This bridge shoot was filled with firsts. It was the first time Brenda baked a previous snack, lemon squares. The first time we had a newspaper reporter to write about the story. Dick said he had so much fun that he’d be back again to help us light paint. The first time I told someone about the project at 8:00 pm the previous evening and Brian showed up the next day ready to light paint. The first time someone came with a camp stove and jug of apple cider, ready to serve hot apple cider after the shoot – thanks Sean! I am still amazed with the positive community sprit surrounding this project.

After the 2.5 mile hike in, the furthest hike for a bridge, I explained the setup for the shoot to Brenda – she was away during the scouting mission. I had scouted the bridge about three weeks ago and I forgot where I wanted to place my camera. It took me a few minutes to find the spot. As I was setting up my gear, folks would lean over the bridge and say hi to me – that was fun, I kept seeing more and more familiar faces.

Here’s the pre-shot.

After most folks climbed down into the chasm and streamed past me getting into position and a bit of waiting for the blue light of dusk, here’s the shot we got.

Yet again we broke the record for the most people at a bridge shoot. We had 28 light painters for the event, including 5 new folks.

Afterward we enjoyed Brenda’s baked lemon squares and hot apple cider heated and served by Sean. Oliva won the raffle.  As I understood it, her parents were more excited about winning the raffle than she was about all the attention focused towards her.