Photographer’s Note
Le Pont du Gard is a roman aquaduct thought to date from around 19BC and is included in UNESCO's list of world heritage sites.
This photo was taken in the late afternoon with the sun behind me. It was a windy day and there was a lot of cloud low in the sky which meant that the light conditions were changing constantly. I took numerous shots many of which looked incredibly flat as the sun vanished behind a cloud. This photo was taken during a period when the full power of the late afternoon sun shone through and bathed the aquaduct in a beautiful golden light.
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Shelbeesmom
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(678) 2006-07-09 13:41 [Comment]
baba_flies
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(7985) 2006-07-09 13:50
Super nice this is! Wonderful light which gives the aquaduct this beautiful tone. Nice the reflections too.
Greetings from sunny Zurich
Barbara
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poulinp
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(4464) 2006-07-09 13:59
Wonderful light, exposition, saturation...everything's perfect. Thanks for sharing Andrew!
cigdom
(2236) 2006-07-09 13:59
Wowww....Excellent reflection! BEautiful composition. Thanks for sharing
Regards..
Cigdem
ong (413) 2006-07-09 13:59 [Comment]
Cliffy
(590) 2006-07-09 14:01
Excellent composition and the way you have timed it to get the sun on the aquaduct and the rest in shade is brilliant.With that in mind the exposure to keep detail in the shadows without burning out the aquaduct is spot on
krzbia
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(329) 2006-07-09 14:03
Wow, this is nice! The clarity of the picture and of the reflection is superb! Ideal lighting. I was there but my photo is nothing compared to Yours!
jmdias
(19267) 2006-07-09 15:09
andrew
It is sad that work of restauration inside the photo but the light and the monument are perfectly shown
Jorge
Voltri
(1724) 2006-07-09 17:23
Andrew, very nice job! Great POV, natural colors, clear details - amazing!
pasternak
(13352) 2006-07-09 18:04
Incredible low light caught here, Andrew, enough for a great shot, but you also have such a perfect reflection! Great contrast of light here, in fact, everything except the bridge looks so dark that I initially thought it was a twilight shot. Very nice work!
Cheers
Alexander
euryan
(8349) 2006-07-09 23:33
Andrew, this is a great shot. I love seeing UNESCO sites here on TE. The lighting is great, I'm glad the sun came out for a while. The reflection looks wonderful. Good job with the composition.
Regards,
Ryan
jluca
(10300) 2006-07-10 9:44
Hi Andrew,
really great shot !
very well composed with the reflections in the water and you had the best light you could have. I like very much the contrast between the dark zone and the enlightened zone. You were right when you decided to wait for the good light !
Well done
Jean-Luc
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(717) 2006-07-10 15:33
Hi Andrew,
Terrific perspective and reflection...you were very fortunate with the light.
Celina
Pictures_Collec
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(385) 2006-07-11 18:46
Hi Andrew,
Great compo. An original view of this aqueduct.
Very nice.
TFS.
Serge
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(183) 2006-07-13 20:09
hi andrew !
another excellent shot !
the wide angle is perfect for it and makes the bridge much more impressive than it actually is.
the colours are very good and the relection is great
you were just unlucky for the works ..
TFS
yannick
alana
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(2607) 2006-07-15 0:11
Hello, Andrew
Absolutelly incredible shot, Andrew, I love it. Excellent point of view, light, reflection and colors. Bravo
**Alana**
marom
(467) 2006-07-15 21:12
Hi Andrew
This one is a classic. I think that you should feel a lot of satisfaction after putting so much efforts to get this image. The colour of the structure makes perfect contrast with the blue sky, but what is more important, the natural light of the day makes any other irrelevant elements of the picture dark, bringing up the aqueduct. Congratulations.
Cheers
Roman
Albrecht
(11068) 2007-05-07 15:11
Hi Andrew
Beautiful picture;good colours and compo and very sharp. A beautiful old aquaduct. Interesting and nice sunlight there.
greetings Albrecht
Photo Information
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Copyright: Andrew Wallis (AndrewWallis)
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(168) - Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2005-11-08
- Categories: Ruins
- Camera: Nikon D70s, Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6 EX DC HSM, Cokin 67mm Circular Polarizer
- Exposure: f/9.0, 1/60 seconds
- More Photo Info: view
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Theme(s): Architectural reflections in water [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2006-07-09 13:39
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