Bridges can be a great subject to practice photographic composition as they lend themselves to shots with a vanishing point, leading the eye or even sometimes s-curves. These fun shots show what you can do if you move to get a better angle and maybe make use of a tripod in low-light.
32 Fun Outdoor Photographs of Bridges
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Amazing pictures. Wow!
Again, another super article – thanks to all for sharing!
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Nice collection!
Here are two train bridge shots I took on a foggy morning:
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No Sydney Harbour Bridge?
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No Sydney Harbour Bridge?
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This one is from Carcassonne in the South of France.
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Pont du Gard near Nimes, southern France.
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Bridge over the Rio Guadalquvir, Cordoba, Spain.
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Rialto, Venice.https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6076/6038129914_340f9d21c5_z.jpg
The view Casanova would have seen as he was led across the Bridge of Sighs from the Doge’s Palace, Venice, Italy.https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6203/6037582649_4606be998d_z.jpg
It’s just an itty bitty bit of the Harbour Bridge.
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How is this one? Taken last december
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Bigger: https://www.flickr.com/photos/krystiano/5168299106/lightbox/
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Bigger: https://www.flickr.com/photos/krystiano/5082436845/lightbox/
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Bigger: https://www.flickr.com/photos/krystiano/5075717369/lightbox/
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Bigger: https://www.flickr.com/photos/krystiano/5061732224/lightbox/
Bridges don’t have to be grand, check out this little footbridge in an intimate, handheld night shot from Venice.
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There are many types of bridges. I didn’t see any covered bridges, so I’ll add one here.
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Or the lift bridge in Duluth MN
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How are there none of one of THE most famous bridges in the world?! Here’s my contribution…with a fun twist!
Another great collection. I think my favourite is “Into the fog”.
Original:
The Kitt Bond Bridge over the Missouri River in Kansas City at Dusk
https://www.flickr.com/photos/shakeskc/5924337895
The Kitt Bond Bridge over the Missouri River in Kansas City at Dusk
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A Train Bridge over the Missouri River in Kansas City just before dusk.
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A picture can be, just the other day I was thinking about how much I like reading star mag. but non of my friends do so that’s a shame.
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