pontJambes Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Le Pont de Jambes (bridge of Jambes, small city near Namur) shot from the famous Citadel of Namur. The citadel is a very huge castle that's offering great views on the Meuse valley. Found on the web:
It was probably the first bridge (at least after the Roman era) on the upper Meuse, built in the 11 th century. It was badly damaged in the Second World War, but since rebuilt in the original style - except for the central arch that was widened for larger barges. At the east end of the bridge (around the corner to the north) is a plague: "238 Engineer Company Battalion, VII Corps, 1 US Army, at the Jambes bridge which had been destroyed, constructed two Bailey bridges, one 46 m long and the other 15 m, to enable the restoration of liberty to our friends the Belgians. September 1944."
Adjustements in Gimp: small level corrections + sharpen

Tomernayer, maphoto, joergen115, Rockyboy, bertolucci, nwoehnl, Kenny10pin has marked this note useful

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Tomernayer (512) 2004-06-04 18:57

Hey rudy i've just bought a camera like yours, i wonder, r u satisfied with yours? it seems pretty good, i like your photo,u can really see the city from the angle u took it, well done!

maphoto (8076) 2004-06-04 22:19

This is a very good picture and very nice perspective you've got there of the bridge, I also like the foreground with the trees and the houses on the left, very nice composition, thanks for the note.

joergen115 (2244) 2004-06-05 2:36 [Comment]

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Rockyboy (20580) 2004-06-05 8:13

Cette vue depuis la citadelle est parfaitement cadrée et nous présente très bien ce pont. J'ai juste un peu corrigé les couleurs et la netteté dans un atelier. J'espère que vous aimerez!

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bertolucci (11976) 2004-06-05 16:31

The second fine urban shot from Belgium, Rudy. First one from Tabora and now one from you. I like the prominent diagonal place you gate to La Meuse and I also see roads and a railway line a structuring elements. The combination of old & new architecture is nice. Very urban. Freds atelier shows that you can cut through the slight haze in the background. Fine capture!

nwoehnl (118) 2004-06-09 17:18

Excellent view from above, Rudy. Your wide angle captures an impressive view of the old bridge crossing the Meuse, and I really like how the urban detail is aligning on both banks on the river, and that there is a fair amount of trees and green to break the scenery up a little. Some minor deficiencies in the technical area were well addressed by the workshops you got. Good work, thanks for sharing it!

Kenny10pin (19301) 2004-06-13 21:31

nice birds eye view here, I like the water and the bridge here, I would just crop the top until you just see houses.

Very nice image, I miss Belgium