***Jan 13th 2009 1,000 views***
This bridge was designed by John Rennie and constructed circa 1828 by John Rennie's sons (following his death) across the artificial lake in Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park. In Spring and Autumn the low Sun often gives spectacular light in the later afternoon; on March 27th the day had been showery but these were clearing. In these conditions the light is often particularly good and the cloud shadows make an especially attractive effect.
Kensington Gardens were originally the gardens to Kensington Palace which became a Royal Palace in the reign of William and Mary; it was acquired by King William who suffered from asthma and thought it might be an improvement if he lived further away from the River Thames. The Lake was created in the time of Queen Caroline, consort of King George I. The Palace has not been occupied by a reigning monarch since King George II, however, it is today occupied by other members of the Royal Family. Previous residents of the Palace include the future Queen Victoria and Princess Diana.
Rennie designed three other bridges in London, however these have all been rebuilt. The last to be rebuilt was London Bridge, the Rennie bridge was dismantled and re-erected in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. This bridge therefore appears to be Rennie's last remaining London Bridge; numerous other works by Rennie survive elsewhere in the UK; see
en.structurae.de/persons/data/index.cfm?id=d000130
Just to make it absolutely clear following a comment posted that claimed that this photo was HDR or Photoshopped, it's nothing of the sort, in fact the image is as it came off the camera! I lightened it slightly with PicNik after loading into Flickr as I find that images tend to go dark, otherwise it's as downloaded.
08 Март 2010, 06:44 mau_tweety Nicely captured with good contrasting colours!
08 Март 2010, 14:17 NapaneeGal
Beautiful golden light on the bridge.--
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08 Март 2010, 18:17 Ian.L Not an easy one to expose for the detail in the sky and bridge but you managed it, well done.
08 Март 2010, 19:29 Chalkie_CC Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Cool Britannia - The Best of British on Flickr, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
09 Март 2010, 07:23 vanstaffs
Awesome dramatic sky - love the light under
and beyond the bridge!--
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09 Март 2010, 07:23 Mike-Lee Lovely light when the sky is like this.. Dramatic!
09 Март 2010, 17:57 Alex Alexandrovna
fantastic light!
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09 Март 2010, 22:56 Picture post. Excellent perspective and a good sky, a nice capture!
10 Март 2010, 15:19 itucker wonderful composition, light. well done. have a great day!
10 Март 2010, 19:44 Jacqueline Harte Lovely light and reflection of the bridge......the sky finishes it off very nicely!
10 Март 2010, 19:45 ben124.
Excellent and unusual!
The place looks lovely!
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11 Март 2010, 11:58 Dylan.Edwards38. gorgeous light and reflections
11 Март 2010, 19:59 ben124.
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12 Март 2010, 18:37 hotonpictures
nice capture Jim
lovely light and sky
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13 Март 2010, 17:46 deanspic Gorgeous light and fantastic sky!
14 Март 2010, 03:51 ballycroy - AWAY! What a beautiful bridge - love the light and the gorgeous sky!
15 Март 2010, 00:28 DoodlesNPoodles
Wow! What amazing lighting on the bridge,
nice reflections and you could not have asked
for a better sky! Fantastic shot!--
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17 Март 2010, 18:00 chas + jo Beautiful light under dramatic skies - great picture.
18 Март 2010, 14:15 crazymil..
What a lovely bridge photo, what a pity about
the other Rennie Bridges,
love the reflections. Thank you so much for
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