The Avon Viaduct
The Avon Viaduct crosses the River Avon just outside Linlithgow Bridge, West Lothian Scotland.
Linlithgow Bridge is dominated by this Viaduct which was constructed in 1840 to carry the main Edinburgh to Glasgow railway line across the valley of the River Avon to Linlithgow, which it still does today.
The viaduct has 23 arches, a maximum height of 85 ft and is almost 900 feet long.
Camera: Canon EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi in the USA)
Canon 18-55mm IS lens
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F-stop f/3.5
ISO 200
Focal length 18 mm
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Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix.
Related shots can be found at: Lowland Scotland.
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GerryMac
stunning composition and capture Tom!
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you Gerry …
cherylc1
Fabulous view and outstanding composition!!
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much dear Cheryl …
tinnieopener
I like this Tom….Great work Mate!!!
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much and thank you for the fave, very much appreciated …
Lois Bryan
Awww Tom … you’re killing me here!!!!! When the best I can find to shoot is a bunch of old barns … here you put up this JEWEL!!!!! LOL!!!! WOWZER … this izzzzz a beauty!!!!!!! A fave for sure!!!
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much dear Lois and for the fave. I have to admit that we are rather spoiled for subject matter to shoot, but I live here and I suppose I’m guilty of taking it all for granted …
Tom Gomez replied
Oh and by the way, I like you barn shots …
rodsfotos
A great image Tom, the perspective, colours and quality are all spot on, we have a couple of River Avons down here in the Westcountry as well, excellent work again,
Regards, Rod.
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much Rod, much appreciated. Apparently, Avon is the most used name for rivers in the UK, there are quite a few of them …
BarbaraManis
I agree with Lois. I can’t even go out this time of year because it is so hot here in the desert. Even the critters hide here during the day. Excellent capture, love the perspective, and the colors! ( Or colours, as you would spell it, lol)
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much dear Barbara. It is about 20 C (68 F) right now, very pleasant. So nice to see you use the correct spelling for colour, we need to teach you Colonials how to use the English language correctly – hehehe
Scott d'Almeida
excellent
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much Scott …
Virginia N. Fred
STUNNING
Tom Gomez replied
Thank yopu kindly dear Gina …
Smudger
great shot tom
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you Steve …
Did you take your laptop with you?
Finbarr Reilly
Awesome image Tom great texture. ;)
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much Fino …
Tara Turner
stunning capture!!
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you Tara, very much appreciated …
Nancy Stafford
Tom Gomez replied
How kind, thank you so much dear Nancy …
Arrowman
This is superb work !!
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you Colin, much appreciated …
DonDavisUK
Excellent Tom, an instant FAV mate.
Tom Gomez replied
Cheers Don, glad you like it mate …
Trainman
A first class shot Tom,the viaduct will out last any of the modern bridges.
Tom Gomez replied
You are so right Dave, cheers for the great comment mate …
David McMahon
That’s a lot of arches, Tom – just the sort of scenery you’d expect to find Thomas the Tank Engine rumbling across!
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you David, these days umfortunately, you only ever see Diesel engines going over …
Kymbo
Brilliant shot Tom. I love the sky.
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much, very appreciated …
Stuart Fellowes
Nice composition and your great colour saturation. This is stonework at its best. It’s got you a feature spot.
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much Stuart, a very much appreciate featute …
Andrew Ness
Wonderful HDR Tom. Great bridge!
Tom Gomez replied
Thanks Andy …
Kasia-D
Marvellous shot. Thanks for the information too!
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much Kasia …
Martina Fagan
WOW Tom tis a smasing shot of this stunning bridge:)
Tina
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you kindly dear Tina …
Béla Török
Fabulous colors and composition, Tom!
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much Béla, much appreciated…
KcranmerArt
Wow Tom your clarity is outta this world…looove the comp too!
Tom Gomez replied
How kind, very much appreciated dear Kellie …
Antanas
lovely work…....
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you Antanas …
John44
Hey there Tom..
Good job done here .. and all those brick mented together to form a bridge for crossing trains..A few times I saw a sort of same in the Sth of France.. called Le Pont du Gare but that was build by the Romans and no trains those days :-))
Cheers friend
John
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much John …
We have many Viaducts and Aquaducts in Scotland.
Trudi's Images
Fabulous colours and pov Tom, wonderful capture
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you kindly for the great comment Trudi …
Jens Helmstedt
Wonderful colors! Beautiful capture Tom!
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you Jens, much appreciated …
RedHillDigital
A wonderful viaduct, plus great colours & composition.
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much Howard …
Robin Brown
Sorry Tom but I’m going to keep this comment short & to the point. Sometimes I go on a bit but on this occassion I just want to simply say; ‘Superb’ Saves everyone a bit of time & time is short today!!
Tom Gomez replied
Cheers Robin, very much appreciated mate.
I have a couple of older shots of this Viaduct, one taken from the top of the Avon Aquaduct and a couple taken from the road at the other side of the Viaduct. I was not particularly happy with any of them, but I really like this shot as I feel it does the Viaduct justice …
Adri Padmos
Superb capture Tom!
Fantastic saturated colors and a very good composition.
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much Adri, very much appreciated my friend …
IRISHPIX
Oh so fabulous Tom~_
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you kindly Joe …
Catherine Veal
this is beautiful Tom and congrats on the feature.x
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much dear Catherine …
Bootiewootsy
Congrats on all your well deserved features, Tom.. I haven’t time to comment on all that I missed of your photos, but I have looked and they are as usual, just wonderful…
Tom Gomez replied
You are always so kind Carol, thank you so much …
Joanne Bradley
Another awesome composition, from the angle of the bridge to the reflection in the water!
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much Joanne, very much appreciated …
barnsis
You are also a Featured Member of the
group this week, Congratulations!!
Tom Gomez replied
How kind, I’m doubly honoured, thank you so very much ..
Yool
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you kindly, very appreciated …
barnsis
You are welcome!
maxy
It’s so big!! Love the wonderful colors and light in this! Congratulations on your feature! Beautifully done!
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much Maxy, I’m pleased you like it …