Under a flickering moon so full by clickinhistory
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Under a flickering moon so full by

Arc of orbit’s zenith reached,
this space traveler’s celestial twin,
hangs over man’s industry,
urban starlight to Tyne’s journey.

Taken from the High Level Bridge in Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England, looking down along the River Tyne and the various bridges that connect Newcastle and Gateshead. The full moon was worth the freezing temperatures on the bridge.

Converted into black and white and best viewed large.

Shot on an Olympus E30.

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clickinhistory, newcastle, gateshead, full moon, night photography, river, tyne bridge, bridges, urban, street photography, black and white

Comments

  • Hélène David-Cuny
    Hélène David-Cuny5 months ago

    Makes wonder if the Moon will be switched off too when you turn off all the lights… ;-)

  • LOL well we do need to save the pennies in this day and age.. thanks Helene

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  • Marjolein Katsma
    Marjolein Katsma5 months ago

    Wow, what a wonderful image! While it does look cold, it is also fascinating with all the little details and the majestic curves of the various bridges. (I love bridges!)

  • Was really surprised how well this came out as it was a strong cold wind blowing through the river and therefore the bridge I was standing on, especially as this was handheld, I love the ghost bus myself, thanks Marjolein

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  • BK Photography
    BK Photography5 months ago


    b&w night shoots are so hard…… well I never get a good one……. this is great

  • What a great surprise! Thank you BK. Love shooting for b/w at night, but that is half the challenge, the difficulty of getting the balance right.

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  • EvilTwin
    EvilTwin5 months ago

    I’m speechless!!! Well not quite.I’m envious..you must be over the moon with this one.

  • LOL that would be a first ;) thanks ET, you don’t have a use or space for a cow do you? It sort of landed with me…

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  • Nicolette Thain
    Nicolette Thain4 months ago

    EXCELLENT!!! Well Done :)

  • Why thank you Nicolette a lovely surprise as always, Richard

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  • MarianBendeth
    MarianBendeth4 months ago

    This is just wonderful!!!

  • Thank you Marian and apologies for the late reply

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  • Mui-Ling Teh
    Mui-Ling Teh4 months ago

    Very nice. I myself remember standing in the cold to take pictures while traveling in London UK. But not very often do I see a photo with both the sky and the city illuminating brilliantly. It is a lovely shot; and thank you for the mention and the ‘congratulations’ in your challenge :)

  • Thank you Mui-Ling, it is a great city to photograph at night, the full moon was just a great bonus and once again, well done on the challenge win

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