Historic bridge over Riverwalk Photo

Photographer’s Note

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"South Carolina Department of Archives and History
National Register Properties in South Carolina

Gervais Street Bridge, Richland County (over the Congaree River, Columbia)

One of four open spandrel arch bridges of reinforced concrete in South Carolina, the Gervais Street Bridge spans the Congaree River and links Columbia to the western and southern parts of the state. At the time of its construction, begun in February 1926 and completed in June 1928, the bridge had the widest roadway in the state. From 1928 until 1953, the Gervais Street Bridge was the only Columbia Congaree River bridge and is the earliest and most decorative of the three bridges that now cross the river. The site historically has served bridges and ferries. Ferry service was first replaced about 1791 by a toll bridge. A subsequent wooden bridge completed about 1827 was burned in 1865 to delay General W. T. Sherman’s army. The rebuilt bridge was privately owned until 1912 when it was purchased by Richland County in cooperation with Lexington County. The 1415-foot reinforced concrete bridge was constructed by Hardaway Contracting Company of Columbus, Georgia. It cost $597,167 to construct. The bridge was designed by Joseph W. Barnwell of Charleston, bridge engineer for the State Highway Department. Above the flanking balustrades on the bridge are cast iron light fixtures. The decorative fixtures have the letter C and a palmetto on the bases, a vine pattern on the eight-sided post, and an acanthus leaf design on the necking. Listed in the National Register November 25, 1980."

asajernigan, dta, Longroute, bukitgolfb301, lucasgalodoido, dareco, gunbud, lrw1966, papagolf21, BWJ, isabela_sor, jaywalker has marked this note useful

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npecanhuk (13595) 2009-04-21 9:34

Hello Shelly !
Such a well chosen pov for a superb composition!
In addititon to that, sharpness, exposure and colors are all excellent!
The result is a very interesting, attractive and beautiful picture! I really like it!
TFS - Congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

bracasha75 (21936) 2009-04-21 9:46

Helo Shelly
Beautiful angle for this picture and nice present of this historical monument in South Carolina
Very good work
Have a great day,Bratislav

asajernigan (14072) 2009-04-21 9:56

Shelly,
Your composition is nice here using the bridge to create a diagonal through the shot. The boardwalk create a nice lead in for the shot. The lighting and colors are great with nice sharpness and DOF.
TFS,
Asa

dta (4848) 2009-04-21 10:04

Hello Shelly ,
Two different perspectives for the stoned bridge and for the wooden one . This composition is excellent . The sharpness and colors are outstanding . I like a lot the inclusion of the two people , too .
Bravo

Longroute (9149) 2009-04-21 10:51

A wonderful and very dynamic composition of this oustanding bridge. The intersection of the rails with the arch creates an incredible sense of perpespective and a very fine graphic effect. The excellent sharpness together with a great DOF and brilliant colours give an intense sense of reality. I do like it a lot. Well done,
Donato

bukitgolfb301 (4564) 2009-04-21 13:17

Hello my dear Shelly

Well considered framework, not vivid but significant color management and very deep exposure.
Not necessary for word to this masterpiece.
Congratulation on your great work !

Best regards and thanks for sharing.

Takero

lucasgalodoido (16583) 2009-04-21 15:19

Hi Shelly,
intereting view of the bridge and wooden path. The details of your piucture, principally on he wood was very well captures. Great shot, my friend.
Regards,
Lucas

dareco (17104) 2009-04-21 15:49

This is great Shelly, what an awesome place!!!! Excellent composition, nice depth and detail. TFS

gunbud (27755) 2009-04-21 19:02

Hi Shelly,
Wonderful POV with this very effective sweep of the footbridge for us to view the gran arched span across the rapidly moving blue river.
Lovely blue sky and wispy clouds above the sharply detailed bridge.
The lush green banks contrast brilliantly with the varing blues of sky and river.
Regards, Tom

danyy (68454) 2009-04-21 23:28

Bonjour Shelly,
une photo qui ne manque ni de perspective, ni de contrastes.
J'aime beaucoup le POV qui nous place sur ce ponton de bois.
J'en aime dailleurs bien le rendu du bois.
All the best.
Daniel.

Dyerco (9008) 2009-04-22 5:04

Hi Shelly
Gteat POV to have the bridge on the diagonal with the repeating pattern of the arches. Nicely framed on the left as it balances out the whole shot.
Phil

lrw1966 (1630) 2009-04-22 8:25

Shelly, Hi:

This is really wonderful. Marvelous architecture, detail and texture. Very impressively composed and presented. Thanks for the notes.

Larry

norman_isaure (1278) 2009-04-22 8:51

Hi Shelly
Entrecroisement de pont et de passerelle très bien agencés.
Bravo pour le cadrage. Le ciel est magnifique et bien bien en valeur le pont.
Amicalement.
Georgy

papagolf21 (56141) 2009-04-22 14:35

Bonsoir, ma bonne amie Shelly,
Bien, très bien, la composition est très soignée. Le cadrage a été parfaitement pensé, il fait ressortir à merveille cette oeuvre d'art. Tu as su jouer avec talent avec les diagonales et la géométrie.
Sujet parfaitement maîtrisé accompagné d'une excellente note.
Sincères amitiés.
Philippe

BWJ (1771) 2009-04-23 13:48

Hello Shelly,
Superb shot! It is a creative, carefully chosen point of view. Also wonderful crisscrossing of lines. The colors, light, textures, and the clarity are all excellent. Congratulations. It is well done.
Kind regards,
Betty

isabela_sor (42020) 2009-04-24 23:55 [Comment]

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jaywalker (12190) 2009-04-25 10:06

Hi Shelly, Stunning detail with the knots & texture of the wood so prominent, the superb angle of the bridge going through this picture is excellent & I love the walkway as it arcs round, a really great piece of work, kind regards Wilson.

biglad (433) 2009-04-29 11:04

Hi Shelly,

I like this composition, with the boardwalk leading you round into the shot, and then the bridge taking over and taking towards the back of the image. I'm torn between liking and disliking the fact that the people are in the shot, but on balance I think they do add to the shot.

Cheers
Simon