Got back from a couple of days of shooting the bridges in Madison County Iowa. This image is from the interior of Roseman Bridge (famous from the movie The Bridges of Madison County). Lots of bats in this bridge and the next morning after I took this image I had to walk through them to do a sunrise shoot. What fun as the smell and them flying around was a bit creepy in near darkness.
Fun Facts: Built in 1883 by Benton Jones, it is 107 feet in length and sits in its original location. Roseman was renovated in 1992 at a cost of $152,515. In Robert James Waller’s novel The Bridges of Madison County and the movie of the same name, Roseman is the bridge Robert Kincaid seeks when he stops at Francesca Johnson’s for directions; it is also where Francesca leaves her note inviting him to dinner.
Also known as the “haunted” bridge, Roseman is where two sheriff’s posses trapped a county jail escapee in 1892. Uttering a wild cry, it is said the man rose up straight through the roof of the bridge and disappeared. He was never found, and it was decided that anyone capable of such a feat must be innocent.
Technical Ramblings: There are about 7 stops of light difference between the inside and outside as this image was taken mid day. I ended up using 5 images from a 9 image series and put it through the Photomatix tone mapper-atic. My intent was to make an HDR that looked real and not all paintery. I also tacked on just a tad of some Totally Rad Action of Oh Snap! for good measure.
Uploaded by mark.mortensen on 24 Jul 09, 8.53PM MDT.
