Arches Over the Water, Peebles by Christine Smith
Christine Smith

Arches Over the Water, Peebles by

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Taken from beside the Tweed Bridge in Peebles, Scotland. This bridge is the only road crossing over the River Tweed in the town. The original structure of the bridge dates from the 15th century. Until the 18th century it was the only bridge crossing of the Tweed above Kelso. It was rebuilt in 1663 using stone from the ruined St Andrew’s Church, and it had additional arches added in 1799, by John Hislop; it was widened twice – from 8ft to 21 ft in 1834 by John and Thomas Smith and from 21 ft to 40ft in 1900 by McTaggart, Cowan & Barker.
SOURCE: Wikipedia

As seen in this image, all the widening can be clearly seen underneath.

Camera: Canon EOS 400D
Lens: @ 20mm
ISO: 200
Aperture: f10
Shutter: 1/200

HDR in Photomatix Pro 3.1: 5 images 1/2 exposure apart
Finished in Photoshop CS4

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About Christine Smith

Photography been a longtime hobby that has now become an obsessive passion. I am fairly eclectic in my choice of subjects, and try to see beauty in most things. Thank you for dropping by my site and I welcome any feedback and tips.

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tweed bridge, tweed river, river tweed, peebles, scotland, architecture, peebles old parish church, bridges

Comments

  • dinghysailor1
    dinghysailor1almost 2 years ago

    what a wonderful view of a fave historic bridge.. excellent how you’ve captured the light in the arches highlighting the original single span – beautiful work and soo nice to meet you there my friend

    :))

  • Thank you so much Maggie. Doesn’t photography create nice friendships? Peebles holds a special place in my heart and I’m looking forward antoher visit later on.

    – Christine Smith

  • Clive S
    Clive Salmost 2 years ago

    Thank you for sharing your artwork with the Photomatix HDR Group!

  • Isa Rodriguez
    Isa Rodriguezalmost 2 years ago

    fantastic!!

  • Thank you Isa.

    – Christine Smith

  • BasantSoni
    BasantSonialmost 2 years ago

    What a decent angle of vision …..incredible image …

  • Thanks for the lovely comment.

    – Christine Smith

  • Jason Connolly
    Jason Connollyalmost 2 years ago

    Stunning shot..Great treatment..

  • Thank you Jason. Your comment is much appreciated.

    – Christine Smith

  • KMorral
    KMorralalmost 2 years ago

    Beautiful perspective- leads you straight into the history of the place. Fab capture

  • Thanks for the lovely comment and for dropping by.

    – Christine Smith

  • MY GOOD EYE IMAGES
    MY GOOD EYE IM...almost 2 years ago

    Very nice .

  • Thank you.

    – Christine Smith

  • ajgosling
    ajgoslingalmost 2 years ago

    Great shot!

  • Thanks again AJ.

    – Christine Smith

  • SteffiCraig
    SteffiCraigalmost 2 years ago

    Charming! Peebles is a beautiful, old, town, isn;t it!!!

  • Thanks Steffi. It’s a gorgeous place, full of character, and very dear to my heart.

    – Christine Smith

  • Scott  d' Almeida
    Scott d' Almeidaalmost 2 years ago

    excellent!

  • Thank you Scott.

    – Christine Smith