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The Iron " Engine" Bridge in the Canadian Rockies

  • Writer: VB
    VB
  • Jul 10, 2020
  • 2 min read

The Iron Bridge situated in Canmore, AB Canada got some history in the coal mining era and left behind in the 1970s. Then got bought by the city a few years later and made it accesible for the public. The Iron "Engine" Bridge is now an iconic touristic spot for travellers who stops at the doors of Banff National Park.

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Little walk by the Bow River and end up taking this beautiful photo while the sun desappears behind the East side for Mt. Rundle. It was so pretty for the eyes with the green/blue river streaming down through the city with a good water current.


Added a minimal painting effect to the original photo transforming it into a main made painted banner.


I went with another effect to play with the sky. It was more of a windblast effect mixed with a bit of blurriness. didn't change much but brought a small contrast with sharpness of the bridge at the front.


The details in the water demonstrate the activity going on at the same time. Just capturing the moment while enjoying a delightful sunset.


Decided to print this art piece on a canvas banner that got stretched on a wooden frame with as dimension of roughly 14" x 12".


More information about the bridge

The history of the bridge is quite interesting in some ways. Just for the fact that it got used for its natural ressources during the industrial era and hundreds of thousands tones of coal got exclavated from these mountains. the aboriginal where hunting bison begore the europeans came 1000s of years ago.


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Left behind in 1970s and then they used it during the Calgary Olympic 1988 for the cross-country skiing discipline. Now the city is very popular for travellers that love to connect with nature.




 
 
 

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