Bridge of the Americas from Casco Viejo - Panama
by Julia Springer
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Bridge of the Americas from Casco Viejo - Panama
Artist
Julia Springer
Medium
Photograph - Digitally Enhanced Photograph
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Julia Springer
Bridge of the Americas from Casco Viejo - Panama
This image depicts the Puente de las Americas, or Bridge of the Americas, which spans the Panama Canal to reunite the northern and southern portions of the American continent, divided forever by the creation of the awe-inspiring Panama Canal.
Here the bridge is seen from Calle Oeste, close to the Plaza de Francia in the old district of Casco Viejo. Looking across the Bahia de Panama (Bay of Panama), and over the district of Amador (formerly Fort Amador), the graceful structure of this cantilever bridge dominates the skyline despite the presence of the mountains behind it. Completed in 1962, this bridge formed part of the Pan-American Highway and was the only fixed link between North and South America until the completion of the Centennial Bridge in 2004. Although there are two other crossing points at Gatun Locks and Miraflores Locks, each of these are swinging bridges.
Today the Puente de las Americas acts as the height limiting factor for ships traversing the Panama Canal, having a clearance of 201ft (61.3m) at high tide. The highest point of the bridge is 384ft (117m) above mean sea level, and the main span of the bridge is some 1128ft (344m), with a total length of 5425ft (1654m).
The original photograph hass been post-processed in Topaz photoFXlab, giving it a more painterly feel. Dynamic contrast was added using Adjust, and Simplify was used in layers to combine a watercolor effect and a sketch effect.
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January 16th, 2013
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Comments (9)
Lianne Schneider
Beautiful painterly effect - and such a gorgeous view! Lovely tones in this Julia. F/V
Julia Springer replied:
Thank you Lianne - I love the tones also, particularly in the reflections ... I've often wondered whether I should have cropped it to have a smaller expanse of water, but it is a relatively small image and, as stated, I like the reflections. Really appreciate your comment, and f/v.
Julia Springer
Bob, thank you so much for featuring this image in the "Central America" group today.
Edward Fielding
Love it! v
Julia Springer replied:
Thank you so much, Edward! Glad you enjoy it, and thank you for the feature in "Photography Showcase Newspaper"