Genoese Bridge Photo

Photographer’s Note

Less known than the towers, but equally remarkable, the genoese bridges are an important component of the Corsican patrimony. They were built mostly during the XV & XVIth centuries by the republic of Genua to develop the economy and encourage exchanges between communities.
Masterpieces of technicity, their beautiful arches cross the rivers of Corsica with great elegance.

The photo displays the bridge near Calacuccia (or at least I think it's that one, please correct me if I'm wrong) in the Niolu region of central Corsica.

IS1000 + Epson scanner + NI

P.S. it's the first photo I post with a frame, do you prefer my photos with or without frame ?

papagolf21, ChrisJ, jmdaoudal, glitch, supereira, danby1, Aegean, nwoehnl, ChristianS has marked this note useful

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papagolf21 (55978) 2004-11-24 3:56

Très intéressante vue d'un pont en voûte plein cintre construit entre le 15ème et le 16ème siècle. Heureusement que la montagne ne s'est pas montrée agressive à l'encontre du pont (éboulement, etc.), cela nous permet d'admirer cette merveille architecturale.
Le cadre valorise bien la composition.
Un petit atelier pour le plaisir.
Très bien fait, Jean-Yves.

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ChrisJ (69588) 2004-11-24 4:32

Salut Jean Yves

Excellent depth & perspective. I like the 2 assymetrical duos on the diagonal rock slope. Great tonal range, & an informative note. Tres bon!

jmdaoudal (82) 2004-11-24 4:51

Bonjour Jean Yves,
charmante "carte postale", ce qui m'amèrne à répondre à ta question , oui au cadre, mais pas trop lourd.
Ce pont est très interessant, sa forme aussi.
Le coin merite la visite et je vois de nombreux randonneurs.
Ta composition donne envie d'aller en Corse.
Compliments
Jean Michel

glitch (759) 2004-11-24 5:14

Nice composition Jean! The inclusion of the people in the foreground enjoying the view helps add the scale. Lovely detail in the hill beyond contrasting well with the sky at the top.
Compliments,
Steve

supereira (9576) 2004-11-24 5:36

Great view.Excellent POV and prespective.Great contrast between the sky and the mountain.I like a lot the textures,sharpness and light.I like the the detail of the people.Well done!

joseelias (367) 2004-11-24 8:48

I think phillipe has made the necessary arranjements in his workshop so there's not much to say in that matter. I will just say that the framing is great and the palcement of that couple in the right is the key in this image. They give a human character to this nice landscape and beautiful bridge and "fill" the image with their presence.

danby1 (3689) 2004-11-24 10:05

great picture, but the workshop on it does improve it, as it was the sharpness and contrast i was worried about, a nice view and just the right amount of sky, well done!

ps maybe the white frame is ok, but i do not like the writing in the frame, i find it quite distracting

Aegean (2567) 2004-11-24 10:27

A very well balanced compo here Jean Yves...And also a very common view in western Greece where they are a lot of wonderful bridges like this one in similar suroundings! The fifures of the persons around are giving a touch of "life" in the picture.

alainh (35349) 2004-11-24 14:13

salut Jean-Louis.
un beau pont Genois que voilà. la Corse recèle quelques tresors autres que ses fameuses tours qui protègent son litoral.
bon cadrage et couleurs sympas.
une petite envie de baignade me prend !!!
bonne soirée.
amicalement
alain

nwoehnl (118) 2004-11-24 14:39

Quite an impressive sight, Jean Yves. The bridge makes a good interest in front of the mountain slope, and the people gazing at the scenery are well included in your composition and help to pull the viewer into the photo. Philippe's WS pretty much sums up the improvements I was about to suggest, so I'll take a shortcut here ;-) Well done.

jemaflor (38867) 2004-11-24 15:06

Bien, même très bien ... bel effet avec ce pont dominé par ce paysage imposant. Une nature superbe et quelques spectateurs bien placés qui admirent comme nous ce panorama.
Concernant ta question en PS, moi j'aime les ... frames ;-))

Rockyboy (20580) 2004-11-24 15:52

Personnellement, je ne mets pas de cadre car j'en prend pas le temps mais je dois dire que cela valorise la photo surtout quand il reste assez neutre comme ici. La composition avec la rivière et le pont en bas est bien vue... Pour le couleurs, j'admet que je préfère la version de du WS de Philippe...

bazal (7898) 2004-11-25 5:35

Belle composition aux couleurs un peu pales (mais bien corrigées dans le WS de Philippe). Personnellement, je n'aime pas beaucoup les cadres, sauf dans le cas où ils sont très discrets et qu'ils apportent quelque chose à la photo (voir certaines contribution d'ephemere33), mais c'est une opinion qui n'engage que moi. L'endroit est magnifique et me fait penser à un pont similaire sur la Spelunca dans la région de Porto. Belle image !

ChristianS (2997) 2004-11-25 13:20

Very nice, what a beautiful place. Very well composed with the bridge at the bottom and the massive cliff in the background, it draws the eye upward the picture. Well done to include some people, it enrichs the composition. Well done Jean Yves!