Concrete & Metal

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For the photocontest of Hive account@boyerobert and #easydex I went to Industrial Heritage in the area this week. The assignment was Concrete and Metal. And now let me find a beautiful bridge for that.

The Moerputtenbrug in 's-Hertogenbosch.

This bridge originated when in 1890 the Langstraaten railway line 's-Hertogenbosch-Lage Zwaluwe was taken into use. The track ran through the wet moorland area of ​​the Moerputten and therefore two bridges were built: the Moerputtenbrug and the Venkantbrug.


The 600-meter long railway bridge is a wonderful example of industrial heritage from the 19th century. The enormous, stately colossus consists of a riveted, iron construction resting on 35 concrete pillars.


In 2011 the years of renovation of the bridge was completed and nowadays the bridge is again accessible to walkers.


And now say for yourself ... It is a beautiful sight! And impressive that this bridge was built more than 100 years ago.

I made the photo with my Nikon D300s in combination with the Lensbaby Composer Pro.

With the Lensbaby Composer Pro you work with diaphragm rings. You can only set the shutter speed and ISO on your camera and you are obliged to arrange everything manually. That is a challenge I feel like doing for the image I had in mind.

Anyway, for the EXIF ​​fans here the data at a glance.