Würzburg Stone Bridge Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is one of the many statues that are located on the old stone bridge in Würzburg. The shot was taken in early evening with angled sun light.
The Old Main Bridge (Alte Mainbrücke) in Würzburg, lined with Baroque statues of saints, leads to the districts on the left bank of the Main. From the bridge can be seen the Alter Krahnen (Old Crane; 1773) and the Würzburg Congress Center. On the left bank, below the Marienberg, are the parish church of St Burkard (11th, 12th and 15th C.) and the Burkarder Tor.

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lucasgalodoido (16537) 2009-02-09 16:45

Hi Asa,
interesting the sculptures on the bridge and nice colored houses on background. Great shot my friend.
Regards,
Lucas

trekks (14262) 2009-02-09 20:21

hi Asa

Very good composed view of the stone bridge and showing a nice row of colorful buildings and you have exposed the scene very nicely even under unfavorable sky and light. Amazing how the light is giving good clarity to the buildings.

tfs, bill

bracasha75 (21707) 2009-02-09 21:47

Helo Asa
Wonderful view on city of Wurzburg and how beautiful this look
Great architecture and place on any tourist map
TFS
Cheers,Braca

snunney (34186) 2009-02-10 2:23

Hello Asa,
A well constructed and thoughtful composition, enabling us to appreciate both statue and surroundings in exquisite detail. Good range of colour contrasts under a rather heavy sky.

BlueRaven (35) 2009-02-10 2:24

Hi Asa,

Very nice composition! The light on the colourful houses in the distance is wonderful.

Thanks for sharing, best wishes
Claudia

Jean-Luc (5488) 2009-02-10 2:27

Bonjour Asa,
Une bien belle composition avec ces maisons très colorées et cette statue placée en un point fort du cadrage.
Well done,
Amicalement
Jean-Luc

gunbud (27585) 2009-02-10 3:26

Hi Asa,
They don't make like this anymore!
Marvelous POV catching the line of bridge statues and the long line of beautiful German homes.
Clear natural colors and razor sharpness to this beautiful bridge view.
Regards, Tom

jplebrun (16638) 2009-02-10 4:58

Bonjour Asa
de toute beauté cette photo de la ville de Wurzburg pris du pont et montrant tous ces toits rouges qui ressortent dans ce ciel tout gris.
Amitiés
Jean-Pierre

tedesse (13054) 2009-02-10 7:38

Hello!
Interesting POV and nice composition,wonderful view the sculptures on the bridge.
Nice light and lovely colours.
Very nicely done.
Greetings
Tadeusz

KLB (17830) 2009-02-10 9:24

Hello Asa

You've done a great use of the roundness of the bridge to give relief at your picture, it's very well thought. Despite the weak light, you succeed to bring the strong colors of the facades out and the fine quality reveals many details.
I visited Heidelberg a few months ago, and I'm very surprising of the similarity between this bridge and the architecture of the Alte Brücke...
Very pleasant composition, well done.

Regards
Karine

TGULUMSER (12432) 2009-02-10 14:19

Hello Asa,
A magnificent composition and great architecture. Your POV is very nice, too.
Best regards,
Tulay

jlbrthnn (37038) 2009-02-11 2:46

Hello Asa,
I like this exemplary framing. The composition skilfully made up shares the interest between architecture and landscape. Excellent colors and clearness. Cheer.
Have a nice day
Codially
Joël

danos (31796) 2009-02-11 3:09

Hello Asa,
nice perspective and POV of the water front of the houses Würzburg's city,with the old main bridge to be decorated with these Baroque statues of saints.I like the line of the colourful houses as the trees that exists on the bank of the river.Well done.

Have a nice day,Danos

Longroute (8915) 2009-02-11 3:44

A bright sunshine that lit the bridge and the fine row of houses makes a beautiful contrasts with the cloudy sky and the dark water. It's a composition which has the merit of showing an interesting architecture from a good pov and under the best conditions.
Best greetings,
Donato

feather (49848) 2009-02-11 7:50

Although we can't see all the bridge it is very reminiscent of Charles Bridge in Prague with its statues of saints. The composition works well to include the colourful buildings along the river bank.
Kath

argycon (2749) 2009-02-11 13:33

Hi Asa,
Excellent presentation of the architecture with beautiful colors. Great POV!
Very nice picture!
tfs
kostas

Gerrit (35499) 2009-02-12 18:02

Hi Asa,
wonderful composition and a beautiful place,
The colors are great.
Regards, Gerrit

saxo042 (15188) 2009-02-12 21:45

Hi Asa,
A very good choise of POV, where the bridge plays an essential role in your composition. But I can´t help wondering what this city looked like before that night in March, 1945, when everything was bombed.
Kind regards
Gunnar

mauro61 (14734) 2009-02-13 3:04

ciao Asa,
l'inclusione di particolari nelle panoramiche è una scelta che prediligo per questo il tuo POV mi piace molto.
Bella la lunga fila dellecostruzioni sullo sfondo.
saluti
maurizio

ChrisJ (69618) 2009-02-13 3:30

Hi Asa

A good high pov across the river with good sharpness & colour. The decorative stone statues on the bridge add interest. Have a great weekend!

Nicou (43977) 2009-02-13 4:08

Hello,

Superbe vue, le cadrage est très recherché avec la statue du pont et ce rond, et ces mangigique facades colorées des maison qui longe la rivère, splendide.

Bravo et amitié

Nicou

lucski (3676) 2009-02-13 12:41

Hi Asa
good one. super composition and nice colours i like it very much
good job
TFS regards lukasz

Charo (31651) 2009-02-13 13:16

Hello Asa,
Beautiful capture from that beautiful bridge and the local architecture. Excellent composition with great light and definition.
Best regards,
Charo

jurek1951 (25760) 2009-02-13 13:41

Hi Asa,
wonderful photo,
good composition, great colors and good details!
Well done,
Georg

stego (22340) 2009-02-13 17:31

Hi Asa,
Great PoV indeed! And a very nice light, that produces a superb clarity and makes the colourful façades stand out. I like the L shaped visual path created by the bridge and the row of sunned buildings. The statue of the FG seems to dominate the part of the town we don't see and it's very well placed in the compo.
Regards, José.

jhm (81817) 2009-02-14 8:08

Hello Asa,

The different statues behind each other care for a good perspective.
Nice coposition, good colours too.
History:
I think that these city during WAR II got a lot bombs, this was the place, where during the WAR II all the English and American airplanes became found with radar.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

mirarer (4272) 2009-02-14 14:04

Hi Asa,
Beautiful light for a nice composition. I like the dark sky and the contrast with the colored houses in the background.
Regards,
Mirari

Cretense (54954) 2009-02-15 3:49

Hi Asa!

Beautiful place, excellent architecture photo and great capture of this fine statue. Great job in framing and composition, inmense depth of field, flawless light managment and brilliant colours! Congratulations!

Hercules

Angshu (33346) 2009-02-15 19:46

Hello Asa
Very nice how you composed this image. The statue on the right serves as a good anchor & the bridge as a good perspective leading us to the row of buildings with pastel shades and red roofs, leading to the green fields, all under the cloudy sky. The spire of the church also is an attention grabber. Good work & an informative note!
Regards
Angshu

Bandit (2058) 2009-02-16 11:23

Bonjour Asa,
je vois que vous avez de superbe édifices en allemagne !! les couleurs des maisons sont vraiment un plus dans ta composition !! La statue est très bien placée !
Bravo !!
Fabien

danyy (68088) 2009-02-16 23:17

Bonjour Asa,
le filtre polarisant a bien joué son rôle , surtotu sur la surface du fleuve. Un ciel qui dégage de belles nuances et devient ainsi un des éléments de la beauté de la scène.
Un cadrage astucieux qui inclut un avant plan pour accentuer la profondeur.
Bien à toi.
Daniel.

Juntas (3065) 2009-02-17 6:49

Hi Asa. Very nice point of view with this great detail of that bridge. Light well managed and good colors. Very nice the line of buildings. Great job. Regards. Paulo

wolf38 (12549) 2009-02-19 23:57

Hello Asa. Wuerzburg is an old and worth seeing city. The bridge figures are always somewhat special. Usually there holy figures stood. Very beautifully. Regards, Wolfgang.

JCG (24899) 2009-02-21 6:27

Hi Asa,

A lot of balance in this picture, I appreciate much the development of the place and use of the bridge in perspective. The polarizing filter has played its role and provides beautiful colors in the image, especially at the sky and river. It is very pleasant to detail the photo, thank you Asa.

With all my friendships and a very good WE,

Jean-Charles

claudeD (11168) 2009-02-22 6:23

Hello Asa,

very fine composition with interesting colors and perfectr sharpness.Thank you for your detailed note.TDFS.

With regards from Luxembourg

Jean-Claude

jemaflor (38911) 2009-02-25 12:04

Hi Asa,
Good pov and a nice composition, light and colours are good, interesting effect with this cloudy sky in the BG.

fanni (8717) 2009-02-26 0:30

Hello Asa,
interesting perspective view! So many details are included in this photo, but they are all in good balance and help to create a whole picture of the place, with a good depth. I like this original composition very much!
Very pleasant colours, too!
Best regards,
Elena

pierrefonds (25953) 2009-03-01 17:08

Hi Asa,

The trees are framing well the street. The point of view leads our eyes towards the buildings in the background wich is giving depth to the photo. The diagonal line made by the stone bridge is an asset to the composition. The good luminosity brings out the colors of the scenery. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Tue (25608) 2009-03-05 1:27

Hey Asa,
Very nice impression from this town, good inclusion of the statues in front of the city's skyline. The colours are vivid and well saturated and the sunlight is fine. Good sharpness too, thanks for sharing!
Regards,
Lars

batalay (20712) 2009-03-06 19:54

Hello Asa,

This is a genuinely beautiful image, well composed and flawlessly exposed. In some of the oldest bridges, dating to the late medieval period there are often small chapels where travelers could pause and pray. Have you seen any in Germany (as I know they exist in a couple of places in England)? The note is informative and a pleasure to read.

Warm regards,

Bulent

Jakab (3408) 2009-03-15 6:40

Hello Asa,
an example for the fact that sometimes a cloudy sky is more attractive than a clear blue one, I think it fits better to this landscape. I like the depth of this photo as well.
Well captured, best whishes
Laszlo

Ninello52 (3224) 2009-03-15 14:07

Ciao Asa!
Sono colpito dalla bellezza dei colori e della saturazione cromatica! Belli i verdi della natura, il grigio del cielo i rossi dei tetti! Ottima definizione, bella l'infilata di case che taglia in orizzontale l'immaggine.
Saluti, Nino.

buscape (3429) 2009-03-30 13:09

Hello Asa,
you have chosen a very good POV to present us this bridge and the colorful row of houses in the background. I especially like the contrast of the buldings bathed in sunlight with the gray sky. Best wishes,
Helmut

ManuMay (10348) 2009-04-05 7:05

Hi Asa!

This is a very nice view!!

You choose a great point of view in order to compose it...good!
Great colours and balanced capture, superb sky!!

Have a nice day...

Best Regards

Manuel

AROBN54 (10705) 2009-04-25 9:05

Oh my, Asa,
what a beautiful shot! The light is wonderful and it brings out the colors of the buildings beautifully. Everything here works. The composition is perfect, wonderful elements, fabulous color and clarity. I love the way the lines of the bridge go in and the colorful houses go the opposite direction. Fantastic shot! Many thanks and warm regards,
Shelly

PixelTerror (86036) 2009-04-25 9:06

H iAsa,
Nice view of the city skyline, the light outlines very well the buuildings.
Have a nice day JY

adramad (3330) 2009-04-25 10:57

Hello Asa.
Great photo with the perspective of the statues of the bridge standing out in this precious menacing sky, the photo makes me remember this precious place where I was enough years ago.
Best regards.
Luis.

lregoli (54) 2009-09-18 22:47

Very nice perspective. Also the sky, even when cloudy, it looks really good. It would be perfect for me, if there were no people on the right side, but I know that at that time it is impossible.

Regards,
Leonardo