Devils Corral Nightscape
by Mike Lee
Title
Devils Corral Nightscape
Artist
Mike Lee
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
This image captures the abandoned Devil's Corral Bridge and rebuilt railroad trestle over the Susan River very early on a March morning. The bridge, on the old Highway 36, was completed in 1923 at a cost of a whopping $40,000, and provided the final link in the highway between Susanville and Westwood (California, USA). Construction started on the modern bridge that replaced it in 1965 when this bridge was abandoned and it’s been crumbling ever since.
Many local folks will remember a time when the railroad trestle in the background was about half gone, leaving a bit of a "bridge to nowhere" for many years. It's now been rebuilt and integrated in to the Bizz Johnson Trail, a part of the "Rails to Trails" program where abandoned railroad grades serve as recreational trails.
I hope someone enjoys this image as it took significant effort to create. My initial plan was to let the 84% waxing gibbous moon do most of the lighting for me, let it set, then shoot the galactic core in the remaining half hour or so of "astro-darkness." However, once on site, I realized the moon was already a bit too low and probably not at a great angle anyway. Fortunately, I had time to implement Plan B and spent about an hour "light painting" the scene with my trusty flashlight. Numerous frames were captured without moving the camera position then digitally merged in post production to create the final image.
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March 25th, 2021
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Bob Lentz 3 Days Ago
Congratulations! on this unique image’s being Featured in “Dramatic Landscape Seascape and Cityscape Photographs” group. The artist is invited to add the image to the group’s current “2024 Feature Archive” Discussion topic.
Barbie Corbett-Newmin 10 Days Ago
Thanks for sharing this popular beauty! Congratulations! Your wonderful work is featured on the home page of the Over 3000 Views group. Please make it available for future viewing by posting your feature in the Featured Images Archive discussion thread and any other appropriate discussion threads-- ie sales of your group images etc.
Christopher James 16 Days Ago
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Feel free to place your featured image in the Features Archive and any Genre specific Archive l/f/p
Christopher James 16 Days Ago
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 Views on One Image Group's Special Features Nominations For Promotion #28 . Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views on One Image Group....L/F/Tw
Rick Davis
Tomorrow will be a March Morning and if people want to see an outstanding March picture ...Here It Is! L/F
Mike Lee replied:
Thank you very much, Rick! Weather man says there's no way I could take a photo like this tomorrow so maybe sharing this one will be the way to go! 😂
John M Bailey
An awesome night sky and wonderful light on the bridges! Sharing in FB Images That Excite You. l/f
Alex Lapidus
Congratulations, your image has been featured in the Experimental Photography group -- thanks for sharing it with us! Please feel free to add it to the Oct - Dec 2023 Feature Archive in the Discussion section (using the "embed" link on your image page).
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