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1st Attempt ata gigapan. From 3rd floor. taken around 6am |
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25 shot panorama taken handheld on my Canon 40D shows the second Severn Crossing on the left and the original Severn Bridge built 1964 on the right. The hills of Wales and the Forest of Dean in the background |
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Clifton Bridge Bristol. Christmas week 2009
Happy Gigapanning in 2010. Canon SX1 270 shots Clifton Bridge spans the river Avon and connects the City of Bristol to Leigh Woods in Somerset. It was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and completed after his death in 1864. He won a competition to design a bridge here, but because the powers that be didn't believe that such a span could be built, he had to build a brick abutment on the Leigh Woods side to reduce the span. The chains used were second hand having been used on the original Hungerford bridge over the Thames in London. The river here is tidal although the sea (Bristol Channel) is over 5 miles downstream. This is why the water is kept in Bristol Docks by lock gates (the floating harbour) otherwise all craft ended up resting on the mud at low tide. They had to have extra strong hulls hence the phrase "shipshape and Bristol fashion!'See: http://share.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=27492 for a distant view from Dundry hill. See also : It is the location of the first ever bungee jump in the world by the Oxford University Dangerous Sports Club on 1st April 1979 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8DLooHqJMc See another view of the bridge from Dundry http://share.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=26462 and http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=24574 and http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=27492 and balloons over the bridge at http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=30205. Balloons over the bridge at http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=30355 |
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The City of Bristol taken from Dundry Hill on 19th Dec 2009 Taken on my Canon SX1 from Dundry hill. One of a series I've taken on days of good visibility over the past year. This is December 20th 2009 See also : It is the location of the first ever bungee jump on 1st April 1979 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8DLooHqJMc
See another view of the bridge from Dundry http://share.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=26462 and http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=24574 and http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=27492 and balloons over the bridge at http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=30205. Balloons over the bridge at http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=30355 |
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Improved version of GP26 Clifton Bridge spans the river Avon and connects the City of Bristol to Leigh Woods in Somerset. It was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and completed after his death in 1864. He won a competition to design a bridge here, but because the powers that be didn't believe that such a span could be built, he had to build a brick abutment on the Leigh Woods side to reduce the span. The chains used were second hand having been used on the original Hungerford bridge over the Thames in London. The river here is tidal although the sea (Bristol Channel) is over 5 miles downstream. This is why the water is kept in Bristol Docks by lock gates (the floating harbour) otherwise all craft ended up resting on the mud at low tide. They had to have extra strong hulls hence the phrase "shipshape and Bristol Fashion". Clifton Bridge in Bristol was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel to cross the River Avon at Avon Gorge.
It was completed after his death in 1864 It is the location of the first ever bungee jump on 1st April 1979 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8DLooHqJMc This shot is taken from one of the first panoramic viewers "the camera obscura" observatory. See the reciprocal view of the bridge from dundry http://share.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=26462 and http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=24574 and http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=27492 and balloons over the bridge at http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=30205. Balloons over the bridge at http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=30355 Taken from the top of 4 metre lighting stand |
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Clifton Bridge spans the river Avon and connects the City of Bristol to Leigh Woods in Somerset. It was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and completed after his death in 1864. He won a competition to design a bridge here, but because the powers that be didn't believe that such a span could be built, he had to build a brick abutment on the Leigh Woods side to reduce the span. The chains used were second hand having been used on the original Hungerford bridge over the Thames in London. The river here is tidal although the sea (Bristol Channel) is over 5 miles downstream. This is why the water is kept in Bristol Docks by lock gates (the floating harbour) otherwise all craft ended up resting on the mud at low tide. They had to have extra strong hulls hence the phrase "shipshape and Bristol fashion!'See:http://share.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=27492 for a distant view from Dundry hill. Clifton Bridge in Bristol was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel to cross the River Avon at Avon Gorge.
It was completed after his death in 1864 It is the location of the first ever bungee jump on 1st April 1979 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8DLooHqJMc See the view from Dundry athttp://share.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=26462 and http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=24574 and http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=27492 and balloons over the bridge at http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=30205. Balloons over the bridge at http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=30355 http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/37843/ Sorry about the stitching on the bridge guys. I'll do better next time. 621 shots Canon SX1IS manual settings Sept 2009 |
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Clifton Bridge crossing the Avon Gorge. Built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and opened in 1864 and Sion Hill houses (Bristol's postcard row) from the west end of the bridge. Quick Gigapan of 189 shots
Camera Canon SX1 Manual settings. Contrast adjusted in Photoshop and edges cropped. more at http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/37843/ |
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Clifton College is a British private school. One of its famous old boys is John Cleese of Monty Python fame. This gigapan is around 200 shots taken with a Canon SX1
See also http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/32675/ and try to find it on http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/33892/ |
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This is one of several famous aircraft on display at the museum in Wetaskiwin, Alberta.
The Bristol Freighter has been described as "40,000 rivets flying in close formation" :o) |
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Adjusted to bring out the details in the darker areas of http://gigapan.org/gigapans/33950/. Completed in 1927, this Roman Catholic church has been recently restored for the 150th anniversary of its founding. I grew up in this town and this beautiful church is where I was baptized, confirmed and married. The stained glass windows, over 50 of them, portray scenes from the Old and New Testament of the Bible and are often used to illustrate the subjects of the sermons during Mass. The only lighting in this photo is from the sunlight coming through the windows. The German company, Franz Mayer of Munich was the designer and builder of the windows. |