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05-OCT-2011

VANCOUVER BY CAR #8

LION'S GATE BRIDGE
---CORRECTION---
IN MY NAIVETY I MISSNAMED THE BRIDGE.
IT IS NOT THE IRON WORKERS MEMORIAL SECOND NARROWS CROSSING
The Lions Gate Bridge spans between Stanley Park on one side and North\West Vancouver on the other side. Lions Gates Bridge is a 3 lanes bridge and they alternate the lanes to 2 going one way durring rush hours.
Second Narrows is the bridge, between North Vanc and Vancouver, what is called East Vancouver.
Lions Gate Bridge was privatly build back in the 40s if I recall, was a paying bridge for ages, until they collected what it had cost to built it. If you didn't want to pay to cross it, then your other choice was the Second Narrows or even further before Second Narrows was built. It meant at least 1 more hour stuck in the traffic then!.
In 1986, durring the International Expo, they installed lights all along the top cables and only mountain climbers were brave enough and skilled enough to do that!

Worked in Topaz.


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Buba Jafarli24-Oct-2012 19:14
Exquisite image! Love the processing! V.
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)17-Sep-2012 18:53
Excellent in all ways! BV
Paolo
Blandine Mangin16-Apr-2012 07:52
beautiful compo ! v
bill friedlander21-Feb-2012 02:12
Great view of the bridge and those B&W tones are superb. The white clouds in the black sky look great. V
laine20-Feb-2012 18:03
A very dramatic look at the bridge..excellent choice of processing, Margot
Irene Wehrli18-Feb-2012 09:53
Love the dramatic look of this scene Margot - very good choice in bw!
Irene
Sam X29-Oct-2011 03:36
extremely dramatic
bill friedlander12-Oct-2011 21:24
Super B&W image. Great perspective and dramatic tones. Wonderful graphics and the sky is a knockout.
janescottcumming12-Oct-2011 15:47
Very cool! Love the perspective and the treatment.
slhoornstra11-Oct-2011 03:06
Cool, Margot, a different perspective on things. V
Cindi Smith07-Oct-2011 14:16
This rocks big time!!!!!!!
January Grey07-Oct-2011 04:07
Beautiful span! And a terrific shot, Margot! Nice perspective & composition. Love the treatment too!
sue anne06-Oct-2011 22:08
Very dramatic and very contrasty.
Guest 06-Oct-2011 19:31
Excellent work Margot.. love the sharpness, tones and composition. Quite stunning! V
John Hamers06-Oct-2011 17:24
Excellent image , conrasts and composition are great !
Laryl06-Oct-2011 14:59
awesome!
Char06-Oct-2011 14:38
A terrific picture of this bridge, Margot and interesting history.
David Hobbs06-Oct-2011 12:05
You have obviously gone to the same school that Sharon and John go to. "Turn down the blue and glory in the contrast" WONDERFUL image. Love that sky.
LynnH06-Oct-2011 10:39
Wow, this is very cool! I love the treatment!
Guest 06-Oct-2011 09:47
wow Margot, fabulous, love the crispy, grainy B&W, love the mood,compo and dramatic sky.
Patricia Kay06-Oct-2011 09:25
Amazing image Margot...Love the BW tones and great details...
Guest 06-Oct-2011 05:03
Stunning image, treatment makes it very poignant, all that height and all that somber darkness