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Photographer’s Note

After my rather abstract shot of the Erasmusbrug, maybe some of you, who don't know this bridge, have become curious about it, so I decided to post this nice picture with the whole 'Harp' or 'Swan' on it.

You can find information about the bridge in my other note, now I want to concentrate me on the surroundings.
The river you can see is de Nieuwe Maas. The city of Rotterdam can be proud of three famous bridges over this river: de Van Brienenoordbrug, de Willemsbrug (you can see a red pylon of this one totally on the left of this picture) and de Erasmusbrug.
Another famous bridge is De Hef, a railwaybridge. You can see this bridge on the middle of this picture (the two iron towers). This bridge isn't used anymore, cos there's a traintunnel now. De Hef nowadays is a monument.
The island you can see behind the Erasmusbrug is Noordereiland.
I took this picture from the Euromast at a height of 101m. Maybe I'll show a picture of this tower another day. The view was great, although it was a little hazy.

I cropped a part of the sky and increased the contrast. Hope you like it!

Fixfocus, ChristianS, papagolf21, digi-mom, Rinie_Hoff, alvaraalto, jrj, sAner, castellano, MvS, singuanti, Steft, Galmeida, phi729, erdna, capthaddock, riclopes, kent_s, emjleclercq, Loic_bzh has marked this note useful

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Fixfocus (9377) 2005-01-29 15:53

A very fine and intersting overview from Rotterdam,Lars!
Good composition in beautiful colors!
Your capture shows lots of interesting details,the Erasmusbrug is really great!
Beautiful light,-what time of day did you take this one?
Regards!
Hermann

ChristianS (2997) 2005-01-29 16:31

Hi Lars, very nice cityscape, overlooking the bridge. Nice mixture of buildings, architecture and colours. Well composed and nice dof. Well done!

papagolf21 (57785) 2005-01-29 17:29

Bonsoir Lars,
Le poète sait jouer sur une harpe sans cordes et il sait ensuite répondre à ceux qui prétendent n'avoir pas entendu la musique.
[Lao-Tseu]
Le sujet principal étant le pont "véritable ouvrage d'art", il fait penser à une harpe ou un cygne, j'ai souhaité citer Lao-Tseu en témoignage.
Une très belle prise de vue avec un historique très intéressant.
Merci du partage.
Bien amicalement.
Philippe

Rinie_Hoff (9334) 2005-01-29 17:58

Hi Lars, very nice picture from the Euromast. You got very nice light and the midtones are really very warm. I would have preferred a shot a little bit more to the left, so that one pylon of the Willemsbrug could also be seen.
I can see my house ;-)

alvaraalto (5353) 2005-01-29 18:57

Again a succesfull picture. You chosed a perfect day to go to Rotterdam. The only Dutch town with a real skyline.

Myriam (273) 2005-01-30 4:17

very good shot Lars, beautifull subject, I make a guess for the time you took the picture, sunset? groetjes

jrj (34791) 2005-01-30 9:38

Hi Lars
Well made compo of this bridge. Well placed in the shot also including fine details of the sorrounding.

sAner (112) 2005-01-30 12:17

Very nice work Lars! I like the composition a lot (the placing of the bridge in the whole frame). You got a clear view even though it was hazy. Well done! Informative note btw.

castellano (708) 2005-01-30 12:35

Magnificent view of Rotterdam!
The Erasmus Bridge looks so nice from this point of view.
Nice shot!

MvS (4163) 2005-01-30 13:00

Lars,
Vilken häftig bro! Den ser öppningsbar ut. Det rödbruna huset balanserar upp bilden på ett bra sätt - annars hade floden till vänster runnit ut lite i sidan av bilden. Bra jobbat!
/Magnus

singuanti (15240) 2005-01-30 15:23

yes, thank you for this angle, as I didn't have any idea of what it would look like from afar. it seems stange having such a modern bridge in an older looking area.. maybe that's the point. i like the placement of the bridge in the pic. good shot.

CoolDan (2490) 2005-01-30 21:41

Très jolie vue Lars, la présentation est soignée et les couleurs s'harmonisent bien. Bien vu.

Steft (5962) 2005-01-31 6:49

Lars, amazing wide view!
I like the warm colours, all the modern houses and building, and, of course, the big bridge allmost situated in the middle.
(Can't mention anything negative this time.)
Great job!

Galmeida (12559) 2005-01-31 8:52

I missed this one TUE!. A intersting almost panomaric view if Rotterdam. Very well composed, good prespective and angle of view. Many town details, good colors, light and sharpness. Well done and congratulations!

phi729 (2099) 2005-01-31 16:11

Hello Lars,

The warm colors and the sharpness on the buildings are really well-rendered. And this elegant "Harp" in the middle of the city is perfectly placed in the frame to highlight it. The note about the bridges in Amsterdam is interesting too (but maybe a little mistake : I believe the "de Willemsbrug" Bridge is on the left... and not in the right side ;-). A nice composition, Lars.

ninix (951) 2005-02-01 18:54

Hi Lars,

Nice photo! You have to climbe a bit but then you get something.
I made one by night but never saw the bridge like this.
Weekly I cross the bridge and it is realy an interesting object. Specially with different weather cicumstances.

Thanks,
Hendrik.

erdna (5360) 2005-02-02 19:56 [Comment]

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Steve_T (421) 2005-02-03 9:31

Good picture! Great POV. Very interesting photo Lars! Well done!

Goed beeld! Groot POV. Zeer interessante foto Lars! Goed-gedaan!

loupiot (3909) 2005-02-04 9:08

Bonjour Lars,
Joli paysage d'architecture urbaine! Ce pont est magnifique, et il est admirablement mis en valeurs par cette belle lumière qui éclaire la ville. J'aime beaucoup, le cadrage est excellent! C'est du bon travail, bravo!

capthaddock (28640) 2005-03-21 11:04

Hi Lars- Very nice view of Rotterdam. That city has very interesting modern architecture.

sayzey (2358) 2005-07-17 8:39

Great view! The harp bridge really does look like it could be played by a giant, do you have giants in the Netherlands? :P

The De Hef bridge looks quite similar to a bridge local to myself, does (or did) the middle section raise up to allow boats to pass underneath?

Agani good photo with a lot going on : )

riclopes (33487) 2006-02-06 4:11

Hej Lars,
Back to your gallery, I am now visiting bridges from Calatrava. I just came from the nice series of your father.
I find this general view a wonderful one to understand the urban impact of that very beautiful bridge. The impact is impressive and it changed for sure the image of this part of the city! Very good details and excellent note as usual.
TFS,
Hilsner,
Ricardo

kent_s (1911) 2006-02-08 6:34

Davs Lars
Tydligen var detta en bild jag missat men den är inte mindra fantastisk för det. Dessutom så har ju även jag lite bro-mani. För övrigt så är bilden en fin pano över Rotterdam
Mycket bra jobbat
Hälsningar
Kent

jafadabret (41625) 2006-03-27 2:00

Lars, ce pont magnifique se retrouve dans son contexte. Par ses dimensions il en est encore plus impressionnant. Belle lumière pour une composition remarquable.
Jacques

abulafia (4802) 2006-05-26 5:57

Hi Lars
a very good detailed view. It is allways nice to see your scenic shots of holland.
TFS
Harry

jbweasle (9307) 2006-06-26 14:57

Hi Lars, it's incredible how this bridge stands out so well from its surroundings. With the light at this angle the glow gives the bridge an individuality as if it has just been dropped into place by a greater power. The composition is nicely balanced by the tower to the left.

emjleclercq (14910) 2008-01-12 0:06

Very nice point of view on that suspended bridge, with only one pylon. The colors are nice and the sharpness very good.

All the best,

Emmanuel

Loic_bzh (7073) 2009-05-20 2:18

Hi Lars,

nice POV over Erasmus Bridge and Rotterdam. I like the soft light over the scene...

Loïc