Central bridge of Trikala Photo

Photographer’s Note

Trikala is a beautiful town, a pleasant surprise for those who think that country towns are boring and dull. On the contrary Trikala is a town full of life, great nightlife and beuatiful women. Also lots of great cultural events Besides that a lot of things to do and see there. The old part of the town, known as Varousi, the fort with the old clock (the trademark of the town) and of course the Lithaios river that crosses the town, rather unusual thing to see in Greece and creates a beautiful atmosphere.

Among the many brigdes of the river, this one (The Central Bridge) is the most beautiful. It was constructed in 1886 and until 1996 it was used also by vehicles. Today it's only for pedestrians.

The statue that you see upon the second bridge in the background is that of Asclepius, the Demigod of Medicine and Healing, who according to Greek Mythology was born right here, by the banks of Lithaios river.

ChrisJ, edytungkal, belido, daddo, AiresSantos, usnadir, azaf1, aimiliospet, portmanndominic, JoseMiguel, gneufeld, danos, cunejo200, stelli, bostankorkulugu, dip, Paolo, saylan-cb, Truja, elifpetan, Emile, CRATEOS, enedimd has marked this note useful

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belido (16341) 2007-11-16 3:16

Hi Hercules,

beautiful contrast of the lower warm part with the top of the image. I like the details of the bridge and ghosts on it. Attractive and well composed!
Regards,
Carlos

daddo (11310) 2007-11-16 3:28

Hi Hercules. Very lovely bright colours. Nice composition with the bridge spanning the picture. It looks like a fin bridge with the decorative motifs.Regards. Klaudio.

usnadir (779) 2007-11-16 3:36

absolutely stunning shot of a very interesting bridge.nadir

knerkowski (1467) 2007-11-16 4:31

Hi Hercules
Very nice shot
Great colors and good composition
I like it
Thanks for sharing
Cheers
Kevin

barrufeto_77 (25715) 2007-11-16 4:34

Hola Hercules.

Desde luego, otra bonita foto llena de encanto. Unas luces buenísimas!

Un saludo, Oscar

portmanndominic (2388) 2007-11-16 4:57

Hercules

Difficult shot you make on this evening , nice colors , very good reflexions on the water

good week end

Dominic

JoseMiguel (860) 2007-11-16 5:18

Hola Hércules,
Impactante imagen!
Me gusta mucho la saturacion del color empleada, hace realmente llamativa la escena.
Muy buena la composición con el puente cruzando de un lado a otro los extremos de cuadro, y usando los reflejos en el agua como elemento importante de la foto.
Felicitaciones y gracias por compartir la imagen.
Un gran saludo,
JM

stamatis (2410) 2007-11-16 6:54

geia sou Hraklh

poly omorfh apeikonish ths gefyras,poly kalh leptomereia,kai thaumasies antanaklaseis sto nero.

ta xrwmata kataplhktika

Stamatis

stefanocer (10403) 2007-11-16 7:10

High quality shot , great colours , timing , and composition too Hercules , well done.
Stefano.

ifanik (20514) 2007-11-16 9:07

Alli mia apo tis klassikes soy ths mple wras to idio omorfh kai texnika artia me tis prohgoymenes
Sugxarthria file
Xairetw
Nikos

markstaples (15670) 2007-11-16 9:21

Hi Hercules
This is perfectly exposed and the sharpness is most impressive. I like too your angle. A quality shot.
Best wishes
Mark

leonorkuhn (13557) 2007-11-16 9:25

Hola Hercules,

Excelente composición en la hora azul. Me gustan mucho los colores y la perfecta nitidez. Muy hermosos reflejos y detalles.

Abrazos
Leonor

danos (32250) 2007-11-16 9:56

Ηρακλή καλησπέρα,
πολύ καλή απεικόνιση της γέφυρας των Τρικάλων με έμμεση διαφήμιση της πόλης.Εξαιρετική νυκτερινή λήψη με τις αντανακλάσεις επάνω στο νερό να είναι φανταστικές.Οι λεπτομέρειες,τα φώτα και τα χρώματα είναι συναρπαστικά.Το σημείωμά σου λεπτομερέστατο.Μπράβο

Καλό Σαββατοκύριακο,Δάνος

mesutilgim (36657) 2007-11-16 11:04

Hi dear Hercules,
Very nice colors and very nice contrasts. Great compo with great pov. Very nice reflections and allways in your case, very good notes which makes this entries real TE jobs.
TFS and have a nice weekend
Best regards
MESUT ILGIM

cunejo200 (7157) 2007-11-16 13:44

What a handsome bridge this is Hercules. There is good lighting and exposure. Details are impeccably shown. Best regards, Danilo

stelli (2941) 2007-11-16 15:18

Excellent night shots with stunning lighting as always! Thank you for sharing! ΦΙΛΙΚΑ Στέλλα

steliosk (4784) 2007-11-16 15:43

Hraklh Kalhspera,

To POV sou einai omorfo kai de tou leipei tipota, gia thn epilogh ths wras einai Cretense copyright pleon, ara ouden sxolion :)

parola auta exw merikes enstaseis an mou epitrepeis:

1on: 8a ediwxna entelws ton an8rwpo gia na kanw pio perigrafikh th skhnh mou ws pros to topio. Twra bebaia 3 periptwseis yphrxan.
- a) perimeneis (alla siga olo kai kapoios 8a perasei mhxanaki, pitsirikia ktlp),
- b) ntoufeki ena second prin to capture :D xexe
- c) clonestamp :)
H monadikh periptwsh yparkshs tou 8a htan mia pio realistikh figoura se allo shmeio sto kadro, kai fysika h skhnh se A/M, ka8ws to xrwma perisseuei gia th dhmiourgia mias mystiriwdous atmosfairas.

2on: exw thn entypwsh oti kati perase kai egrapse fws, (perissotero sto deksi panw meros ths gefyras)
oi grammes autes ston ourano me kanoun na skeutomai kai xanw thn ousia. Aparathrhto men, alla pana8ema me, dinw bash sth leptomeria.

Apokleiontas loipon ta apokleiomena (ntoufekia ktlp,..) eftiaksa ena workshop kai perimenw thn apopsh sou.

Filika
Stelios

[workshop] [compare] +

bostankorkulugu (33518) 2007-11-16 21:52

reminds me of athapan shots somehow... i really miss sakis here on TE (check his new website, just fab)... i like the pov and seeing the statue through the bridges is a plus i think... being a paparazzi i wouldnt have taken a shot like that, but this is another story>:P...

hugs giritli mou

bostani

AiresSantos (41920) 2007-11-17 0:26

Hi Hercules,
Amazing colours in this very nice night composition. Well chosen the blue hour, nice reflections and light well managed
Thanks and have a nice weekend
Aires

azaf1 (15541) 2007-11-17 1:06

Geia sou Irakli
Katapliktiki diavgeia, ki h antanaklasi dimiourgei apo moni tis mia atomiki sinthesi. H de xromaitiki pikilomorfia einai anepanalipti.
epainous
Argiris

dip (12550) 2007-11-17 2:02

Geia sou Irakli,
polu omorfa xromata kai enas katapliktikos mple ouranos,polu kalo simeio lipsis kai kadrarisma,
prepei na omologiso oti den ksero kai polla gia ta Trikala kai to simeioma sou me ekseplikse,
Xaireto,
Dimitris.

anes_lc (14766) 2007-11-17 2:51

hi hercules
i like this colorful shots of yours ...so vivid
almost unreal ...and specially this one with the ghost presence :)
well done
best regards,anes

Bruno40 (6440) 2007-11-17 5:03

Hola hercules,
Muy buena tu foto de la "jora-azul". Me gusta la composicion, y los "fantasmas" arriba del puente.
Quizas podria borrar le letrero del hotel, que opinas?
saludos
Jorge

Paolo (40694) 2007-11-17 6:21

Hi Hercules, excellent night view, with a wodnerful work on tones and lights.
excellent POV too.
thanks, ciao

gneufeld (15167) 2007-11-17 7:13

Hi Hercules,
Wow, this is a stunning image with well saturated colors and perfect clarity and sharpness. Excellence and TFS. Gerald

Truja (4948) 2007-11-17 11:37

Hola Hercules,
magnífica imagen con un cierto toque de misterio, es magnífica. El juego de luces nocturnas es bello. Grandes colores y perfecta la composición!!
Salut, Jordi

emilbo (9329) 2007-11-17 18:58

Allô Hercules!
Superbes prise de vue et merveilleuses couleurs chaudes avec cette belle réflection, un plaisir pour les yeux. Excellente composition et bonne note.
Salutations!... et bon dimanche,
Emilius

elifpetan (1200) 2007-11-18 11:19

Hello Hercules,
This picture is superb. The colors are very nice.
Best wishes:o)

Elif

gilou530 (35066) 2007-11-18 13:37

salut hercules
des couleurs saturées, un cadrage parfait, l'heure bleue, rien de plus pour faire une belle image
amitiés
gilbert

paura (38278) 2007-11-18 16:12

Hercules,
Interestng the effect of the f/stop in 8 and 8 seconds exposure. Very beautiful composition, lighting and point of view.

Abraços

Paulo

edytungkal (4519) 2007-11-18 18:11

I see this bridge is beautiful indeed and your composition make it more impressive with nice nightshot and especially i like the contrast colours between the blue sky and golden on fg. Thanks Hercules for this shot..

daniel

ChrisJ (70099) 2007-11-19 0:40

Hi Hercules

Marvellous colour & reflections, with good motion blur of the man on the bridge. I like the warm vs cold color opposition between the yellow, floodlit bridge, & blue sky. Perfect sharpness & tfs!

Emile (19901) 2007-11-20 21:01

Hola Hercules.
Una magnifica foto tomada en la hora azul de la noche, esta muy bien captada desde un punto de vista bajo pudiendo observar la presencia del precioso puente y los reflejos en las aguas del rio. Me gustan mucho los contrastes de colores y la excelente definicion. Felicitaciones.
Un fuerte abrazo desde Miami.

CRATEOS (7274) 2007-11-20 23:16

exeretiko DRI-parisma file....exis ftiaxi katastasi me to fos na mas kani oti theli to mialo me ta xromata ke ta ...fantasmata na pernoun pano apo tin gefira...entiposiako!!!!

nf

enedimd (1528) 2007-11-25 10:32

Hi Hercules,
Excellent shot with superb conrast, light, brigde deatils, ghost on the bridge, deepness. Impressive view. TFS,
Best friendly regards,
Emir Nedim

Aviller (3106) 2007-11-28 4:02

The curve of the bridge and the fairly straight river make for a nice contrast. The exposure is great and the blue sky's awesome. Too bad you weren't able to include the brickwork of the bridge on the right. But I guess you'd need to stitch together a couple of images for that.