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Lake Eland

The suspension bridge and Oribi Gorge

The 80-metre bridge, 130 metres up. Best mid-morning when the sun is to your side and the gorge has light in it.

18-150 · 18–35mmPolariser ONHood on
Mode
Av
Aperture
f/8 – f/11
ISO
Auto
Exposure ±
−⅓
Drive
Single
Focus
Servo · tap the far end of the bridge

Do this

  1. Polariser on and rotated — it cuts the haze in the gorge and deepens the sky. Rotate until the far cliffs sharpen up.
  2. Put a person on the bridge for scale. Without one, nobody can tell how big it is.
  3. From the bridge itself: vertical, looking down the cables to the drop. Strap around your wrist.
  4. From the viewpoint: horizontal, bridge as a line across the frame, gorge below.

If it goes wrong

Gorge is a hazy blue blur
Polariser, and later in the day. Morning haze burns off.
Sky white
Exposure compensation −⅔.