Photographer's Note
This is a shot while crossing the Rion Antirion Bridge..approaching one of the four huge pylons that support it.
Looks like we are approaching to a space portal or a blue beam hitting the bridge from above..
History Notes:
The Rio-Antirio bridge (Greek: Γέφυρα Ρίου-Αντίρριου) is a cable-stayed bridge near Patra on the Peloponnese, linking the towns of Rio and Antirrio on the western mainland Greece, thus connecting with the rest of Europe.
The bridge dramatically improves access to and from the Peloponnese, which could previously be reached only by ferry or via the isthmus of Corinth at its extreme east end. It has a length of 2252 m (2882 m including the access bridges); as it consists entirely of five cable-stayed spans and four pylons, and it is one of the world's longest cable-stayed suspended decks. Its width is 28 meters -- it has two vehicle lanes per direction, an emergency lane and a pedestrian walkway.
This bridge is widely considered to be an engineering masterpiece owing to several solutions applied to span the difficult site. These difficulties include deep water, insecure materials for foundations, seismic activity and the probability of tsunamis, and the expansion of the Gulf of Corinth due to plate tectonics.
Its official name is the Charilaos Trikoupis Bridge.
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Golden_Eagle
(545) 2006-12-05 17:46
Hi John,
nice composition and very good POV (it gives an interesting sensation while scrolling up&down). Also nice colors and good exposure (btw, what effect did you use for the blue glow?)
Regards,
Daniel
shirgold
(2485) 2006-12-05 17:49
Hi John,
I liked the previous one a lot and I like this one as well.
Your POV is excellent and this seems like taken from some Science Fiction movie.
Great work and TDS, Shir
Emiel_Skyfreak
(3002) 2006-12-05 18:01
Hi John,
Nice one, I like how the cables all come together to one point, good that you didn't center that point. Nice colours of the lights, good sharpness too. A few exposures combined would result in less washed out highlights though, except for those big highlights, impressive shot. Great perspective.
Well done.
Ohm (12) 2006-12-06 19:52
poli orea fotografia.
akros diastimiki opsi alla kai xromata!
orea lipsi hehe
jafadabret
(56501) 2006-12-11 4:38
Des lignes tr鋊 pures, John, avec une lumi鋨e bleue m彋allique cela donne une photo qui a beaucoup de charme, dommage qu'il y ait une grue toute proche.
Jacques
sophiav (29) 2007-03-07 12:56
For a moment I thought there was an abduction about to take place!
TFS
Sophia
TopGeo
(38220) 2007-08-24 0:53
Hi John
Mou aresan i lipsis sou! orea meletimena plana kai apsoga ektelesmena!
Mou arese pou ta sinodepses me plousio enimerotiko simioma.
Auto to plano goiteftiko, apo pano parmeno otan den archize i kinisi, dioti i diskolia pou antimetopiza kai meta to anteliftika itan oti me tin kinisi palontan i gefira, Bravo Filika Giorgos
Photo Information
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Copyright: John Ice T (SCidER)
(388)
- Genre: 地方
- Medium: 彩色
- Date Taken: 2005-02-10
- Categories: 交通
- Photo Version:Original Version
- Theme(s):Rion-Antirion Bridge, Gefyra Bridge Greece [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2006-12-05 17:42
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