Dec 2, 2015, 01:54
Last night, it was announced on the local news, that damage has been found on the steelwork of the Forth Road Bridge. This has led to the closing of the southbound carriageway and the necessary contraflow on the northbound. The implications for traffic flow, between Fife and Edinburgh is enormous. I came home yesterday evening, before the contraflow was instigated, and it took 30 minutes just to get on to and across the bridge.
Here is an image showing the rush hour, on a normal winters morning. My viewpoint is about a mile before the bridge and before the final on-ramp.
Nikon D80, 1/160 sec, f6.3, ISO 100, 87 mm lens equivalent.
This morning it is like this 5 miles before the bridge. Mind you, when I was working in Santa Rosa, California, back in the 80's, the traffic on the freeway, queuing for the Golden Gate Bridge, was back past my motel. And that was 50 miles from the bridge!
Here is an image showing the rush hour, on a normal winters morning. My viewpoint is about a mile before the bridge and before the final on-ramp.
Nikon D80, 1/160 sec, f6.3, ISO 100, 87 mm lens equivalent.
This morning it is like this 5 miles before the bridge. Mind you, when I was working in Santa Rosa, California, back in the 80's, the traffic on the freeway, queuing for the Golden Gate Bridge, was back past my motel. And that was 50 miles from the bridge!
Ask yourself, "What's most important for the final image?".