Balcombe Viaduct Pierced Piers North - HDR by Colin J Williams Photography
How Many Arches, How Many Bricks ???? Hmmmm !
A 3 shot HDR, tripod mounted, Processed in Photomatix Pro, and CS3
Fuji 100Fs
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.
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 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.
Comments
WOW!!! What an amazing capture!! It seems to go on FOREVER!! Great job!
thanks
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HOLY WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SUCH a COOL COOL perspective … looks like an optical illusion or something!!!!!!! WOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!!!!!!!!! You’ve struck gold with this baby!!!!!!
Thanks Lois, you know that I`m always on the look for different stuff !! Cheers Colin
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this is super Colin.x
Thank you Catherine !
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Fabulous work Colin!! excellent perspective!!
Thank you Kate !
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my favourite place do I pass over it then from london to brighton?
Yes you do, if going south it`s just after the Balcombe Tunnel !! Keep your eyes peeled !!
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This is a fantastic shot Colin – the tones, the strong abstract and your composition are perfection! Well done! Cheers, S.
Thank you S
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Oooo it does look like an optical illusion – this one’s playing with my head… up, down, who knows! :D
It`s better in real life, the echo`s are fantastic !!
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A shot like this can bring on a case of vertigo! Tremendous!!!!, Bill
Thank you Bill !!
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Super POV Colin, lovely work …
Thanks Tom, it was a good shoot !
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WOW! This is really fantastic!!! – John
I`ll post the view from the other end soon
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