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Shoot Portland River Reflections Night (01/22/2005)
(24 Images)


US Bancorp Tower, Willamette River, Reflection, Dusk


Portland Buildings, Willamette River, Reflections, Dusk


Portland Buildings, Willamette River, Reflections, Dusk


Steel Bridge, Willamette River Reflections, Dusk, River Reflections


Steel Bridge, Willamette River Reflections, Dusk, River Reflections


Portland Buildings, Willamette River, Reflections, Dusk


Portland Buildings, Willamette River, Reflections, Dusk


Portland Buildings, Willamette River, Reflections, Dusk


Portland Cityscape, River Reflection, Dusk


Portland Cityscape, Hawthorne Bridge, River Reflections, Dusk


Portland Cityscape, River Reflections, Dusk


Ramp to Dock, Willamette River, Dusk


Portland Cityscape, Hawthorne Bridge, River River Reflection, Dusk


Hawthorne Bridge, Willamette River Reflection, Dusk


Portland Cityscape, Hawthorne Bridge, River River Reflection, Dusk


Portland Cityscape, Hawthorne Bridge, River River Reflection, Dusk


Riverplace, Willamette River Reflection, Dusk


Portland Cityscape, River Reflection, Dusk


Marquam Bridge, Dusk


Riverplace plus American Plaza Towers and Portland Center Apartments


Portland Lights, Experimental (zooming long exposure)


Portland Lights, Experimental (zooming long exposure)


Portland Buildings, Willamette River, Reflections, Dusk


Morrison Bridge, Willamette River Reflections, Dusk


 
 
Morrison Bridge, Willamette River Reflections, Dusk

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Location: Portland, Oregon

Burnside Bridge: Finished in 1926, the Burnside Bridge, another drawbridge, marks the absolute center of Portland, because Burnside Street divides the city into its north-south sectors and the Willamette River divides it into its east-west sectors.

The bridge was one of several built in the 1920's by Multnomah County (also the Sellwood and Ross Island Bridges) that was linked to a scandal after which Gustav Lindenthal, a prestigious bridge designer, was brought in to sure things up. [1] The bridge replaced an earlier bridge built in 1894; the bridge is 2,308 feet long and is a double-leaf bascule drawspan type. [2]


References:
    [1] Petroski, Henry. Engineers of Dreams: Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. P. 193..

    [2] Smith, Dwight. Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon. Second Edition. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society, 1989. P. 118.

This Shoot: Another shoot of downtown Portland at night when the Willamette River was calm. Contrast the black sky of these night photos with the blue sky of those shot at dusk and daybreak.

PhotoID DREB0CRW05881 Specifications:
Size:3072x2048 pixels, 300DPI up to 10.24" x 6.83"
Largest Print Size:Great Prints up to 24"x36" in size
Camera Exposure/Specs:10 Sec, f8.0, ISO 200, Lens 28.0 to 135.0 at 65mm
Shoot Time/Day:01/22/2005 - 23:00 PST


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