Over the Brazos: Waco Texas

© Michelle Alton

Over the Brazos: Waco Texas

Uploaded: February 13, 2010

Description


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Waco’s Historic Suspension Bridge was the longest single-span suspension bridge west of the Mississippi when it was completed in 1870. The bridge was built with cable supplied by the John Roebling Company, builder of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. Crucial to traders and travelers for well over a century, the bridge (supporting foot traffic only) stands as an icon of Waco history and is the centerpiece of many community festivals and events including the "4th on the Brazos" celebration and Brazos Nights concerts.

The bridge is flanked by two interesting Waco parks — Indian Spring Park on the west side, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Park on the east side.
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On the bottom left can be seen the central feature of the MLK Park.
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Exif: F Number: 6.3, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/400 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 160, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 30.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 50D

Comments

Brett Dolsen February 13, 2010

WOW you really nailed the POV and composition here Michelle!!A stunning capture and treatment! #1238155

Judy V. Kennamer level-classic February 13, 2010

WOW! Beautiful capture Michelle! I love your POV and wonderful colors and clarity! #8378242

Paul E. Earl February 13, 2010

What a fabulous bridge! You have captured it so well!! #8378244

Jack Gaskin February 13, 2010

Great Shot The POV Has a bit of EVERYTHING in it along w/a a wonderful history lesson.

Happy Shooting
Jack #8378288

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe February 13, 2010

Terrific perspective and detail Michelle! Jeff #8378303

Douglas Pignet February 13, 2010

Your pov & comp are terrific here Michelle, love the tones and lihgting, very nice. #8378340

Carolyn M. Fletcher level-classic February 13, 2010

What a great POV! You got a bit of everything in there! #8378364

Beverley Scott February 13, 2010

Great capture, Michelle, with its POV and composition! #8378402

Amy M. Wilson February 13, 2010

Fantastic location and bridge... great pov, colors and clarity, Michelle! #8378452

Bojan Bencic level-classic February 13, 2010

Excellent composition and perspective, Michelle. Fantastic photo. #8378490

William C. Raco level-classic February 13, 2010

Excellent perspective, details, exposure, sky and depth.
And, as always, I love your narratives, Michelle #8378563

Ron McEwan February 13, 2010

Superb capture with this interesting pov, well done as always. #8378593

Jean-Pierre Ducondi February 13, 2010

Excellent use of lines. Great pov and details Michelle.
JP #8378751

Yulianto Soeroso February 13, 2010

natural wow #8378943

Renata Gusciora February 13, 2010

Wonderful image with fabulous pov and composition,Michelle! #8378956

Randy D. Dinkins level-classic February 13, 2010

Great comp on this shot and thanks for the info. Your presentations and travel info are great. #8378983

Jack Ryan February 13, 2010

Excellent POV/composition...outstanding detail and color as well. Interesting background info is an added plus. Great shot. #8379000

Carol L. Fowler February 13, 2010

Wonderful POV and subject #8379004

Mike F. Anderson February 13, 2010

Ah... Michelle, I see you have been down in our part of the country. Having stood on this bridge and taken a few shots myself, I can tell you that I really like your perspective and composition. Love the bridge and clouds converging on the horizon. #8379175

Vickie J. Jenkins February 13, 2010

Beautiful shot, Michelle. Excellent detail. #8379212

Mitch Spence level-classic February 13, 2010

The comp is simply superb here, Michelle. I'm amazed at the detail you have front to back from the beginning of the sweep of the bridge to the distant trees and sky. The inclusion of the mural element and the two figures gazing at it is perfect. #8379216

Reynaldo D. Reyes level-classic February 13, 2010

Wonderful perspective and the composition shows depth. Great historical tidbits about this place that makes the image more compelling! #8379226

Kaye Burazin February 13, 2010

Lovely composition and HDR rendition. Thanks for the history behind this wonderful piece of historic architecture. #8379437

Mike Clime February 13, 2010

Nice capture and comp! Great history lesson too! #8379547

Courtenay Vanderbilt February 13, 2010

Fantastic POV, comp and amazing details throughout! A beautiful image and wonderful narrative! #8379602

Ken Smith level-classic February 13, 2010

Very nice leading lines, Michelle..and excellent exposure on the tricky sky. Super job!! #8379825

Avril Young February 13, 2010

Beautiful shot Michelle, great leading lines and pov..thanks for the interesting info... #8379995

Rony Sagy February 13, 2010

Fantastic capture, Michelle. Great detail, com and texture. #8379998

Laura E. Swan level-classic February 13, 2010

Wonderful Image, Michelle. It's so interesting. The right side draws and stretches our eye down the long span of the people walk, while the left side fixes a 'stopped focus' on the parks artistic center piece at the rivers edge. Is that Martin Luther's famous speech in D.C.?

Love the history here, too, as always!

!!! HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY TO YOU AND YOURS, MICHELLE !!!

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-Laura :D #8380198

Dick W. Wyatt February 14, 2010

Great DOF. Well done. #8380402

Lynne Morris February 14, 2010

Wow this is beautiful Michelle. #8380403

MELODIE C. ROBERTS February 14, 2010

Morning Mickey!!
I HATE being a Day Late
All the Good stuff has already been said!!
I will say I Love it!
I feel as if I am about to step onto a piece of History!!
Excellent Work! #8380494

Linda A. Braddock February 14, 2010

Michelle, Fantastic Capture!! #8381130

John Connolly February 14, 2010

Incredible DOF and composition here Michelle, the HDR work on your sky is really outstanding! #8381710

Michelle Alton February 14, 2010

Clarification: Folks, on this one there were no HDR effects nor tone-mapping applied. The sky was achieved using TOPAZ Detail 2. It's phenomenal!
-Michelle #8381758

Ivan Chacon February 14, 2010

Great photo!!! Excellent pov!! :) #8382657

Lorna Shutter February 15, 2010

What a fabulous view of this very interesting site! Awesome lighting, detail and perspective! Wonderful capture and description! Excellent work, Michelle! :) #8383805

Tamara K. Walker level-classic February 15, 2010

Very skillfully composed. #8384123

Michael Lynch February 15, 2010

Super composition, Perspective and lighting "out of this world" ! #8385146

Marilyn K. Lincecum level-classic February 16, 2010

Wonderful comp and POV..love how the bridge leads you right into the picture. Beautiful colors and detail. #8386893

Cindy Bendush level-classic February 16, 2010

Really cool image Michelle! Love the contrast between the hard lines of the bridge and the flowing lines to the left. Super composition! #8388105

Joao Martinho February 17, 2010

I like your POV and description for this architectural and engeneering monument, Michelle! #8390242

Tommy E. Burgess February 17, 2010

Very beautiful scene and capture Michelle!! I really like your pov, light, and the wonderful dramatic sky! #8390725

adrifil February 21, 2010

Great photo! As noted by others, the POV was very well chosen and we also liked the brief historical lesson.

"Brazos" is the spanish word for "arms" (the arm of person or even the arm of a river). Is there a connection? #8404788

adrifil February 21, 2010

Spanish and portuguese language share the same origin (the latin) and many words are similar. Texas was mexican (and a spanish colony before that), that's why we thought that "Brazos" could mean "arms". In portuguese is "braços" (the "ç" I read like "ss")
Thanks for your wiki explanation. :) #8404837

John Rivera level-classic February 23, 2010

Beautiful Perspective Michelle! #8409160

Daniella Puente March 01, 2010

I can´t find the time to catch up with all the images I want but this is very beautiful Michelle, love it... #8424045

Bill Houghton March 03, 2010

Michelle, this is so beautiful. Great work. Thanks for your comment on my finch. Have a great week, Bill #8430069

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