The Forth Road Bridge

Forth Road Bridge

1960s

Under Construction - 1962

Looking east

Under Construction - 1962

Looking west

Under Construction - 1963

Looking NW to North Queensferry

Under Construction - 1963

Looking SW from North Queensferry

Recently Opened - mid-1960s

View to the north from the bridge

Forth Road Bridge

2011

The first 5 photos below were taken with a fisheye lens - note the curves that this lens produces, especially around the edges - on Fuji Velvia 50 film, renowned for its vibrant, exaggerated colours.

View to the North

Painters at the top of the bridge

Painter on ladder to top of bridge - 1

Painters on ladder to top of bridge - 2

Painter on ladder to top of bridge - 3

The 10 photos below were also taken with a fisheye lens, on Fuji Velvia 50, but this film, was about ten years old and well past its 'use by' date. The colours did not reproduce well, so I've converted them to sepia (and in one case to black and white)..

Ladder inside the tower
to the top of the bridge

George Hamilton + View to the South

Painting the Bridge

View to the South

View to the North

George Hamilton +
View to the South down the Cable

Looking North down the Cable

The 11 photos below (like most of my photos since 2005) were taken on a Canon SLR digital camera. For these, I used a wide-angle (10-22mm) lens on a Canon EOS7D