Van Brienenoord Twin Bridges Photo

Photographer’s Note

Van Brienenoord Twin Bridges

Back to Rotterdam for some architecture shots.
Displayed here is the Van Brienenoord bridge. The largest of the three Rotterdam Maas bridges. It carries the A16 / E19 carriageway, one of the main traffic arteries of the Netherlands. It was commissioned in 1965 and in 10 years became an infamous bottleneck in the Netherlands network. ln 1989 a second bridge was contructed and the number of lanes was doubled from 6 to 12. It’s slightly broader then the first bridge. Its main span (steel with diagonal tension cables) is 290 m. It’s perhaps the least imaginative Rotterdam bridge, but it’s twin arches strike quite a pose.

Captured during a cycle trip last Sunday. I held the Oly over my head to shoot over the barrier and liked the tilt and the slightly motion blurred traffic.

PCS tech: tilted a bit more, slightly cropped, adjusted the levels, contrast saturation and curves; USM-ed , added a frame added and saved for the web.

Camera Manufacturer : OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Camera Model : C8080WZ
Exposure time [s] : 10/2000
F-Number : F7.1
Exposure program : Aperture priority (3)
ISO speed ratings : 50
Date taken : 2005:10:30 16:19:28
Components configuration : YCbCr
Exposure bias value : -3/10
Metering mode : Multi-segment (5)
Focal length [mm] : 30 mm
Colour space : sRGB
Image width : 3264
Image length : 2448
Exposure mode : Manual (1)

Rinie_Hoff, RGatward, Tue, jhm, nwoehnl has marked this note useful

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Rinie_Hoff (9334) 2005-11-04 3:08

Hi Bert, hmmm, the bridge is NOT situated in Roubaix, but in Rotterdam, I guess your fingers moved too quickly ;-)
I love the angle, and the possibility to see a bit of the cycling path as well. The lines of the arches are very nice, and it's true the bridge leaves less to the imagination than the other two, but I do like the two arches.
I still regret that I wasn't there when they brought in the second arch by boat.
Enjoy your weekend.

RGatward (19749) 2005-11-04 3:14

Interesting PoV, and I like the way you've twisted the frame a bit to get the best compo. You can't get anything past that bridge expert can you.

phi75 (0) 2005-11-04 3:33

hi Bert;

your bag was too heavy, yoou're leaning on left!! :D
nice bridge, you shold try a tighter zooming just on metallic parts!
have a good day:
philippe

Tue (25608) 2005-11-04 4:16

Goeiemorgen Bert,
Prachtige foto van deze bruggen! De constructie van de bogen en al hun lijnen zijn goed te zien. Goeie compositie, mede dankzij de hoek waaruit je de foto hebt genomen. Prima werk.
Groetjes, deze keer uit Haarlem, en alvast een prettig weekend,
Lars

jhm (83328) 2005-11-04 7:26

Hoi Bert,
Ja over de schouder fotograferen is een kunst, maar het is uw vrij aardig gelukt om een mooi beeld smamen te stellen, misschien was de bedoeling om een schuine foto te maken, want in de nieuwe trend heb ik dit reeds verschillende malen gezien, het is niet onmiddellijk mijn favoriete ding, maar het is absoluut niet slecht Bert.
Prettig weekend gewenst uit een half bewolkt Vlaanderen met 15,2° Celsius.
John.

carper (65646) 2005-11-04 9:40

heel ongewone view van de van Brieneoord.
Mooie ongewone foto, met een goed lijnenspel, het rustige verkeer op dat moment, de goede kleuren en de goede compositie, goed werk Bert.
gr. jaap

nwoehnl (120) 2005-11-04 11:51

One of your classic graphisms, Bert - the pattern of steel and cable construction is quite compelling, and you made a good timing to include the variety of vehicles on the road. I also think that the tilt works nicely on this one. Good exposure balancing to render the late afternoon light ambience.

maphoto (8076) 2005-11-04 22:57

Very well executed Bert, wonderful presentation of the bridge, the tilt is incredible for me. We can see a bit of the path, great effect, looks like a swigning bridge ! I like it, very good post, thanks for sharing.

alvaraalto (5303) 2005-11-05 18:09

Hi Bert,
Inderdaad een beetje scheef. Ik moet er nog even aan wennen. Maar ik denk wel dat het zo beter is. Anders wordt ie snel weer te gewoon en nu heeft ie wel iets aparts.
groet Rob

Fixfocus (9377) 2005-11-06 5:04

Hoi Bert,
Excellent composition,the tight framing and the graphism make it outstanding,the tilt adds an interesting effect.Good timing too!
Prettige Zondag,
hermann

Didi (36442) 2005-12-03 5:30

Chapeau pour le mode manuel car le mode Auto n'est pas fiable à 100%.
Le tilt volontaire est intéressant tout comme ce contre-jour.

Hanssie (9133) 2005-12-03 7:31

The well-known bridge of "your" Rotterdam.
Many times crossed this one but never been there to make a photo, so I like this nice view through your eyes. Always fascinating, the bridges and our rivers