Poohsticks Bridge, a photo from East Sussex, England

Photographer's Note

this taken several years ago with an instamatic camera, the photos were then processed onto a CD. This was taken in Ashdown Forest. AA Milne used to live near here and he based the Hundred Acre Wood on this very forest. The bridge is also the Poohsticks Bridge where the game of Poohsticks was invented. The bridge has been renovated with the aid of money from Disney. The two little figures on the bridge are Pooh Bear and Tigger, but unfortunately they are too small to see clearly.

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i82much (45) 2003-10-30 13:49

The soft and dappled lighting give this a magical quality. I wonder about the placing of the figures and the man though. It might be better, perhaps, to have the figures in the foreground or eliminated entirely.
I would take several pics with various positionings and see which come out best.

willsmom (36) 2004-05-05 23:08

I am surprised you have no points on this photo! I like the colors and the composition, and especially the tiny plush figures at the corner of the bridge. It brings back to me reading the stories and imagining the animals doing all of the silly things they did. I had no idea where the Hundred Acre Wood was located, and now I do! Thank you for sharing this lovely picture.