We love a bridge. It is right up there with canyons, mountains, waterfalls and baby bears! When we arrived in the Tampa area we anticipated photographing Clearwater beaches. But, that quickly became a hassle and a half with crowds of tourists and traffic snarls that rivaled LA. We retreated! Our focus changed to photographing the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Florida's "flag" bridge. Built between 1982 and 1987, the bridge is just a tad over 4 miles long and spans Tampa Bay. It replaced the old bridge that was damaged by a collision with a large ship. The old bridge has been turned into the world's longest fishing pier.
There are many approaches to shooting such a long bridge. To Steve, the best photo was one where both ends were attached to land. That required a very wide angle lens and a finding a spot from which one could see the whole thing! We settled, after some research, on two potential places. Ideally, one would offer a golden hour opportunity.
This angle was taken from De Soto Island.
I believe this photograph was taken from the edge of a rest area just on the south edge before one gets onto the bridge.
There are more interesting things on De Soto Island. These Fiddler crabs were a wonderful distraction to planning a good golden hour opportunity!
We took in lots of interesting looks. Not sure all of them are worth sharing, but we sure had fun!
OK! Just turn your back on me and walk away.
