Rogue River Bridge in Fog Vertical
by Mike Lee
Title
Rogue River Bridge in Fog Vertical
Artist
Mike Lee
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
The Isaac Lee Patterson Bridge on US 101 over the mouth of the Rogue River in Gold Beach Oregon was completed in 1932. I love the art deco influenced architecture of many of the bridges from that era and this one is a fine example! The bridge is named for Isaac Lee Patterson, Oregon’s 18th governor. Spanning just under 2000 feet, it is one of 6 major bridges designed by structural engineer and professor Conde B. McCullough, who served as Oregon's state bridge engineer from 1919 to 1937. These bridges, spanning 3 bays and 3 river estuaries along the Oregon coast, played an instrumental role in eliminating the need for ferry services which had historically been the only way to cross these bodies of water.
When my wife and I rolled in to town on this October day, conditions were back and forth between dense fog and the sun just trying to burn through. When we pulled up to the north end of the bridge the fog was winning the battle and I captured this frame. The conditions made the overall scene quite monochromatic, save the greens in the foliage which almost looked out of place, so I was thinking black and white from the time I clicked the shutter.
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October 12th, 2023
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Comments (19)
Barbie Corbett-Newmin
Congratulations on graduating this vision from The 200 Club photography group with well over 500 views!
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your wonderful art has been featured in ABC Group from our "D is for DREAMY " themed week, OCTOBER 9 2023 - October 16, 2023.
Glenn McCarthy Art and Photography
Congratulations! Your outstanding photo has been chosen as a FEATURE in the “The Gray Scale Outdoors” group. You are invited to post your featured image to the featured image discussion thread for 2024 as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer on the Home Page. Don't forget to Pay It Forward. Glenn
Gary F Richards
Outstanding Rogue River Bridge in Fog composition, lighting, shading, excellent color and artwork! Congratulations on your very deserving features! F/L
Jenny Revitz Soper
CONGRATULATIONS! It is my great pleasure to FEATURE your artwork on the homepage of The Artists Group, 10/17/2023! You are invited to post it in the Group's Features Discussion thread for posterity or any other thread that fits!
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