Bridge Light Show - Image Heavy

[Tronhard]

Last night, for one night only, the Auckland Harbour Bridge was lit up with thousands of coloured LED lights. The cool thing is that it is the first such event in the world to be powered by solar energy alone.

Getting to a decent spot with the city behind and the iconic Sky Tower was a bit of an effort as we had to scramble along a steep and slipper sea wall and perch. NOT recommended for bad knees. I was nervous that my tripod would lose its grip on the rocks and drop my camera into the drink. One of the many other photographers put his three expensive Canon cameras right at water level, perched on some rocks. They did not do well when a passing ferry created waves that totally swamped them.

These shots have been cropped and some corrections made for CA and distortion, but are otherwise "out of the can" shots taken on my Nikon Df, using the Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-120mm f/4G ED VR lens. It might work best as a slide show...

[rpcrowe]

Lovely images... Methinks that this would also look smashing if done in a time lapse video...

I no longer do steep climbs, rock faces or other hard to manage spots for my photos...

[Shadowman]

Nice captures.

[Tronhard]

Lovely images... Methinks that this would also look smashing if done in a time lapse video...

I no longer do steep climbs, rock faces or other hard to manage spots for my photos...

Thank you Richard:

It wasn't my preferred spot, but to get the shots I needed to do it. I figure once it stops hurting I will still have the photos!

[Tronhard]

Nice captures.

Thank you John:

You are a bit of an unsung hero, always supportive of other photographers' work - it is appreciated.

[Shadowman]

Thank you John:

You are a bit of an unsung hero, always supportive of other photographers' work - it is appreciated.

Hi Trev,

Thanks for the comment, it's a joy to view the many contributions.

[skitterbug]

Absolutely beautiful! I'm glad you captured them and shared them with us.

I want to also say I feel for you and your knee problems. I've had shoulder problems but so far never knees! I can't imagine the pain of them. I wish you all the best in your quest for relief!

[NorthernFocus]

Interesting set, Trev. Worth the effort.

[ccphoto]

Currently facing a meniscus surgery on both knees, I certainly have empathy for hard to reach perches. I applaud whomever decided lighting the bridge that way as a great idea...wish our folks around here would do something similar as we are surrounded by bridges.

[Tronhard]

Currently facing a meniscus surgery on both knees, I certainly have empathy for hard to reach perches. I applaud whomever decided lighting the bridge that way as a great idea...wish our folks around here would do something similar as we are surrounded by bridges.

Hi Chris:

My arthritis began with dual meniscus keyhole surgeries on both knees. Once you gear the meniscus it is very easy to do it again. I had the last one done about 15 years ago and was due to have a 3rd on the right leg when they decided it was a lost cause as the arthritis was so bad and keyhole surgery only speed it up apparently. Still, one is caught between a rock and a hard place.

I have been watching the development of stem cell treatments for certain kinds of joint injury. James Balog, the acclaimed photographer and head of the Extreme Ice Survey, highlighted in the award winning documentary "Chasing Ice", had wrecked his knees on ice and rock - he had 4 knee surgeries. When the film ended he was trying to climb a glacier on crutches... Then suddenly he was walking free again at a later conference. Someone asked what had happened and he said that he had stem cells injected into the knees and they rebuilt the joint tissue. Since then my research indicates that this is a treatment in its infancy and its efficacy has yet to be confirmed. Pity, that is a lot less invasive...

[ScoutR]

Lovely, the vantage point is perfect, even though it was a bit painful. It was worth it

[ccphoto]

Hi Chris:

My arthritis began with dual meniscus keyhole surgeries on both knees. Once you gear the meniscus it is very easy to do it again. I had the last one done about 15 years ago and was due to have a 3rd on the right leg when they decided it was a lost cause as the arthritis was so bad and keyhole surgery only speed it up apparently. Still, one is caught between a rock and a hard place.

I have been watching the development of stem cell treatments for certain kinds of joint injury. James Balog, the acclaimed photographer and head of the Extreme Ice Survey, highlighted in the award winning documentary "Chasing Ice", had wrecked his knees on ice and rock - he had 4 knee surgeries. When the film ended he was trying to climb a glacier on crutches... Then suddenly he was walking free again at a later conference. Someone asked what had happened and he said that he had stem cells injected into the knees and they rebuilt the joint tissue. Since then my research indicates that this is a treatment in its infancy and its efficacy has yet to be confirmed. Pity, that is a lot less invasive...

Arthritis is what I fear the most as I was a very active competitive bicyclist in my youth. Afraid now I am going to pay for the sins of youthful pleasures.

[Tronhard]

Arthritis is what I fear the most as I was a very active competitive bicyclist in my youth. Afraid now I am going to pay for the sins of youthful pleasures.

The big thing is to find ways to work the knees without creating more damage. I found working on a wind trainer at a gentle pace (as much to encourage synovial fluid production) to be good and I have been doing work on a leg extension machine with low loading to strengthen the muscles. The rot really sets in when you let the surrounding muscles atrophy...