Bridge to Nowhere

After visiting the old shipwreck, I travelled further down the coast to Dunbar in East Lothian to see this unusual bridge. It doesn’t look to serve any purpose but it actually does. There is a stream which runs below the bridge but only visible during low tide. 

As per usual on the East coast of Scotland, it was extremely windy so I had a hard time shooting here. Most of the time I like to get as close as possible to the subject, even putting on the welly boots and getting out the 16-35 lens making the subject more prominent but on this occasion, it just wasn't possible, even with my sturdy tripod, the wind was just too strong.

I decided on a spot to shoot from, not my preferred place like I said but had no option as the wind was shaking my lens. I went with my favourite lens, the 24-70 and because i wasn't on the shore, I was already thinking 70mm was the perfect choice of focal length. 

It was about an hour and a half after sunrise so I was still getting very good light but just as I set up, as luck would have it, the light started shining on the bridge from behind a extremely large cluster of clouds. 

I was shooting at f16 for maximum DOF with the Lee polariser and little stopper to give me an exposure time of around 80 seconds to smooth out the water. I originally wasn't planning on using the ND filter but it gave me the best result. 

The bridge is located at Behave beach! If you are on the coastal road, take the sign for Winterfield golf course and follow the road passing by the course on your right, straight down to the beach.