The Swinging Bridge Photo

Photographer’s Note

Trip to Tasmania – Day 4

Devonport to Hobart – 290km along the West Tamar\ and Heritage Highways and a couple minor roads.

Next stop was at Cataract Gorge, just 15 minutes from the city center of Launceston, on the South Esk River. Cataract Gorge is Launceston’s own wilderness where good walking tracks allow for quality leisure time.

The Alexandra Suspension Bridge is probably the most attractive feature of the First Basin in Cataract Gorge. Known locally as the “The Swinging Bridge”, the Alexandra Suspension Bridge is a wonderful example of 19th century engineering. The bridge, named after Queen Alexandra, consort to King Edward VII, opened in 1904 and was washed away by the Great Flood of 1929. It was restored in 1930 and the actual bridge has three spans, being the main span 45.7m long and the side spans 10.7 and 16.8m respectively. Today’s main posting is a view from the Alexandra Lookout and WS1 a view taken while travelling on the Chairlift.

The second main feature of the First Basin is the 457m long Chairlift connecting the two sides of the basin. The importance of this chairlift, built in 1972, is the fact that it has the longest single chairlift span in the world, with 308 meters. In WS2 is a view of the chairlift taken from the top of one of the pylons of the main span.

ISO: 100

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delpeoples (5418) 2009-05-29 21:55

Hi Antonio, the high POV is making me dizzy here, reinforced by that extremely skimpy little bridge. Did you cross it? Oooh looks to high. Great DOF here all throughout the image despite the large aperture. And you have lovely natural looking colours here too. TFS and I hope you're having a nice weekend. It it still flooding there? Lisa

Clementi (43023) 2009-05-29 22:32

Ciao Antonio,
indeed interesting this bridge, your pov exalts the architectural beauty, lights and colors of it perfect as always.
good job
Giorgio

besnard (30212) 2009-05-29 22:40

Bonjour Antonio
Une bonne prise en hauteur de ce pont impressionnant bien intégré au décor naturel.
Merci pour le partage et bon week-end.
Nicole

maltese (21531) 2009-05-29 22:50

Hello Antonio
Une vue plongeante sur ce petit pont, la présence des personnes donne bien l'échelle de l'endroit!!
Au vue du paysage, une balade surement très agréable.
Une très belle réalisation!!
Amicalement
Hervé

phwall (5428) 2009-05-30 0:41

Hi Antonio,
Swinging bridge, it reminds me of fondue parties when I was living in Melbourne back in the seventies, only it wasn't the bridge that was swinging, well that's what I heard anyway.
I like the high POV too, it puts everything into perspective.
Lovely shot, it reminds me that forty years without visiting Tasmania is too long.
Warm wishes
Peter

AiresSantos (41468) 2009-05-30 7:20

Ola Antonio
Excelente vista desta ponte pedonal.
Bom enquadramento e bonitas cores
Gostei da nota explicativa
Um abraco e bom fim de semana
Aires

xuaxo (5649) 2009-05-30 9:23

Olá António,
Um POV inesperado para a interessante ponte.
Gosto muito dos WS.
Cumprimentos,
Francisco

dareco (17024) 2009-05-30 14:52

Very nice composition and a beautiful scene. Good pov and detail. TFS

Silvio1953 (40933) 2009-05-30 14:57

Ciao Antonio, superb composition with splendid bridge, great POV and wonderful colors, very well done, ciao Silvio

jmdias (18819) 2009-05-30 17:01

antonio

bonito enquadramento, gostei da suavidade da luz e das linhas da ponte cortando a paisagem pedregosa, o rio e aquela barragem me lembram um lugar que visitei, aqui perto de minha casa, faz um mês. lindo trabalho, com boa nitidez.

abraços

jorge

ChrisJ (69618) 2009-05-30 18:40

Hi Antonio

This looks a little like the scenery visible from the road to Jirisan, in Korea. Excellent sharpness & a superb high pov. Tfs!

gervaso (5046) 2009-05-30 20:52

Olá, António!

Excelente POV para mostrar a ponte, dando destaque para as alturas! A inclusão das pessoas, naturalmente, ajuda bastante a dar uma noção do tamanho. Bela composição!

jurek1951 (25760) 2009-05-30 21:38

Hi Antonio,
Very beautiful view. Well composed picture with nice colors, light and details. Well done, my friend.
Georg

foozi (4589) 2009-05-30 23:32

Hi antonio,
at least I can share with the trip to Tasmani and see a lot of things like you did. You experience it personally and I see the nice photos and excellent capture.
Very special point of view selected to make this shot possible. Great presentation.

regards,
Foozi

devimeuxbe (55681) 2009-05-30 23:42

Hi aNtonio
very impressive perspêctive on this little bridge. You get a perfect POV; Good use of the diagonal
well done
Bertrand

MLINES (10842) 2009-05-31 0:42

Hi Antonio, A good POV showing the whole swing bridge. The people show the scale of this structure. Good clarity and full notes which add a lot of interest. TFS. Murray.

gildasjan (23393) 2009-05-31 1:13

Bonjour Antonio
De ce POV ce pont est bien mis en valeur sure ces éléments rocailleux.Un paysage qui doit faire le bonheur des promeneurs.
Bonne journée
Amicalement
gildas

saigon (5466) 2009-05-31 2:59

boujour ANTONIO.
impressionante vue de ce pont!
elle est belle la nature en AUSTRALIE.
amitiées ensoleillées....aldo.

ElAprendiz (7370) 2009-05-31 8:14

Hi Antonio:

I do not know that I am afraid: if passing through the bridge and take a picture from the highest point you were.

I like the composition from a high. Journeys associated with the structure are a good complement to the scenery, the colors of the rocks, contrasted well with the blue water, and I hope you have had no trouble falling.

Saludo mi amigo, John

wgreis (5922) 2009-05-31 11:51

Antonio,
a ponte vista deste plano mais alto é até assustador, mas o POV é excelente, mostrando até o perigo das rochas lá embaixo.
Bom momento aí da Tasmania.
Grande abraço,
Wagner.

marcan44 (3183) 2009-05-31 13:55

Ciao Antonio,
una immagine che effettivamente a chi soffre di vertigini come me dà il senso dell'altezza e dello strapiombo.
La passerella sulla gola in diagonale con le persone che la attraversano accresce il senso prospettico e la profondità.
Molto bella!
Un caro saluto
Mario

Scharan (13951) 2009-05-31 15:49

Olá Antonio

Uma foto bonita e interessante.
Bom ponto de vista; gosto da
textura das pedras e as cores
são bonitas também.
GA
Vera

paura (37896) 2009-05-31 18:05

Antonio,
Uma beleza de fotografia aqui. Mais do que uma pitoresca imagem, está muito bem tomada.

Abraço

Paulo

danyy (68088) 2009-05-31 23:32

Bonjour Antonio,
très bel endroit qui semble 'au milieu de nulle part'. Malgré le manque de soleil, tu as su rendre de bonnes lumières qui montrent tous les détails des textures.
Une vue en altitude évidemment complice de ce POV exceptionnel.
Amicalement.
Daniel.

tomi1 (1222) 2009-06-01 4:22

Barcelona,1-6-2009
António Ribeiro
Ontem estive vendo sua galeria mas devido a cansaço tive de desligar. Esta sua foto com a ponte deve causar uma boa sensaçao de grande altitute. Bonita vista. ( sensacao está escrito sem till porque em Espanha nao existe. Neste caso nao é outra palavra. Desulpe o atraso a responder mas tento atender todos em geral. Cumprimentos. Domingos

josepmarin (33611) 2009-06-01 12:12

Olá António,
los WS's nos permiten apreciar la espectacularidad de este puente colgante, que en esta toma tiene un buen grafismo y una buena perspectiva.
La diagonal del puente da fuerza a la imagen, me gusta la luminosidad de la foto y sobre todo, los bonitos reflejos en el agua.
Bonito trabajo, con una gran nota informativa.
Un abrazo,
Josep

lucasgalodoido (16537) 2009-06-01 13:15

Olá Antônio,
impressionante a altura dessa ponte, mas parece ser apenas um golpe de vista, pois ela parece bem baixa na foto do WorkShop. Gostei das fotos.
Parabéns e Abraço

mvinagre (285) 2009-06-01 15:08

Ola Antonio

Excelente a perspectiva e composição.

miguel

dvlazar (6468) 2009-06-02 19:21

Hey there,
Nice wide shot of this scene - and nice high angle. Remind me a bit of Victoria Falls, no? Just on a smaller scale :)
Dave

npecanhuk (13161) 2009-06-03 6:13

Olá António!
Acertadíssimo o ponto de vista do alto para compor essa fotografia, posicionando os elementos de interesse de maneira harmoniosa, com um resultado visual interessante, agradável e bem bonito!
A pequena ponte, a cascata, as pedras por toda parte, enfim, tudo ficou muito lindo nesta imagem!
Parabéns, abraços e até logo!
Neyvan

darek1978 (11143) 2009-06-03 8:37

Hi Antonio,
Wow! Very impressive view and also breatchtaking POV. Excellent composition and great sharpness. This is very interesting place I must say. Well done!
Regards,
Darek

xavshot (61947) 2009-06-04 12:24

Bonsoir Antonio,
un très joli POV et une vue impressionnante. J'aime beaucoup les petits personnages qui permettent d'apprécier l'immensité de la vue.
Xavier

cfreire (11647) 2009-06-04 16:53

Oi, Antonio
Puxa, quantos elementos diferentes você conseguiu reunir nesta captura fazendo uma ótima composição. Gostei do corte que a passarela faz, em diagonal, cortando toda a captura. Para mim, ela segura o olhar observador, e a silhueta da pessoa que veste uma parte da roupa, em vermelho, quebra a brancura da travessia. Legal, gostei do resultado final. Em tempo: não posso esquecer: dê uma olhada no último post que fiz, e parece, que a linha do horizonte, desta vez, ficou certinha ...:-))) Abraço, Consuelo

marietom (31782) 2009-06-05 13:58

hello Antonio,

Jolie composition, avec ce pont assez impressionnant.
Bonne soirée
Marie

lestans (15408) 2009-06-07 10:05

Hi Antonio! you got a very good POV for this shot. I like this place, and I lik the diagonal stripe of the white bridge. It must be a beautiful place, TFS!
Compliments!

Livia

stego (22340) 2009-06-12 19:44

Olá António,
Além de mostrares a curiosa ponte, aproveitaste-a muito bem para fazer um arranjo gráfico de grande impacto, combinando-a com o leito do rio e o caminho ao fundo.
Digo o mesmo acerca do WS da ponte, embora seja um PdV e compo completamente diferente; o reflexo fica a matar. Na do teleférico gosto principalmente do balanço perfeito entre a cadeira vazia em cima e a ocupada em baixo, exactamente no centro do relvado.
Um abraço,
José

raszid62 (2795) 2009-06-15 3:29

Hello
I like that's bridges. Calm. mountains river with the rocks.
Fine this reds person on the bridge. Very good sharpness and contrast
Best Regards
Joseph

kiks (5999) 2009-06-16 12:26

Interesting architecture this bridge and you shot it with a good POV making it look even higher. Thanks for the note and WS.
Best regadrs
KIKs

gunbud (27585) 2009-06-24 18:47

Hi Antonio,
Dizzing view from atop this long narrow span that looks down ona lovely emerald river that is naturally framed by the rugged rocky banks.
Regards, Tom

Urs (2513) 2009-07-11 3:21

Dear Antonio

The bridge is the key to your picture by giving it a great diagonal. The hues of the stones set a nice contrast of the blueish water. Well framed and executed with nice colors, great sharpness and fine DOF. Well done

Best regards
Urs

Charo (31651) 2009-07-15 17:03

Olá Antonio,
A perspectiva desta pequena ponte, é vertigem. E tem de impressionar o olhar a partir da ponte para o rio, muito mais de onde você tirou a foto. Eu adoro o lugar.
Um abraço,
Charo