This is the old Onaero Bridge, about 20 minutes north of New Plymouth. I can remember when this single lane bridge formed part of the main road in to the province but then they widened the road and put in a new, safer bridge. Now we get all sorts of outsiders visiting. Bah! Mind you, all sorts are leaving as well, so it all balances out in the end.
Incidentally, the sign lying down on the left of the shot reads "To Onaero river. Use path under bridge - do not cross highway". Fascinating.
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love the textures of this one...thanks for telling what the sign said...can i ask a (probably really dumb) question...do you shoot in black and white? or do you convert...and if you shoot in b/w..is the only way to view the scene in b/w through live view?...but you wouldn't shoot in live view would you?...with my 60D it takes forever to focus and the shutter speed slows too...just wondering...i know my petticoat of ignorance is showing but if i don't ask i won't know...ta... :o)
@golftragic Ooooh, I hope so, I really do... @maree_sanderson I don't shoot in live view for that very reason. I do always shoot in B&W though, but always in RAW as well so when I download to Lightroom it converts to colour anyway. Don't ask me why I then choose to shoot in B&W when I have to turn around and re-convert it to B&W...but the real reason that I shoot in B&W (and I don't know that this will make a lot of sense) is that I tend to "see" in B&W as well - don;t worry, I can actually see colour, but I can "see" the shot I want better in B&W. Having said that, there's odd occasion where I throw caution tot he wind and go with colour. Ack. I hope that makes more sense than I think it did... @noko411 Thanks very much - I think it's a combination of both... @maggiemae This is Taranaki...there are no barriers @dyanstevens Thanks very much...and I can neither confirm nor deny... @taffy Thank you very much - on my knees again! @jetr Thank you very much - unless of course you mean that I have an ancient, haunting quality about me, in which case...what the hell, thanks for that as well ;) @joemuli Every now and then I masquerade as normal... @annied There's nothing wrong with the occasional exploratory...
yeah...i get it...i have yet to develop the skill for 'seeing' in black and white...you're good at it...i always shoot raw also...thanks for your reply Graeme...cheers... :o)
@susale Sadly, there is no more. The only other thing at Onaero is the river. @nicoleterheide Thank you very much :) @gamelee Thanks very much :) @vignouse Thank you sir, I spend a lot of time on my knees... @cutekitty Thanks very much - I'm all in favour of dereliction as well @hermann Thank you kindly :)
@joysabin I only wore clean underwear because of the risk of traffic...accidents and all that... @rachelwithey Thank you very much :) @jack4john Which is why I get so many strange looks... @juleshoogstraanderson I don't know what came over me... @kategoring Thanks very much :) @elytra Thanks very much - I can sell you a ticket if you like... ;)
Now be honest...you crossed the highway, didn't you?
@maree_sanderson I don't shoot in live view for that very reason. I do always shoot in B&W though, but always in RAW as well so when I download to Lightroom it converts to colour anyway. Don't ask me why I then choose to shoot in B&W when I have to turn around and re-convert it to B&W...but the real reason that I shoot in B&W (and I don't know that this will make a lot of sense) is that I tend to "see" in B&W as well - don;t worry, I can actually see colour, but I can "see" the shot I want better in B&W. Having said that, there's odd occasion where I throw caution tot he wind and go with colour. Ack. I hope that makes more sense than I think it did...
@noko411 Thanks very much - I think it's a combination of both...
@maggiemae This is Taranaki...there are no barriers
@dyanstevens Thanks very much...and I can neither confirm nor deny...
@taffy Thank you very much - on my knees again!
@jetr Thank you very much - unless of course you mean that I have an ancient, haunting quality about me, in which case...what the hell, thanks for that as well ;)
@joemuli Every now and then I masquerade as normal...
@annied There's nothing wrong with the occasional exploratory...
@mona65 Thank you very much :)
@nicoleterheide Thank you very much :)
@gamelee Thanks very much :)
@vignouse Thank you sir, I spend a lot of time on my knees...
@cutekitty Thanks very much - I'm all in favour of dereliction as well
@hermann Thank you kindly :)
@rachelwithey Thank you very much :)
@jack4john Which is why I get so many strange looks...
@juleshoogstraanderson I don't know what came over me...
@kategoring Thanks very much :)
@elytra Thanks very much - I can sell you a ticket if you like... ;)
@thomastoth Thank you very much indeed :)