Bridges of Gaula Photo

Photographer’s Note

The river Gaula is dividing the valley, and the highway, railway, villages, most shops and service institutions are located on the east bank.

The land is however fairly equally distributed on both sides, so there are a considerable number of farms also on the west side of the river.

As a result there are a several bridges crossing, located around every 10 km along the river which only purpose is to service the farms located on the west bank.

There is nothing impressive about the bridges, they are as narrow as they can be to accommodate a truck or a tractor but some of the bridges are quite long.

Judged by the design many bridges were build during the same period between the two world wars, maybe around 1930.

WORKSHOP: Image shows the bridge from a different point of view, captured during spring flooding.

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jwillie44 (1177) 2007-08-08 18:59

nice vectors, exposure and use of colors; a rather narrow bridge huh? I like how you can see the signs at the end of the bridge (which way do I go, which way do I go :)
thanks
michael

wgreis (6302) 2007-08-08 19:39

A very interesting perspective Pablo.
The metallic framing leads the eyes to the last level.
Luminosity excelent too.
Congratulations,
Wagner.

edytungkal (4521) 2007-08-08 19:46

It just a simple kind of bridge but you have captured it so well, very nice balance and good quality photo. Despite not a green nature but the BG has framed this picture well. Your ws has a nice point of view, i like it too. Thanks Pablo to share it :-)

daniel

gunbud (28261) 2007-08-08 20:50

Hi Pablo,
Wonderful depth and many great intersecting lines in this photo. Excellent light management renders lovely shadows as we look to the other side of the river. Very nice note that tells how important this small bridge can be to the people living along it's banks.
Regards, Tom

ktanska (16741) 2007-08-08 22:34

Hi Pablo,
Symmetry works well on this case. One lane bridges are not common, but if traffic is just for a few farms, why not. Good light. Summer or autumn version with foliage would be even better.
Kari

JPlumb (3153) 2007-08-08 23:10

Hi Pablo, I like this straight on shot of the bridge. The steel framing makes for some interesting lines. Nice control of the light with decent colour. This is showing one span of a three span bridge, were you walking across it?

Thanks, John

Buin (38574) 2007-08-08 23:11

Hallo Pablo!
Interesting point of view - with a most agreeable light on the beams and an amazing contrast to the background! The produced depth in the scenery is great.
Greetings from very rainy Germany!
Frank

UnTrained (0) 2007-08-08 23:37

Hi Pablo,
the graphical impression of this enlighted bridge is great. The shadows on the ground work a bit against the centered view and your crop to reduce the view to the bridge without surrounding is really pushing the eye to focus on it. Thanks also for the workshop with the real placement.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

giorgimer (21640) 2007-08-09 0:35

Hi Pablo,

the bridge structure helps to give a good perspective together with your perfect POV. Nice shadow too.

TFS

Gio

japiey (9531) 2007-08-09 0:38

Hi Pablo.

An interesting and straight POV.
Excellent composition.
The WS image is also good.
Congrats, dear friend.

jean paul

ribeiroantonio (22056) 2007-08-09 1:34

The symmetry of this photo is striking and the lines leading the eyes to the yellow/white signs are fantastic. Well done.
Antonio

Graal (59090) 2007-08-09 2:29

Hi Pablo,
interesting construction of bridge, nice view here and in WS. Well quality of photo and good informations. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

danos (33680) 2007-08-09 2:39

Hello Pablo,
nice the perspective of this bridge that divide the whole place in the middle.i like the details,the lights and the colours.The sharpness and the balance of the frame are great.Well done,Pablo.

Regards,danos

dip (13000) 2007-08-09 2:44

Hi Pablo,
a good clear and sharp shot,good perspective and natural colors.
Well done!
Dimitris.

pierrefonds (26797) 2007-08-09 4:24

Hi Pablo,

A nice image of the narrow bridge, the photo has a good composition, DOF and nice colors. Thanks for sharing.

Pierre

batalay (21408) 2007-08-09 5:32

Hello Pablo,

A beautiful symmetric shot of this bridge, creating wonderful geometric lines and angles. You photo comes at a time when the bridge collapse in Minnesotta has made us all rather leery of old bridges in the United States.

Very nice composition and exposure,

Bulent

anducina (8151) 2007-08-09 5:35

Excellent compo and POV. Impressive silver lace and light-shadows play.

TFS,

Andreea

kiwi_explorer (12195) 2007-08-09 18:37

Hi Pable,
Interesting POV ... the bridge and shadows creates nice leading lines. Nice symmetry and balance with good overall image quality. Well captured and composed. Well done! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

Mikos (4324) 2007-08-10 1:50

Hi Pablo!

You have chosen the structure of this interesting bridge to use it as a frame for what we are seeing beyond. It has been a great idea, not only visually talking.
Great sharpness as well as light.
And to end, I love all kind of bridges so thank you for share it with all of us ;-)

Cheers and enjoy yor day!

Miguel

gildasjan (24219) 2007-08-10 2:11

Bonjour Pablo
Une bonne composition pour nous montrer cette perspective avec toutes ces géométries de métal.
Bonne journée.
Amicalement
Gildas

UlfE (9250) 2007-08-10 3:01

Hei Pablo,

Perfect symmetry and a lot of exiting lines in this picture. Like I have said before I love when you try something different. Bridges are also a very interesting subjects for photos. Thanks for including a supplementary photo from another POV. Amazing how different it looks in the other direction.

Hälsningar

Ulf

riclopes (33137) 2007-08-10 4:12

Olá Pablo, very good one to show us a bit more of your country. Excellent graphism in a perfect framing and symetric composition, with those diagonals coming from the upper corners, holding well the image and specially the sunny structure in front of us. The yellow signs are a nice color adition. Thanks for the extra perspective in WS.
Greetings,
ricardo

fayeulle (26547) 2007-08-10 7:07

Hi Pablo
Very narrow, this bridge. Not built for huge traffic... I like the perfect symmetry and the graphic effect.
Cheers
JP

utkue (3420) 2007-08-10 7:57

Hello Pablo,
Very beautiful symetrical and geometrical photograph.
Wonderfull colours and sunlight are there.
Congratulations.
Best regards from Ankara and have a nice weekend.

prumod (8264) 2007-08-10 8:32

hi pablo...
it's a beautiful structural bridge... your pov and the lights makes this one very special... nice shadows of the bridge...
greetings...

feather (50480) 2007-08-10 8:42

These perspective images always work well. Here the added graphic lines of the metal bridge structure add some extra pattern and interest. Well done
Kath

john_c (24635) 2007-08-10 8:49

Hi Pablo,
Superb lines and graphism combine with fine lighting here and shadow effects for a high impact photo. I also like the distant view of the two buildings on either side of the bridge, which adds the extra hues to balance the bridge tones. Very fine work...Demain.
John

Cricri (44068) 2007-08-10 11:04

Hi Pablo,
Image graphique de ce pont en métal, un joli jeu ombre et de lumiére, bon POV, Belle version du pont en WS, compliment
Have a nice Weekend
cricri

PixelTerror (87159) 2007-08-10 11:50

Hi Pablo,
Nice perspective and well exposed picture but a little empty, it would look better with a nice biking norwegian beauty ;-)
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

syd1946 (17999) 2007-08-10 15:12

Hello Pablo,
Shapes and lines are the eye catcher in this composition.Perfect point for shooting also to take this photographic result and increasing the interesting!

Have a nice weekend,
Thomas

edal (6609) 2007-08-10 23:08

Hello Pablo!
A very good symmetrical view on this last century bridge. The pov intensifies the steel web likeness of the construstion. Greetings and wishes for a nice weekend!
Anton

jhm (83742) 2007-08-11 0:29

Hello Pablo,

You chose a excellent angle, we get a very nice perspective and the way lead us very depth to the background.
Also your WS is very nice, certainly with the river in foreground.
Very well done. Thanks for sharing.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

Angshu (34219) 2007-08-11 0:34

Hello Pablo
Good use of perspective. The girders create a good geometry. The straight on symmetrical shot is well done. Would have been good if there was a human element, but for that perhaps you might have to wait for long.
Regards
Angshu

chrisnet (20378) 2007-08-11 9:29

Hello Pablo,
I like the perspective and the symetry of the bridge, good framing and light, well done.
Regards
Christian

Tue (25608) 2007-08-11 13:03

Hej Pablo,
I really like this view of the bridge. It shows its construction in a very nice way. And thanks to the sunlight, the shadows also add very interesting details. Well captured and thanks for sharing!
Regards,
Lars

AiresSantos (43250) 2007-08-11 17:36

Hi Pablo,
Amazing graphism in this very nice composition. I like your POV and the shadows effect.
TFS and have a nice Sunday
Aires

bakes888 (18353) 2007-08-11 20:56

Hi Pablo. Bridges are of course a lifeline for the farmers and therefore very important structures. Great photo. Good symmetry, colour and detail. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

carper (66108) 2007-08-12 0:38

a very nice depth shot Pablo,
the pov is interesting, the lines are good and the quality is your signature, very nice to look at, very good photojob here, wel done,
gr. jaap

Burberry1 (6041) 2007-08-12 1:06

A great POV leading our eyes down the bridge.
Symmetry works very well here.
I like this simple composition.

Agnieszka

evanrizo (456) 2007-08-12 3:33

Hi Pablo, I like it, it has a really great perspective, I feel I am on the bridge and I walk there.
Nice sharpness and very good lightness too.
Have a nice weekend.
Evan
tomorrow...

Charo (32126) 2007-08-12 4:01

Hola Pablo,
Una foto muy gráfica y bien realizada. Excelente perspectiva y colores.
Cordialmente
Charo

josepmarin (34243) 2007-08-12 4:02

Hi Pablo,
Your setting gives us an excellent perspective, in an image with good game of light and shades.
The geometry of the structure of this bridge has a good visual effect and gives a fantastic graphical result.
Nice work.
Best regards,
Josep

elmec (12194) 2007-08-12 9:45

Hello Pablo!
Perfect shot of the bridge!
I like the construction with its shadows on the road!
Perfect centre framed!
Best regards!

atus (15476) 2007-08-12 12:23

Hi Pablo,
the graphism obtained from this well chosen frontal pov, is spectacular. The light is very well managed and the sense of depth is very good.
Well done! Tfs and best regards.
Attila

Scharan (13955) 2007-08-12 16:08

Olá Pablo

Uma imagem com bela perspectiva; luzes, sombras, grafismo, tudo muito bonito Pablo, bom olhar...parabéns!
Grande abraço,
Vera.

clic (4065) 2007-08-12 16:14

Hello Pablo
This mostly "one-way" bridge stands proudly in frame and the symmetrical framing enhances the impression of a strong structure.
Best regards.
Robert

nadine432 (1128) 2007-08-13 3:23

une fameuse structure, belles couleurs
Nad

Didi (36668) 2007-08-13 9:50

Hello Pablo
Something different there but also good.
Very interesting perspective in your composition with a good management of the lights.
Cheers.

jafadabret (40633) 2007-08-13 10:40

Pablo bonsoir.
Ta photo en B&W est encore plus belle qu'en couleurs cela fait ressortir le graphisme des superstructures. Il en reste pas moins une excellente composition.
Jacques

saylan-cb (12726) 2007-08-13 12:30

Hi Pablo
Superb graphical photo...
Nice POV...
Good light and composition...
Excellent work...
TFS/Regards

emjleclercq (14620) 2007-08-13 13:19

Usually metal bridges like that one are not very interesting, but you have chosen a very good point of view here, which makes ii worth seing.

All the best,

Emmanuel

NellyD (1872) 2007-08-13 14:12

Hi Pablo,

What a great perspective you've captured here and an interesting point of view. The path really leads me towards the end of the bridge, I like it.
Good colours, light and sharpness too.
Thanks for sharing!

Greetings, Nel

plimrn (19856) 2007-08-13 17:42

Hi Pablo,
The strongly graphic structure of this utilitarian bridge comes through strongly in both the pp and the WS. Here the compelling focus makes the picture unique. HLJ, Pat

berek (29111) 2007-08-13 21:30

Hi Pablo,
I like perspective and traffic sing which is end of the bridge. good point of view and idea. greetings.
B.Erek

robertosalguero (110) 2007-08-13 23:04

Looks more like a pedestrian bridge. Nice graphism and good centering of the structure. The natural colours of the image and the good sharpness make it very pleasant. I like the signpost at the end. Nice work Pablo :-)

Roberto

mvdisco (11709) 2007-08-14 6:19

Bonjour Pablo,
Excellent perpective and POV. of the bridges of Gaula,nicely composed with beautiful colors signed Pablo..Mes salutations..
Michel

TopGeo (22475) 2007-08-14 8:45

Hi Pablo, Spectacular shot! Perfect symmetry and a lot of exiting lines in this picture good clear, clarity and sharpness is superb Also your WS is very nice. Well captured and composed. Well done.
Bravo
Georgios

alvaraalto (5305) 2007-08-14 12:12

Hi Pablo,
Although the design is not of one of the famous modern architects like Calatrava, the construction of these bridges are fascinating too. You show us an excellent impression of it against the dark wood.
Groet Rob

CRATEOS (7274) 2007-08-15 1:29

a perfect pov..classic one..!!!giving varius to the foto..the light is perfectly composd too...almost a abstract piece of art..
many warm rgrds
Nikiforos

Royaldevon (5978) 2007-08-15 5:31

Hello Pablo, my friend,

What an eye you have for noticing patterns and shapes! This is very attractive! Wonderful sharp symmetry, interesting shadows and lovely tones of colour!

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

jackart (5618) 2007-08-15 9:17

Hi Pablo! Very interesting construction. We have a few similar steel bridges in North Poland. I very like this POV with increased perspective and symmetry of the construcion. Well done

Regards
Jacek

Giorgio (8828) 2007-08-15 11:09

- Very good composition, Pablo with this bridge, the graphic effect is well here, symmetric perspective also, well done!
giorgio

cuneyt-sb (6559) 2007-08-15 21:48

Hi Pablo
Long time i had no comment on TE cause of my work,change places and new firm new country. Anyway i back again.
Good geometri and good result here.
Nice shot TFS/Kind regards

hay_kes (28596) 2007-08-16 5:12

Hi Pablo,
very nice graphical shot.Good POV and perspective.Well done.TFS.
Greetings!

hAyAti

ChrisJ (70485) 2007-08-16 9:29

Hi Pablo

Good linear perspective, & the bright yellow sign is right on the vanishing point. This would also look great in b&w. Tfs!

kermit350 (8990) 2007-08-16 15:06

Hello Pablo, the photograph in the workshop at the time of the floods is quite representative of this kind of place, the length of this bridge which never seems not to finish reinforces the impression of narrowness of the work, very good plays of light also with these beams on which a strong luminosity converges, sincerely...........................Hello Pablo, la photo dans l’atelier lors des inondations est bien représentative de ce genre d’endroit, la longueur de ce pont qui semble ne jamais finir renforce l’impression d’étroitesse de l’ouvrage, très bons jeux de lumière également avec ces poutrelles sur lesquels converge une forte luminosité, bien amicalement............ un autre pont de chez moi en belgique

[workshop] [compare]

Gerrit (36529) 2007-08-16 23:57

Hi Pablo,
the shadow is giving the picture an extra cachet. FRine perspective and POV.
Regards, Gerrit

molla (6931) 2007-08-17 0:34

HeJ Pablo
What strikes me (as usual compering ower nabor facilitys) the bridges in Norway seems to often be made in iron, but in Sweden in concrete.
Anders

erdna (5360) 2007-08-17 13:00

You have here a nice play of highlights, contrast, colors and very nicely composed within your frame. The yellow sign draws my eyes to the end of the bridge. Very nicely done.

I was in Vancouver, Calgary and Lethbridge, Canada so I was not able to respond to your comments on my photo, "Lost City of Petra". Thank you for visiting. I appreciate it.

Andre'

mickyg (815) 2007-08-18 12:20

This is one cool shot of this bridge Pablo .. the perspective you chose makes for a very interesting capture .. just one car at a time can cross ?

Standa (1861) 2007-08-19 2:53

Hi Pablo,
nice symmetry, even of shadows. Great interruption from this symmetry of roadsing. Good light.
Regards,
Stanislav

MLINES (11054) 2007-08-19 17:10

Hi Pablo. Good symmetrical lines on this steel bridge. I like the strength it shows. Bridges are easy to take for granted until they are there yet as in Kalimantan. Good notes. TFS. Murray.

jaywalker (12401) 2007-08-20 11:21

Hi Pablo, A beautifully balanced photo, the depth is excellent & overall the composition is perfect, you have managed both the light & the focus superbly, & the eye is drawn right down the centre, kind regards Wilson.

somkiat (1096) 2007-08-21 19:52

hallo pablo,
symetry in the not symetry.i feel.
good contrast and showing a reporter photo.
nice color again in your style.
regards
somkiat

Henryk_Bilor (20375) 2007-08-23 1:17

Hi Pablo
Interesting construction. Nice light and shadows on the bridge. I prefer however both images in WS :).
Have a nice day.

Emile (20177) 2007-08-23 9:18

Hola Pablo.
Excellent perspective of the metallic bridge, captured with a very good sharpness and POV. Colors and compo are great. Good shot. Thank you for the two WS.
Well done. TFS.
best regards.

ahmetgedikli (22243) 2007-08-24 0:47

Hi Pablo,
An interesting bridge... Superb POV, depth and good details. Well done.
Greetings from Türkiye.
Ahmet

maltese (21539) 2007-08-25 23:04

Hello Pablo
Un composition dont la symétrie n'est rompu que par les taches de couleurs des bâtiments au second plan. Une très belle réalisation et un effet de perspective qui fonctionne Parfaitement!!
Amicalement
Hervé

anavazao (5592) 2007-08-26 15:28

hi friend,
great perspective....light..composition as usually! Take care Ana:)

eyesthetix (637) 2007-08-27 1:54

Hey Pablo,
I like the structure here.. and your POV.
Nice lines, good colour and composition.
As always with your photography, this image looks very clean and sharp.
Well done.

Best regards, Daniel

Uhu (7478) 2007-08-29 1:13

Such shots are always interesting, but yours also shows a very high quality, thanks for posting this!

anesugur (17114) 2007-08-30 13:16

Hi Pablo,
Wonderfull capture.
Very nice composition, excellent sharpness and perspective.

Best wishes. Uğur

noborders (14201) 2007-09-02 8:46

I like the perspective and the structure of this bridge, great photo, TFS,
Cath.

leo61 (44102) 2007-09-05 11:08

Hi Pablo!
Great POV for this good perspective shot.I like the symetry of the bridge`s construction and it`s shadows at the street.The construction contrasts very well with the dark tones of the forest in the background.
Regards,Leo

aloyho (6109) 2007-10-06 0:00

Hi Pablo,
An interesting display of lines taken from the right position. The softer lines from the distant trees helped to soften the otherwise harsh metals. The good range of tones makes it appealing. Well done!!

Have a nice weekend.

markstaples (15670) 2008-01-22 11:41

Hello Pablo
I like your point of view here. It gives good perspective. The bridge has good graphical qualities - well framed.
Best wishes
Mark

jmdias (20165) 2008-11-07 6:05

pablo

very narrow bridge., I liked the shapes and the lines of this compo, if someone was there, crossing the bridge, it would be more interesting yet. good job

hugs

jorge

Urs (3438) 2009-10-10 8:53

Dear Pablo

A beautiful bridge and a fine note, congrats, I like it. Personally I would move the bridge a bit more out of center e.g. one or two steps to the left side, that will make the shot even more attractive. Otherwise good composition and execution with vibrant colors and fine sharpness as well as perfect DOF. Well done

Best regards
Urs