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2007

This time it was the Pitt River Bridge which crosses the river between Pitt Meadows and Port Coquitlam. Remote and hard to reach, the bridge is part of Highway 7 and even though it does feature a pedestrian lane on its north side, getting to it from the main bus route means either walking on the narrow roadside into incoming trafic for over a km or walking through a vast landfill. I chose the first to get there and the second on my way back which turned out to be a great idea; the landfill was blanketed by a heavy snow cover that made for a beautiful landscape and a very pleasant walk.

Once on location, it was just a matter of spending the usual hour and a half waiting and not moving around much, watching the light change slowly and taking shots every few minutes to be sure to capture THE moment. Last night was not the best sunset ever but it had very subdued tints that seemed to match the softness of the scenery. The Golden Ears, in the background, managed to light up in pink at the last minute and then the world shifted to gray.

Posted at 5:54 PM in Photoblogs: & Vancouver:

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1 - Anonymous says:

« Quelle patience tu as.
Quelle persévérance.
Merci. »
Date of comment: 2007-01-15 19:03 •
2 - Sébastien says:

« Lecteur assidu de puis quelques temps, première fois que je commente.
Du beau travail, comme d’hab! Tu me donnes des envies de montagne et de neige... »
Date of comment: 2007-01-15 22:09 •
2.1 - Vince answers:

« Alors, la neige, tu peux la prendre toute - je ne t’en voudrai pas...

Pour ce qui est de la montagne, elle me manque aussi. La vraie. Donc les Alpes.

Oh, les montagnes d’ici sont belles, mais elles sont un peu loin et surtout, il leur manque les petits villages, les alpages, les troupeaux, les refuges et les vieux montagnards blasés qui regardent en hochant la tête passer la jeune génération toute en couleur et plastique, grimpant à toute vitesse sans trop regarder autour d’elle... »
Date of comment: 2007-01-15 23:48 •
3 - NewYorkangel says:

« Like a bridge over troubled water...
Easy, huh? »
Date of comment: 2007-01-16 06:34 •
3.1 - Vince answers:

« Easy yes, but since you mention it, it kind of echoes the previous post...

"Your time has come to shine,
All your dreams are on their way..." »
Date of comment: 2007-01-16 15:27 •
4 - Sigrid says:

« Comme quoi l’herbe est toujours plus verte sur la montagne d’à côté ...:) »
Date of comment: 2007-01-18 08:56 •
5 - Sigrid says:

« And by the way, there’s only one Bridge. I’m unique! »
Date of comment: 2007-01-18 15:28 •
6 - André Versailles says:

« Wow! Superbes ces photos. et le bateau à quai m’enchante. »
Date of comment: 2007-01-18 20:06 •

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