I went back today after taking my daughter on a Nature walk in new area.
When we got there, she really seemed to open up to the bridge.
It was “cool”!
The sun was just hitting the water at such an angle, that light was coming up from underneath, which was very helpful!
The weeds have NOT gotten any better!
and JPEG Compression can REALLY kill a HDRI image!
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Here again was an instance, where I had been over this bridge, many a times, while visiting a friend in that area and near gave it much thought.
I parked in the little lot to the right of the bridge, as you’re heading away from Phoenixville, and noticed a family of four, playing along the creek, enjoying the wonderful summer day.
Note – I did use Photoshop to make this read a little bit better…
From the Parking lot, I crossed the street, and setup to for this traditional long side shoot of the bridge.
Moving a little closer to capture some more detail of the construction.
The flow of the river has cut out the roots of a tree on the other side of the bridge, which can just be seen in this picture.
Then I walked under the bridge, and was captured by this view…
This was my first shoot taken under a covered bridge, and I have been doing them ever since!
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July 27th 2012 – Got a chance to revisit Rapps Damn Covered Bridge after the 2011 Reconstruction.
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After I finally got to the bridge, it started to rain, so I was confined to shooting inside the bridge.
Tried to scout for future shoots, and did see several, but the weeds are so over grown at this point, it is not worth the effort.
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This was an image of a mother of two boys.
The younger brother contacted me, and asked me to restore this original studio photography of this mother, from the 1920s.
It was to be a 75th Birthday present for his older brother.
After correcting all the scratches, I added a sepia tint to the background.
If you are interesting in getting your own photos restored, please feel free to contact me for a free consultation and quote.
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It has been a long winter…
Most of February, was spent inside… Blizzard after blizzard… Snow and more snow…
We needed to get out, so we ventured down to Struble Trail for a longed needed walk.
It was also good to see the colors of spring!
and a young fern uncurling…
a nice collection of fiddle-heads, getting ready to burst…
More images can be found on my Photostream…
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