The disused railway bridge

Not far from where I live there are lots of remnants of the coal mining that was once a major industry in the area. Some of these are gradually becoming subsumed into the landscape, but some are more apparent such as the bridge seen in today’s pictures.

I went out on this day with the hope of getting some autumnal colours lit by the setting sun, but as I walked the sun dipped behind a bank of cloud on the western horizon and the bright glow disappeared. I thought about heading back home but, having been caught out in the past by a sudden resurgence of good light when it was too late to take advantage, I decided to wait a little longer.

After a while the sun descended below the cloud and cast some dim but pleasant light across the scene – enough to cast shadows from the bridge’s ironwork. I didn’t hold any great expectation for the photos, but I was pretty happy when I saw the scans emerge. The colour is more subtle than it might have been had the sun been un obscured, but the warm tones work really well, I think.