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Rigging for the Caisson Pick
Rigging the Caisson For the Pick #1 Click on the image to enlarge it in another window. These Ironworkers are setting the rigging to pick this caisson and right it so that it can be lowered into the...
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Lowering the Caisson into the Pier Casing
Lowering the Caisson into the Casing. Click on the image to enlarge it in a new window. This HDR image shows the 60 foot long caisson as it is being guided, by the Ironworkers and Carpenters, into...
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Concrete Pour Equipment
Concrete Pump Boom Click on the image to enlarge it in a new window. This image shows the concrete pump boom transferring concrete to a pier pour in the middle of the river. The concrete is first...
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Red….
Red Winch Click on the image to enlarge it in another window. This winch is used on the crane barge to handle the post that are used to anchor it in the river after it is in place. I loved the color...
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It Says Right Here…
It Says Right Here… Click on the image to enlarge it in another window. This image is of David Morse, a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers, and the BG-40 Drilling Rig he is...
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Cranes As Far As I Can See….
Cranes As Far As I Can See…. Click on the image to enlarge it in another window. I like this image because it shows how many cranes are being used to build the Ohio River Bridges Project. There are...
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Going Up!
The First Tower of the Downtown Span Rises Above the River Click on the image to enlarge it in another window. This HDR image shows the base of the first tower being stripped of the concrete forms that...
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November Sunset
Ohio River Bridges Project at Sunset Click on the image to enlarge it in another window. THis HDR image was taken from the Big Four Bridge approach ramp Wednesday evening. I went down to Waterfront...
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November Sunset #2
Ohio River Bridges Project at Sunset #2 Click on the image to enlarge it in another window. This HDR image was also taken from the Big Four Bridge approach ramp Wednesday evening. I was down in...
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Billy, David and David
Billy Baughman, David Figueroa and David Morse at Work Drilling a Pier. Click on the image to open it in another window. In the HDR image David Figueroa and Billy Baughman are monitoring the progress...
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Sorta Silent Sunday
Sunrise in Waterfront Park Click on the image to enlarge it in another window. Rigging Hooks Click on the image to enlarge it in another window....
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Sunset in Louisville
View of the Sunset on the Ohio River from The Big Four Bridge Observation Deck Ramp Click on the image to enlarge it in another window. This HDR image was captured using a three exposure bracket set of...
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Joe and Beauregard
Joe Dec and his constant companion Beauregard Willard Bulldog Click on the image to enlarge it in another window. This HDR image is a three exposure bracket set using +2, 0 and -2 EV exposures. I...
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Sparks Were Flying
Welder using a cutting torch to make some angle iron brackets. Click on the image to enlarge it in a new window. I love it when sparks are flying! Whenever I see someone using a torch or a grinder I...
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Pattern and Texture Closeups
Closeup of Rusty Retaining Straps Click on the image to enlarge it in another window. Whenever I’m on a job site I keep my eye open for interesting patterns and textures to shoot as closeups or macro...
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2013 in review
Tonight I want to share the annual report for the Speeddemon2.com blog that the WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared for 2013. Here’s an excerpt from the 2013 annual report on the progress of...
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My Photo is a Winner in the Engineering News Record, Year in Construction...
On the Ohio River Bridges Project with Sean Ellery Ironworker Local 70, Louisville, KY. Click on the image to enlarge it in a separate window. I just learned that my photo of Ironworker Sean Ellery was...
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Ohio River Bridges Project Downtown Span Construction Progress
Ohio River Bridges Project Downtown Span, January 2014 Click on the image to enlarge it in another window. Yesterday morning I decided to shoot an overview of the Ohio River Bridges Project Downtown...
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HDR Panorama Of Louisville and the Ohio River
Sunset On Louisville and the Ohio River Click on the image to enlarge it in another window. Last night there was a snow storm moving into Louisville around midnight. As is usual when weather fronts...
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January Sunset Over Louisville Skyline in HDR
January Sunset Over Louisville Skyline and the Waterfront Park Swing Garden Click on the image to enlarge it in another window. I have a love affair with Louisville’s Waterfront Park and the views of...
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