Riverboat of the USA by maggiemae

Riverboat of the USA

Sitting outside an old River Inn in the sun and watching the big river sweep past, we thought the perfect scene was just as it unfolded in front of us. The St Croix River in St Paul. The bridge section rose to let this boat through - couple of toots and away they went!

Three good things:
1. John had a bottle of beer called "Lift Bridge' which is what this bridge does to let boats through.
2.They serve big wines here in the US of A!
3. Motorbike rally, 40miles into the country - we arrived first in the car!
A vast river and a beautiful Showboat -- all we need now is Paul Robeson singing "Ol' man river" !! How lovely Maggiemae ,to sit there and watch the world go by !!
August 15th, 2014  
Meg
lovely
August 15th, 2014  
Cool shot
August 15th, 2014  
These riverboats are so beautiful. Great capture.
August 15th, 2014  
What a great shot, it's so exciting to see these grand bridges lifting.
BTW we went to Clarks Mill when we came through Oamaru in January. It was pouring with rain and we were just passing through. We went to the Totara Estate first and they suggested the mill. We just happened to turn up during the two hour slot once a month that the mill was working! We had a fascinting tour and even better - it was free as we are members of the National Trust here in the UK and they have a reciprocal arrangement. It was very similar to the mill we went to here on Tuesday.
August 15th, 2014  
Such a cool shot, nice one
August 15th, 2014  
Fantastic capture!! Great timing to get the riverboat going though!!
August 15th, 2014  
@busylady That is just down the road from us - about 10 minutes! We should have known! Fascinating place - a friend of ours is on the Trust for this and does a lot of work.
August 15th, 2014  
@beryl They probably had them playing on the boat stereo system! "Can't help loving that man"!
August 15th, 2014  
I love how you've captured the structure of the bridge xx
August 15th, 2014  
Id love to see one of these river boats. Great capture of the bridge too.
August 15th, 2014  
Why - did you break into a rendition of Old Man River?
August 15th, 2014  
@judithg It would be more a case of "Old Lady IN the River" Judith!
August 15th, 2014  
You seem to be having a wonderful trip AND you're get such interesting shots.
August 15th, 2014  
What a lovely riverboat and the framing is picture perfect
August 16th, 2014  
i would love to go on one of these some day.
August 16th, 2014  
Such a lovely pov...and a beautiful shot as well!!! Love the lighting and processing.
August 16th, 2014  
My mom loved the song Ol' Man River from Showboat and every time I see a river boat I can picture the scene at the finale and her crying away! Nice shot!
August 16th, 2014  
A fantastic capture! I love the colors of the paddle wheeler. Fav.
August 16th, 2014  
How neat, I want to take a ride on that boat.
August 16th, 2014  
@khawbecker It was rather neat - the paddle wheel behind was painted bright red!
August 16th, 2014  
Bev
Lovely shot, Maggie. So glad that you are getting to see so much on your trip. I've been on a paddle wheel boat when I went to Nashville 9 years ago. They are fun.
August 16th, 2014  
I think this is so interesting. Chicago's bridges literally raise on each side so they are open in the middle. This one is cool to see the way this whole segment raises and lowers. And the photograph has wonderful lines and architectural elements.
August 16th, 2014  
Great shot, Maggie. Great timing. I like how the railings on the boat are repeated in the bridge, bringing it all together. Really great!
August 16th, 2014  
Impressive capture. Great timing to catch the river boat and bridge together.
August 17th, 2014  
Wonderful framing, light and processing. Doesn't it make you think of "Showboat"? Fav for me.
August 17th, 2014  
Great capture Maggie. I love the lines and the POV. I don't think I've ever seen a bridge that lifted. Only the kind that open up (draw bridges, I think they're called).
August 17th, 2014  
You are certainly seeing some sights. She is a grand old lady.
August 17th, 2014  
very nice shot
August 17th, 2014  
What a great shot, Maggiemae. We have a bridge that lifts as well to let boats through, though have never seen it do so. Lucky you to be there just as this happened to take a photo. Sounds like you are having such a wonderful time. FAV
August 17th, 2014  
I've never seen a lift bridge in operation. You have been seeing some great sites. Good capture.
August 21st, 2014  
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