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IBC Photo Contest Review

Topic: Pedestrian Bridges

With this topic, we are soliciting photographs of pedestrian bridges from around the world.

The committee evaluates and rates each photo on a scale of 1 to 5. Committee members should abstain where they feel there is a conflict of interest or if a photo was submitted by the Committee member’s company, organization or agency.

  • 1 not very impressive should not be considered
  • 2 some character but likely not worthy of consideration
  • 3 good adequate composition, pretty picture
  • 4 very good well composed subject matter
  • 5 excellent wonderful image, good contrast of light and shadows, extremely creative.

Please submit your grades no later than Friday, April 21, 2023

  • For the photographs that you score a 4 or 5, feel free to provide a comment/quote in the box provided. The best comments/quotes will be used for advertisement purposes in the IBC Magazine.

Photo Contest Submissions (excel)

The score for each photo is BELOW the photo.

 

Photo Contest Scoring

  • Please score according to scale:

    1 – not very impressive – should not be considered

    2 – some character but likely not worthy of consideration

    3 – good – adequate composition, pretty picture

    4 - very good – well composed subject matter

    5 – excellent – wonderful image, good contrast of light

     

     

     

    Locale: Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail Bridge
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    Locale: Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail Bridge
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    Locale: Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China
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    Locale: Lake Mary, FL. Over I-4.
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    Locale: The George C. King Bridge is a key connector for Calgarians entering East Village and Calgary’s core from Bridgeland and other neighbourhoods north of the Bow River.
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    Locale: Estancia de la Virgen, Guatemala
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    Locale: Des Moines, Iowa - Des Moines River
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    Locale: Shelby Farms Park, Memphis, TN Crossing the Wolf River
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    Locale: Nashville, TN Crossing the Cumpberland River
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    Locale: Percival Island Natural Area, Lynchburg VA over James River
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    Locale: Conestoga River, Manor Township, PA
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    Locale: Kinzua State Park
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    Locale: Ohiopyle State Park
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    Locale: Manayunk Bridge Trail over the Schuylkill River
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    Locale: Hiker-Biker Trail over C&O Canal
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    Locale: The North Bank Bridge is a pedestrian walkway under the cable stayed Zakim Bridge in Boston. Spanning 690 feet, it crosses the MBTA rail tracks.
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    Locale: Tallahassee, Florida, over S. Monroe Street
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    Locale: US 29 - Villages of Oakland Mills and Town Center Columbia
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    Locale: Trail Bridge crossing of the Yakima River, Washington, USA
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    Locale: Prince William Forest Park over Quantico Creek
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    Locale: Great Allegheny Passage
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    Locale: Monongahela River
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    Locale: Monongahela River
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    Locale: Monongahela River
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    Locale: Monongahela River
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    Locale: Monongahela River (great Allegheny Passage Trail)
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    Locale: Clifton Road
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    Locale: Washington Rd, Princeton, NJ
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    Locale: Nervión River, Bilbao, Spain
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    Locale: M-30 Highway, Madrid, Spain
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    Locale: Vesten Canal, Bruges, Belgium
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    Locale: Coupure Canal, Bruges, Belgium
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    Locale: Manzanares, Madrid, Spain
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    Locale: Christianhavn Harbor, Copenhagen, Denmark
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    Locale: Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark
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    Locale: A steel arch bridge over the Monongahela River between Elizabeth and West Elizabeth, PA.
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    Locale: Steel lenticular truss bridge crossing the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh, PA.
    Submitted Interesting Fact: It is the second oldest steel bridge in the US.
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    Locale: Downtown Pittsburgh - I-376 raised through Pittsburgh
    Submitted Interesting Fact: I-376 is a raised bridge structure along the Monongahela through Pittsburgh
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    When finished with scoring, use the submit button to send in your scores. Or use the Save and Continue Later button, you will receive an email with a link to come back and finish scoring.