Bridge at dawn

We have been fascinated with the Margaret Hunt Hill bridge, especially since our recent visit a week ago.  We decided to spend more time exploring the bridge and the area near it. Our thinking is that once the bridge opens, we won’t have the level of access that is available right now.

So at 4:00 AM on Saturday morning the alarm clock sounded.  After I pealed myself off the ceiling, we got about the business of loading the car and were on site by 5:30.  Maybe I should have checked the weather.  The wind felt like it could blow you off the bridge. 

It was really interesting to see the construction progress made in just one week.  Once we had daylight we drove around and found access to the under the bridge and the levee. We saw more great views and new areas in various degrees of renewal.

Here are few more shots, Russ experimenting with HDR and Elena using a faux HDR.

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Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge

This week, while at the Plano Arts Association exhibition, we saw a really nice Margaret Hunt Hill bridge photo taken by Gaby Pruit.  By the way, if you haven’t visited the Plano Arts Association on 18^th in Plano, look it up and check it out.

On Sunday, inspired by Gaby Pruit’s image, we decided to check the progress of the bridge construction.  The bridge is accessible on foot only.  We had the bridge to ourselves!  We could set up our tripods right in the middle lane.  Wow!  This meant we had the freedom to walk back and forth to find that perfect angle.  An added bonus was we had an unfettered view of the Dallas skyline from the bridge. 

We arrived in the late afternoon so we had rapidly changing lighting conditions.  That was fun because we had the room to lay out our equipment to take advantage of every opportunity.  Once in awhile we would encounter another pedestrian or a photographer who like us, was amazed by the shared good luck.

Now we want to go back in the predawn hours to catch some night lighting and then dawn lighting.  We also want to return in about 9 days in the evening to catch a full moon rise over the city through the bridge.  This is a once in lifetime opportunity and we are excited.  We hope it is reflected in our pictures.

Enjoy our 1^st cut.

Dallas downtown skyline, view from the bridge

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