[LRflex] Re: An odd perspective...
- From: yxandy2001@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 20:18:59 -0600
David
Beautiful rendition. Makes me feel like I'm on it
Regards
Yxandy
David Young <dsy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Rose and I recently spent some time on the Oregon coast. Because of poor
>weather, we went inland for a couple of days, searching for some covered
>bridges.
>
>I'd always thought covered bridges were a "back east" thing... y'know, New
>England, the Canadian Maritime provinces, Ontario, etc. I was surprised to
>learn that Oregon has 51 surviving examples. Most are in rural areas, and take
>some hunting to find. But, the Chambers bridge, is right in Cottage Grove,
>Or.; and is, apparently, the last covered railway bridge west of the
>Mississippi.
>
>It has been fully restored, with an interesting metal sculpture to represent
>the trains that used to run through it.
>
>http://www.furnfeather.net/Temps/ChambersOutside.html
>
>But, the trick was inside. When they restored the bridge, they installed a
>huge metal sculpture on the trusses, before re-skinning the building. The
>bridge is 78 feet (24 m) long, but only 11 feet wide. No possibility of
>getting it with one shot, so I tried a 3-panel pano. I didn't believe that
>with such different viewpoints that they would not stitch together very well.
>But, Hug-In did a great job, even if it does yield a rather odd look.
>
>http://www.furnfeather.net/Temps/ChambersInside.html
>
>C&C welcomed, as always.
>
>David.
>
>
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