Thanks, Derby. I, honestly, had just offered the weather protection theory to Brian. Appreciate your remarks.
Jack --- On Sat, 10/18/08, Derby Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Derby Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: PESO: Covered Bridge > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, October 18, 2008, 2:08 PM > A Straight Dope classic > http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1136/why-are-covered-bridges-covered > > Nice series too, Jack > > D > > > Brian Walters wrote: > > Very nice, Jack. > > > > The covered bridge is an interesting design. I > suppose they must have > > been constructed in other places but they seem (to me, > anyway) to be a > > real American icon. I often wonder why they were > covered. Was it just > > for shelter or was there some other reason? Covering > doesn't seem to be > > a structural requirement. > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > Brian > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Brian Walters > > Western Sydney Australia > > http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, 18 Oct 2008 05:55:50 -0700 (PDT), "Jack > Davis" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > > >> Last souvenir from yesterdays drive. > >> This was taken at the South Yuba River state park, > in a settlement named > >> Bridgeport. > >> It's claimed that this bridge, built in 1862, > is the longest single span > >> covered bridge (251') in the U. S.. > >> I've shot a number of times over the years. > From both ends and down along > >> the river, but it has never revealed its artistic > side to me. > >> While this is 'prox a 40% crop, happily still > allows a more than decent > >> detailed image. > >> Taken from a convenient bridge crossing the Yuba > River. > >> I love this camera/lens. > >> > >> Jack > >> > >> I welcome all comments > >> > >> > http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=337 > >> > >> K20D, DA 16~45, f/8, 1/500, ISO 200, hand held > >> > >> > >> __________________________________________________ > >> Do You Yahoo!? > >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > >> http://mail.yahoo.com > >> > >> -- > >> > > > -- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
