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THE LONG BIEN BRIDGE

HANOI, VIETNAM

Image Number 846

The Long Bien bridge across the Red River connects Hanoi with the main port of Haiphong. Designed by Gustave Eiffel, the bridge sustained significant damage during the Vietnam War. Only half of the bridge retains its original shape, but a rebuilding project supported by the French government is currently in progress to restore the bridge to its original appearance.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 35. Exposure of 1/275th of a second and aperture F3.5.  150 mm Schneider Kreuznach teleohoto lens with a leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.