Brunch with Battutah
Low bridge
Posted by Michael Skorulski (Cigel, Slovakia) on 19 December 2008 in Transportation and Portfolio.
Some of the bridges in Venice, Italy are very low and must be impassable during a flood. You can see how boats with high loads have squeezed under them marking and taking off some of the masonry.
Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Maybe the people that built the bridges were really really short. Still very impressive structures and I love the composition and framing of this picture Michael.
19 Dec 2008 6:33am
@Marion: Thanks, Marion. I think they were built for low flat barges to go underneath.
sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Gorgeous colors on that bridge. It has the appearance of being too low, but I realize it's not. Beautiful image.
19 Dec 2008 6:34am
Lynne's Somewhat Invented Life from United States
How jealous am I? It is 27 degrees F. here right now and tomorrow it isn't even going to get up to the freesing point. Burr. This is a beautiful photo. I love the bridge colors and the history about why they are scarred.
19 Dec 2008 7:18am
Sien from Valkenswaard, Netherlands
Impressive structures
Such wonderful details
Nice shot Michael!
Grz Sien
19 Dec 2008 7:29am
Alivia from ST-Etienne, France
Une belle perspective qui se profile sous l'arche du pont, bravo pour les couleurs et la mise en valeur de la structure, j'aime beaucoup Venise.
19 Dec 2008 9:13am
@Alivia: Merci, Alivia.
Mirko Herzner from Mühlheim am Main, Germany
Your perfectly managed to enhance the impression of this bridge being very low. A strong shot, again. Your whole Venice series is just amazing.
19 Dec 2008 9:24am
@Mirko Herzner: Thanks, Mirko. Your comment is very encouraging.
EYES WIDE SHUT from United Kingdom
A wonderful photograph, and something that I'd never really considered until you quite rightly pointed it out. The scuffs marks tell the tale. A very neat perspective
19 Dec 2008 11:50am
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
mmm my heartbeat quickened...a touch of romance, in this cold world, I swept down to look at it, thank you Michael :)
19 Dec 2008 11:53am
grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom
Lovely lowness. I like the arc of the next bridge complementing the first one too.
19 Dec 2008 11:56am
@grouser: Thanks for looking so closely, Grouser.
Elaine- from Canada
oh how beautiful, my husband used to do these paintings, oh never mind, just reminded me of it... lovely picture!!
19 Dec 2008 12:23pm
Koushiro~光子郎 from Singapore, Singapore
There's this geometrical beauty to the way you captured the bricks of the first arc! The boat is a nice touch too!
19 Dec 2008 12:23pm
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
Evocative shot . . reminds me of the acoustics under there . . the brief moment of isolation the bridges offer.
19 Dec 2008 2:54pm
@Ronnie 2¢: Yes. Always a pleasant experience. Thanks, Ronnie.
Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France
très beau cadrage ! j'aime beaucoup la perspective sous le pont ainsi que les couleurs de la pierre !
19 Dec 2008 3:17pm
Judy from Brooksville-Florida,, United States
Everybody DUCK! :D
Now I feel that I've actually experienced the feeling, Michael ... a great shot!
19 Dec 2008 3:28pm
@Judy: It looks very low from far away but as you approach you notice the boat actually fits. thanks for the fun comment, Judy.
kiji from valenciennes, France
Very nice framing! The colours and the light make me dream.... :)
19 Dec 2008 6:16pm
Fartow from Tehran & Stockholm, Sweden
Nice details, great captured and very good colorized shot. Beautiful!
19 Dec 2008 8:35pm
Ross Collins from Wellington, New Zealand
Nice colours, and the composition draws the viewer into the image!
20 Dec 2008 2:56am
Sean from Champaign, United States
The view here looks a bit unsettling. I'm guessing you got through just fine. Great colors you've captured.
20 Dec 2008 4:16am
Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France
I really like this composition. A very nice shot.
20 Dec 2008 3:47pm
Sony DSLR-A300
1/50 second
F/11.0
ISO 100
27 mm (35mm equiv.)