London Hammersmith Bridge Sunset (December 2008)

Hammersmith Bridge is a crossing of the River Thames in west London, just south of the Hammersmith town centre area of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham on the north side of the river. It allows road traffic and pedestrians to cross to Barnes (in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames) on the south side of the river. The current bridge is the second permanent bridge on the site.

The current suspension bridge was designed by noted civil engineer Sir Joseph Bazalgette. It was opened by the Prince of Wales on 11 June 1887. With much of the supporting structure built of wrought iron, it is 700 feet (210 m) long and 43 feet (13 m) wide and cost £82,117 to build.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammersmith_Bridge

01 December 2008; 1511 hours
[Canon EOS 5D | ISO 400 | 35mm | 1/640 seconds | F/5.6]

London Hammersmith Bridge Reflections

[Panasonic Lumix LX3 | ISO 80 | 24mm | f/3.2 | 1/500 seconds]

London Millennium Bridge and St Paul’s Dome

A photograph of the St Paul’s Cathedral Dome as seen from the floor of the Millennium Bridge at twilight last night. I like the effect of the slow shutter-speed on the pedestrians.

From WikiPedia:

The London Millennium Footbridge is a pedestrian-only steel suspension bridge crossing the River Thames in London, England, linking Bankside with the City. It is located between Southwark Bridge (downstream) and Blackfriars Bridge (upstream). With construction beginning in 1998, it is owned and maintained by the Bridge House Estates a charitable trust overseen by the City of London Corporation.

Londoners nicknamed the bridge the Wobbly Bridge after crowds of pedestrians felt an unexpected swaying motion on the first two days after the bridge opened. The bridge was closed and modified, and further modifications eliminated the “wobble” entirely.

[Panasonic Lumix LX3 | ISO 80 | 37mm | 3.2 seconds]

Day 169: Hammersmith Bridge at Lunch Time (June 17 2008)

A lunchtime photograph of Hammersmith Bridge given the Lomo Treatment

Hammersmith Bridge at Twilight (06 March 2009)

Hammersmith Bridge is a crossing of the River Thames in west London, just south of the Hammersmith town centre area of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham on the north side of the river. It allows road traffic and pedestrians to cross to Barnes (in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames) on the south side of the river. The current bridge is the second permanent bridge on the site.

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammersmith_Bridge