Hartland Covered Bridge Black and White New Brunswick Photography
A Timber Span Recedes Beneath Flags and Summer Clouds
I came across the Hartland Covered Bridge during a cross-Canada road trip, taking the long way through New Brunswick without a fixed agenda. This black and white photograph looks along the timber span as it crosses the Saint John River. The entrance is close to the camera, while the long side of the bridge narrows into the distance.
That change in scale is what gives the view its strength. The near gable has signs, flags and a large rounded opening through which the internal bracing is visible. Along the side, vertical boards form a repeated texture beneath the sloping roof. Below, the supports interrupt the water in a second rhythm, carrying the eye toward the farther bank.
I kept the clouds above the bridge because they soften its straight lines. Their bright, uneven shapes move across a darker sky, while the flags add smaller accents around the entrance. On the near bank, grasses and the railing give the structure a foreground rather than leaving it suspended by itself over the river.
Monochrome lets the wood, water and clouds take different places within the same view. The shaded opening is especially dark, the side wall holds a finer texture, and light catches the faces of the supports below. I wanted to keep both the bridge’s length and the details at its entrance, preserving the sense of arriving at a crossing during that unhurried road trip.
© Dan Kosmayer, 2014
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