When the covered bridge over the Saco River was repaired in the 90s, the restoration company used materials that were in keeping with the original construction. I can't help but wonder if these wooden nails might have steel-reinforced centers.
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or you might hope that....pretty cool though....wood is pretty tough and seen enough of the all wood things to know they are sturdy....cool perspective on the pic....
ReplyDeleteI love the wooden nails....better cool that you would notice something like this.
ReplyDeleteThat is so neat - I've never seen anything like it before.
ReplyDeleteThat's amazing, Cheryl! You must spend every day traveling the countryside to find all these wonders!
ReplyDeletei thought for sure we'd see your fingernails on chalkboard for this prompt. :)
ReplyDeleteneat and very different nails.
Oh, wow, I really admire those that preserve our heritage and architecture. Great pic!
ReplyDeleteI can't even think about a bridge without hyperventilating. LOVE this picture, though!
ReplyDeleteI hope they do. Sounds a lot sturdier. I do love the look, though!
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Such a different angle for a covered bridge shot. Really cool!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful perspective in this photo, Cheryl! I'm a little worried about the wooden nails, though...
ReplyDeleteAfter I wrote that, I got to thinking these are probably pressure treated and likely to last a whole lot longer than the originals.
ReplyDeleteSteel centers or not, this is a really great photo. The depth of field capturing the perspective is awesome.
ReplyDeleteThanks Danielle. I've always got my eyes on the sky looking for birds or watching clouds but when I'm shooting a building or other structure, I tend to forget. My husband was taking a ton of photos of the fabulous architecture of the bridges so I started to look up and around too.
ReplyDeleteI live in such a small state with an incredibly rich history since it was one of the places Europeans first settled back in the 1600s. As the older structures deteriorate, I'm grateful that conservation committees keep a careful eye out to ensure these bits of our heritage remain for generations to come.
ReplyDeleteOh dear gawd no. So much of what I photograph is very close. This was taken a couple hours north of here. I finally sucked it up and decided to head north with the tourons because I miss spending time in some of my favorite parts of the state. We spent a long weekend up there and I got a crapload of photos, lots of them work for the prompts. It's a good thing since it's been hard to shoot outdoors because of the rain.
ReplyDeleteAfter I put this together, I considered enlisting a friend to mimic scraping their fingernails on a chalkboard. Everyone was busy so I went with this. This whole challenge feels like that sound. The prompts are tougher for me this time around. Not being able to post the things I love the most is driving me insane. ;-)
ReplyDeleteOne thing I love about this state and this entire region is that there are still enough long-time or forever residents living here who care about preserving the things that make this such an incredibly beautiful place to live.
ReplyDeleteAw Meleah. My mother-in-law was terrified of bridges too. She only visited us once (they lived in Wisconsin). We had such a hard time showing them the local sights because we're completely surrounded by and dependent on bridges to get anywhere. We never even tried to take her see the covered bridges.
ReplyDeleteMy guess is they're made of pressure-treated wood and will withstand the weather just fine. Hadn't thought of that until after I posted this. (At some point, probably after this nutty challenge, I'll be posting photos of the bridges themselves. They are stunning.)
ReplyDeleteThanks LM. It's just one of a couple of shots I took specifically because of the wooden nails. (This was before the list had come out so I got incredibly lucky to have this in my September photos.) I've got tons of other photos of different parts of the 3 bridges we visited as well as photos of all the bridges from different angles.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ziva. After I posted this, I realized these are probably made from pressure-treated wood and will last a very long time. They're much larger than they appear. Along with the nails, there are plenty of metal bolts holding things together.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jamie. My husband & I each had a blast taking a gazillion different shots of all the bridges we visited. I can't wait until this challenge is over to post some shots of the bridges themselves.
ReplyDeleteoh wow- wooden nails? cool...
ReplyDeleteTotally cool. I have a thing for nails. My antique dining room table has square nails. They must have been handmade.
ReplyDeleteI don't blame her! I don't go to NYC as often as I should / could because of the damn bridges.
ReplyDeleteIs there a particular kind of bridge that bothers you? Is it the height? The water? What makes it so terrifying?
ReplyDeleteShe told us she was terrified of the suspension bridges so we took her across a regular steel-grate bridge. Holy shit! What a mistake that was.
Thanks Barb. They are something rare on a structure this large.
ReplyDeleteHi Doll. How are you feeling?
ReplyDeleteI have lots of furniture with wooden nails. I'm fairly certain all of the wooden nails are hand turned. I'll bet yours are too.
For me, driving over a bridge is just as terrifying as: rock climbing, or skydiving, or bungee jumping down the Empire State building.
ReplyDeleteAnd while those things may be fabulous, if you are a ŒThrill Seeking' kind of person, but I am NOT.
I am not only afraid the bridge will suddenly collapse, without warning, but I also imagine the ŒWorst Case Scenario'. Like what if my tire explodes, and I loose control of the car, and go careening off the side of the bridge, and drown a fiery death, and the only thing they find to identify my body are the serial numbers on my breast implants.
So, yeah. Meleah + Bridges = Massive Panic Attack.
That is such a well done shot. I've tried a few like this of a wooden bridge in Corolla... it isn't easy!
ReplyDeleteThis is a really cool shot of a very interesting construction technique that will probably last 100 years. Wood is an amazing thing.
ReplyDeleteThanks Katherine.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mike. After posting this I realized this is probably pressure-treated wood giving it a longer lifespan. Wood is amazing and these will be subjected to the not so friendly NH weather elements. It's a shame that this may not be reconstructed again should the people making decisions in another 100 years. It would be pretty to think these pieces of history will be around forever.
ReplyDeleteHow awful for you.
ReplyDeleteIt’s the worst!
ReplyDeleteThe detail in this shot is fascinating. Really cool!
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