2015 St Annabridge K, a photo from West-Vlaanderen, Flanders

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BRUGES

Sint Annabrug, across the Sint Annare

The name "Sint-Annarei" refers to the neighboring district and parish of Sint-Anna to the east. Originally the street west of the rei (now Verversdijk) was called the Schottendijk, because of the Scottish merchants established there.

There is little clarity about the artificiality of the Sint-Annarei. It may be the canalisation of the lower reaches of the Vuldersreitje, a watercourse that came from Assebroek. From 1127, the Sint-Annarei was part of the first city walls of Bruges. The Oude Molenpoort stood near the Molenbrug. Between 1623 and 1855, the Sint-Annarei was part of the canal between Ostend, Bruges and Ghent. Then the Ringvaart took over this role. In 1750, all bridges over the Sint-Annarei were replaced by wooden (and later iron) swing bridges, to allow passage for larger ships. In the 1970s the bridges were replaced by the current stone bridges.

I hope you like it

Camera Model
Canon EOS 5D
File Size
14,1MB
Shooting Date/Time
26/12/2015 13:41:39
Owner's Name
Shooting Mode
Manual Exposure
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/2500
Av(Aperture Value)
2.5
ISO Speed
100
Lens
EF85mm f/1.8 USM
Focal Length
85.0mm
Image Size
4368x2912
Image Quality
RAW
Picture Style
Landscape

COSTANTINO, ChrisJ, Fis2, pierrefonds, pajaran, holmertz, PaulVDV, PiotrF, ikeharel, jemaflor, Royaldevon, ktanska, jean113, adramad, quovadis, mcmtanyel has marked this note useful

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COSTANTINO (116452) 2020-11-26 10:09

Hello dear friend and have a nice day
the main characteristic of your photo
is...the people...people on the bridge,
people on the boat...its nice to see
people travelling....lets hope that soon
the situation will change...
regards
Costantino

ChrisJ (171822) 2020-11-26 10:11

Hi John

Good choice of a high shutter speed to freeze motion blur of the speeding tour boat, and excellent timing to catch it framed by the bridge. Tfs!

Fis2 (170717) 2020-11-26 10:12

Witaj John!
A very nice scene from daily life.
I like old stone bridge and railings.
Good POV, colors and super light.
Well done.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

pierrefonds (114422) 2020-11-26 10:37

Hi John,

You have cpatured well the movement of the boat full of tourists. The point of view is showing the details of the bridge. The persons wearing a red coar are eyecatching. Have a nice day.

Pierre

pajaran (115861) 2020-11-26 10:58

Pozdrav.
Interesantan pogled i trenutak, lep camac sa turistima i most, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom i dobrim tekstom.
Lepa fotografijia i secanje, dobro uhvacen trenutak.
Zelim vam lepu i mirnu noc, sve najbolje.
Paja.

Greeting.
Interesting view and moment, nice boat with tourists and bridge, well shown with nice colors, contrast and good text.
Beautiful photos and memories, a well-captured moment.
I wish you a nice and peaceful night, all the best.

holmertz (102672) 2020-11-26 11:33

Hello John,
The persons dressed in red make this a very bright photo, The bridge is nice, and the photo is well timed as the boat is moving under it. We also get a slightly out of focus view of the nice buildings along the street.
Best regards,
Gert

Tue (92328) 2020-11-26 11:46

Hallo John,
Een mooie combinatie van de oude boogbrug en de vele verschillende gevels aan de andere kant, die prachtig in de felle zon te zien zijn. Er is een mooi afwisseling van witte en bakstenen gevels. Goede timing ook die ervoor zorgde dat ook de rondvaartboot op de foto staat, net als de drie mensen op de brug, waarvan twee in het rood gehuld.
Lars

Silvio1953 (221563) 2020-11-26 12:28

Ciao John, lovely composition with a boat of people passing under a nice bridge, wonderful natural colors, excellent clarity, fine details and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

PaulVDV (62886) 2020-11-26 14:40

Hallo John,
Uitstekende timing!
Prachtig zicht met de mooie gevels op de achtergrond.
Heel mooi met de bezoekers in de boot en de anderen boven op de brug.
Zeer kleurrijk, uitmuntende scherpte!
Vele groeten, Paul

PiotrF (54636) 2020-11-26 15:00

Hello John,
Interesting view of nice bridge and colorful house facades in fg.I like good composition , nice colours and good quaity.
Good work, fine presentation.
Regards
Piotr

lousat (139236) 2020-11-26 16:03

Salut John,excellente qualite' pour cette memoire brugeois,et c'etait pas facile,sois pour les differents niveaux de la lumiere, sois pour le mouvement du bateau que tu as capture' avec details impressionants,tres bien fait! Belle journee' et merci,Luciano

abmdsudi (95869) 2020-11-26 18:24

Hi John
Superb capture in glorious weather of this canalside taken from a great point of view capturing the wonderful bridge, its surrounding architecture and bustling tourists on excursion and some great expressions captured. Superbly processed as always adding to the appeal with spec of eye-popping red give extra bonus points. A delight to view, Congrats
Best regards

ifege (48055) 2020-11-26 22:13

Hi John
Once you change to a stone bridge that certainly stops anything large travelling on the canal. A good photo with the boat full of tourists under the bridge - well timed.
cheers
Ian

jemaflor (147104) 2020-11-26 23:28

Salut John,
Good POV to take the view and this canal and bridge, well managed the capture of light between shades and sunlight, good effect with people in red jacket on the bridge especially, tfs.

emka (158128) 2020-11-27 0:04

hello John,

Excellent composition. A well-observed moment when the boat with the tourists is just under the bridge and the persons in red are above.
Lovely colours.
Best regards MAlgo

Royaldevon (85932) 2020-11-27 3:14

Hello John,

What a difference from your recent photographs!
The scene is full of people enjoying themselves!
What a well timed shot!
The bridge makes a superb, arched frame for the tourist boat and the wake, from the front of the boat, seems to be completing the frame!
The people on the bridge (mostly displaying red) seem to be outside the action, looking in!
It's a very well exposed photograph, originally composed and it makes me realise just how many good shots you must have, to leave this in your archives for so long!!

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

mkamionka (74375) 2020-11-27 5:00

Hi John,
sometimes you have to be careful what you wish for: people mentioned that Bruges is overran with tourists and now it is probably quite empty and the businesses relying on tourism are probably suffering a lot.
I see this photo was taken in the previous years when the boats were still full of tourists.
Great angle here with the bridge in the centre of attention. The boat adds so much action and interest. On top some great architecture and people in red outfits passing through the bridge.
Excellent capture,
M

ikeharel (113319) 2020-11-27 6:13

Hello John,
The coming boat under the bridge added a great sense of motion to the scene and the there is a wonderful contrast from the shadede area up the lit part of the buildings above.
Picture is clear and distinct, as always.
Good afternoon,
Ike

dta (98848) 2020-11-27 7:46

Hello John ,
Excellent composition with the boat passing under the arch of the bridge . I would prefer to be on the bridge than like a sardine in a box like in this little boat !
Regards

ktanska (44758) 2020-11-27 9:46

Hi John,
Good timing, the boat is just under the bridge, and the front reaches sunlight. Nice to see people on the bridge enjoying sunny day. Red coats catch attention. And classic buildings are lovely of course.
Kari

jmdias (115128) 2020-11-27 9:51

john

excellent sense of opportunity, waiting the moment of this boat filled with tourists passing by the arch of the old bridge. the personages above the bridge and the fa蓷des added a special mood here too. excellent.

take care

jorge

walterantonio (3585) 2020-11-28 4:21

Hello my friend John,

First of all thank you very much for your comments on my photos, I am really very grateful.

Another beautiful photo of you shown here, an incredible place, with beautiful architecture. A beautiful sunny day for a pleasant walk through this city, although from what we see in people's clothes it was still quite cold.

What surprised me was the year the bridge was built. Because of her characteristics I found them to be much older, but they are only 50 years old.

A big hug from Brazil

jean113 (27853) 2020-11-28 9:30

Hello John, the couple watch as the boat comes under the bridge. Perfect timing indeed.
The little splashes of red add to the scene.
Good viewpoint.
Kind regards, Jean.

adramad (72978) 2020-12-01 10:07

Hi John.
A beautiful and classic view of the city, with the bridge and the tourist canoe passing underneath, by the way, it always seems to me that they are crowded in it, as long as they are not on an edge they cannot even take a photo, the ideal facades as usual.
Good colors, sharpness and light, us usual.
You have a good day.
Very best regards.
Luis.

Ilonka1974 (10289) 2020-12-04 10:41

Hi John,
very nice scene from daily life.
Lovely composition and very good presentation.
Clarity and sharpness are perfect. Well done.
Best regards
Janusz

quovadis (5711) 2020-12-10 21:54

Hi John.

A friendly looking winter scene of the past epoch reminds us of what we have lost in recent months. The red coloured accents make the frame more vibrant, people enjoying the boat tour certainly not aware of the fast passing life as we all knew by then. Thanks for sharing, have a beautiful new day.

mcmtanyel (68479) 2022-02-11 20:53

Hello John,
You caught the tourist boat right under the bridge, well done!
Regards,
MT