The Vincent Thomas Bridge spans the Los Angeles Harbor and connects mainland San Pedro with busy Terminal Island and the Port of Los Angeles. I saw some excellent photos of the bridge on Flickr, and decided to make the 45 minute drive from my house to check it out. I'm not at all sure I found the best vantage point, but I'm happy with the photos I captured. The bridge has these cool blue lights all along it's length, so shooting it at night is a must. The area is kind of surreal, with these huge cranes that offload cargo containers from the freighters that come and go constantly from the port.
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| First photo of the night: Cranes offloading containers under a nice sunset! |
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| Last photo of the night: Same shot as above under night skies. |
War of the worlds? No, big cranes used to move cargo containers.
A good shot of the Vincent Thomas Bridge with Terminal Island in the background. The boat is the Catalina Express that takes tourists over to Catalina Island.
Hope you enjoyed my bridge shots! I want to make a future post shooting the bridge from the opposite side. Linking with Skywatch Friday. Click on the link to check out great skies from around the world. Thanks for stopping by!
Lovely shots - the lights add to the great mood.
ReplyDeleteLove the lightings.... Good Shots
ReplyDeleteGreat shots . I love them all specially the bridge shots you must have made with a wide angle lens.
ReplyDeleteI love the lights at night and reflections. Beautiful captures! Have a great weekend and Happy Valentine's Day!
ReplyDeleteWow! Spectacular views! Happy Valentine's Day:-)
ReplyDeleteGreat photo opportunity. I like the first and last one best.
ReplyDeletecool, and yes, I loved the angles of your bridge shots. Especially the last one. :)
ReplyDeleteI love these -- a little different from what I usually see here but fun for a change for us as well as for you I'm sure. The lights are marvelous.
ReplyDeleteThose are excellent bridge shots! And by coincidence, my next post is on your last post's subject, the Fullerton Arboretum.
ReplyDeleteLove your commercial night sky shots!
ReplyDeleteNice pictures - just shows it does not have to be wilderness!
ReplyDeleteI am confident I have reached my limits on stats!
Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
I did indeed enjoy your beautiful bridge shots, which made for an interesting departure from your usual gorgeous desert shots. (You make everything you point your camera at look sumptuous, intriguing, and/or evocative). These are all impressive, but in my humble opinion you saved the best one for last!
ReplyDeleteThat last shot is spectacular. Love your perspectives, even if you didn't get your preferred vantage point.
ReplyDeleteThat does look kind of like something from a sci-fi flick :) Great captures!
ReplyDeleteSpectacular shots. I love waterfronts, they are so interesting. Which leaves me out of luck in Tulsa.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos, really love the lighting and the sharpness of the photo! The lights give off the impression of how busy the harbour is at night.
ReplyDeleteThese photos are just great. I especially like the out-of-this-world feel of the bottom one.
ReplyDeletewow, awesome night shots!
ReplyDeleteGreat shot sof the bridge at Night
ReplyDeleteTerrific photographs. I thought the first image was great, with reflections lighting up the water and then I scrolled down to the third and the final images - competition winners, surely!
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