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Over Thames
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Copyright: Tim Wheeler (trewheeler) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 33 W: 5 N: 146] (930)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-03-06
Categories: Transportation
Camera: Nikon D50 Digital SLR, 18-55mm Nikkor
Exposure: f/11, 1/200 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-03-11 12:59
Viewed: 198
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 4
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Queen Elizabeth II Bridge. Thus completes the pair of shots named "Under Thames" (previous post) and "Over Thames". Watch out for "On", "Around" and "Somewhere Between Thames" coming soon.

From Wiki: The bridge, which was completed on 7 June 1991 and opened on 30 October 1991, [1] is a four-lane cable-stayed bridge, designed by Dr. Ing Hellmut Homberg and Partner and Kvaerner Technology Limited. [2]. It was built by a joint venture between Kvaerner Construction Limited and Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company.[3] When it was opened, the bridge was Europe's largest cable-supported bridge. The central span is 450 m (1,476 ft) long and is suspended 65 m (213 ft) above the Thames (to accommodate ocean-going cruise liners). The approach viaducts on the Essex side measure 1,052 m (3,451 ft) and 1,008 m (3,307 ft) on the Kent side, giving a total length of 2,872 m (9,423 ft). It has an expected life span of 120 years.

It is a toll bridge and accommodates four lanes of southbound traffic from the M25. When closed, due to high winds for example, one of the two adjacent tunnels is used instead.

When built, the Queen Elizabeth II bridge was only the second bridge on the River Thames east (downstream) of London Bridge constructed in over a thousand years, and it is currently the only bridge east of Tower Bridge (the Thames Gateway Bridge will be the second, when completed). The historic reason for this is that bridges prohibited tall ships and other large ships from reaching the Pool of London, which has led to the building of numerous tunnels instead.

Thanks for looking,

TW
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  • Dyerco Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1167 W: 10 N: 1148] (4981)
  • [2008-03-11 22:47]

Hi Tim
I like this POV. Obviously shot from the car but I want to straighten it. Anyway I like the sky here as it adds some interest to the whole scene.
Phil

Wow! Great POV! Don't listen to lesser spirits who can't understand a moment for what it is. There would have been no other way to capture this image than from your car. This is PHOTOGRAPHY, not painting. And because the car is moving, the picture reflects a greater degree of artistry.

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