Posted by Barbara (Florida, United States) on 7 February 2008 in Architecture and Portfolio.
Welcome to downtown Clearwater, Florida. This is the (fairly) new Memorial Causeway bridge that crosses over the intercoastal waterway onto Clearwater Beach. This round about walkway leads from the ground up to the bridge. There were alot of issues with this bridge while it was being built. Today the sky and water with the white structure was ideal for photos.
I really enjoy this photo...it's a peaceful shot of a structure that normally connotes traffic and general mayhem :)
7 Feb 2008 12:51am
@Jrask: Very nice comment, I appreciate it.
Very windy there, as I can see from the shot!These causeways and the modern arching bridges are very good subjects for photos, the lines offer many possibilities of abstracts.I like here the contrast of white and blue and the curving superposed lines.
7 Feb 2008 12:57am
great caption
7 Feb 2008 1:03am
@bill: My first thought. Thanks Bill.
great pesrpective
7 Feb 2008 7:25am
@Teresa Durães: Thank you.
I can smell the ocean from here as I look out at the gray sky and gorgeous snow dusted branches here in Michigan. What a world this is. That photo makes me want to drive to Clearwater right now. Everything you do Barb is well thought out and done with perfection. Nancy in the mitten.
7 Feb 2008 7:55am
@Nancy Batlemento: Your comment is very kind. We may have some rain by the time you arrive. (kidding, or maybe not)
LOL love it! Many many years ago my sister and I went to Clearwater, really enjoyed my time there ;)
7 Feb 2008 10:37am
@Lorraine: Thank you Lorraine. I must say even if you were here just a few years ago there has been many changes. Often I have driven the beach area only to find something demolished and replaced with something new. I recall a friend from the north was in town and wanting to meet me on Clearwater Beach. I gave instructions to meet at a restaurant that you could not miss once over the bridge. Once I got there all I found was an empty lot. They tore it down and started to reconfigure the entire roadway into a roundabout. (that eventually caused a dozen accidents per week) Eventually my friend and I found each other. In the days before cell phones.
Great lines and curves and the light on the stark white bridge is just perfect.
7 Feb 2008 10:44am
@Jen: Thank you.
Excellent Composition.
7 Feb 2008 11:10am
Beautiful composition and colors. I'm happy to see that the city fathers put a lot of landscaping into this project. Now the causeway and walkway look more blended than standouts.
7 Feb 2008 11:40am
@Steven: A lot of money went into this too. It does have nice eye appeal. Actually those driving over the bridge do not even see this walkway. I recently became aware of it while going over the bridge and noticed someone walking from there. Thank you Steven, I appreciate your comment.
I like the repetition in this shot.
7 Feb 2008 3:29pm
This is really beautiful!
7 Feb 2008 3:38pm
@Eleftheria, 9 years old,: I am glad you like it. Thank you Eleftheria.
Preciosa composicion,me gusta la pespectiva
7 Feb 2008 3:51pm
@yasuri: Thank you very much.
i like the composition of this a lot
7 Feb 2008 5:02pm
Beautiful composition. The lines of the (walk)ways are contrasting beautifully with the blue sky and sea.
7 Feb 2008 6:10pm
Very nice; I like this. Pure Florida!
7 Feb 2008 9:59pm
@Viewfinder: Thank you VF.
Wonderful geometry and atmosphere!
8 Feb 2008 4:13am
@Garibaldi: Thank you, very nice comment.
wow, that's alot! Can you get dizzy driving there
8 Feb 2008 12:34pm
@alla: It does appear "dizzy". Only the structure in background is for vehicles. The foreground is strictly for acess by foot. Many people use the bridge for walking and bicycling over to the beach area. Thank you for commenting.
I like the geometric shapes and colors... was one of the issue is the fact that the bridge blocks the view? it must have been windy, there's movement on your trees.
8 Feb 2008 2:15pm
@Photographs by M.E.: Thank you M.E. Blocking the view might be part of it. But at this angle I am lower than the roadway of the approach of the bridge. Originally the (old draw) bridge ran straight east and west from the main road through downtown Clearwater. That bridge was removed making the road dead end at the water with the new bridge angling to the south taking traffic an entirely new route and closer to the condominium complex at about the 3rd or 4th floor level. It also completely stopped any tourist traffic passing by store fronts in downtown Clearwater. When the bridge was very near completion a few of the supports actually sunk several inches, something near 12 inches. Some of those supports had to be imploded and reconstructed. This of course gave taxpayers a big concern of who would pay for all of this. Apparently some form of agreement was made with the contractor of the bridge. So there were many issues over this bridge.
The palms are a fine decoration to this architectural sculpture! Great shot!
11 Feb 2008 2:53am
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