A 3 shot HDR, tripod mounted, Processed in Photomatix Pro, and CS3
Built in 1841, the Ouse Valley Viaduct (also called Balcombe Viaduct) over the River Ouse on the London-Brighton Railway Line north of Haywards Heath and south of Balcombe is 1,475 feet (450 m) long, 96 feet (29 m) high and is carried on 37 semi-circular arches with pierced piers.

It was designed by engineer John Urpeth Rastrick in association with the architect of the London to Brighton railway, David Mocatta. Construction completed 1842. The 11 million bricks needed for its construction travelled up the Ouse River (via Newhaven and Lewes) from Holland. It was restored in 1996. The structure is a Grade II listed building.

The viaduct is still used, with around 110 trains a day passing over it on the Brighton Main Line.
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Comments
Oh, Colin … this is awesome!!!!! That something as glorious as this exists is amazing … but your glorious and powerful photography of it is just mind-blowing!!!!! Stunning rich color … contrast … detail!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you Lois, fence climbing I`m afraid! always gets the best angles, even though the fences were barbed wire !
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I….LOVE….THIS! Absolutely beautiful! The composition and the HDR…so perfect, Colin. Nicely done!
Thank you Dana !
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Fantastic composition! This really shows the towering size of the viaduct, very impressive sight.
yes indeed, and 11 million bricks !
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Terrific! A really great shot!!!!, Bill
Thank you Bill !
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Great shot, lovely lines and curves and what a moody looking sky.
Thank you Gary !
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Good HDR Colin, super detail in the brickwork …
Thanks Tom, the bricks are superb !
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Nicely done! – John
Cheers John !
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Fantasatic image, Colin!
Thanks indeed Bela !
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Excellent Capture !
Thank you for your kind comment !
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Love the lighting in this shot and the treatment is superb – instant fave
Thanks Chris, and thanks for the Fav !
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