, an axcellent photography
11 Jun 2009 9:26am
Don from spokane, United States
This makes a spectacular black and white image. I especially like how you've processed to get this unusual image. Very well done.
11 Jun 2009 3:23pm
Monami from New Delhi/Kolkata, India
i dunno why, this reminds me of concentration camp.
its a beautiful granular tone.
love it.
:)
11 Jun 2009 3:45pm
peter from new york, United States
your processing gives it such an old time feel. very cool!
11 Jun 2009 3:54pm
Laurie from New Jersey, United States
Like a step back in time. This is a beautiful bridge.
11 Jun 2009 4:38pm
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Terrific in B&W, Steve. I love this bridge.
11 Jun 2009 7:43pm
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
Wow...love this high contrast shot and composition. Great feel to this shot Steve!
11 Jun 2009 8:31pm
Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France
The high contrast and may be the flag also, give a dramatic touch to this old bridge.
11 Jun 2009 9:42pm
observing from North West, United Kingdom
The strong contrast and vignetting really compliments this image... nice work Steve.
11 Jun 2009 10:17pm
jeff (aka dogilicious) from Millerstown, PA, United States
Great light and processing. Very nice.
11 Jun 2009 10:34pm
k@ from Paris, France
Love this sharpness, a delight for the eyes ! Wonderfully contrasted, bravo !
11 Jun 2009 11:09pm
Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand
It looks rundown and because of that the B&W is a great choice here! I'm amazed at the amount of covered bridges, it's a great series!
12 Jun 2009 2:57am
dj.tigersprout from New York City, United States
beautiful treatment here!! lovely post processing!!
12 Jun 2009 3:52am
Diane Schuller from Hythe, Canada
My husband thought he knew a lot about covered bridges but was surprised when I told him of these in Oregon. He's hoping to make a trip to see them. This, by far, has to be among one of my personal favourites of this series -- the processing is superb.
13 Jun 2009 8:45pm
Ajay from Pune, India
The way you've presented it, it does give a feeling of it's old age. The black and white tone has really settled well with the mood.
14 Jun 2009 4:13am
