Main Bridge to Maribor Photo

Photographer’s Note

‘Maribor - Main Bridge to Maribor’

Maribor, the second largest city in Slovenia, is at the same time a very pleasantly and small place.

The old town is located at the river Drava and from the southern bank one has nice views on the buildings of the city center. On the picture you see a part of the beautiful Main Bridge and a glimpse of the houses on the northern bank.

It wasn’t easy to post an new view on this bridge. In the past several great pictures of it have already been posted by Aires dos Santos. So I dedicate this picture to Aires.

Something special about Maribor from www.maribor-tourism.si :

Here you can find the oldest vine in the world, the oldest living specimen on the planet of a noble grape vine that still bears grapes!
• With an age of over 400 years it is registered in the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest vine in the world.
• It symbolises the rich wine culture of Maribor, Štajerska and Slovenia.
• Its scions grow on almost all continents and in numerous places in Slovenia.
• Its grape, the sort Žametovka is one of the oldest domesticated noble wine sorts in Slovenia.
• The 35 to 55 kg symbolic annual grape harvest is bottled in 2,5 dcl glass bottles, designed by the famous artist Oskar Kogoj, that represent a precious protocol gift - annually more than 100 bottles are filled.
• Its wine matures in Maribor's wine underworld, in Vinag's wine cellar, which is one of the largest and oldest classic wine cellars in Europe.
• It is the starting point for 3 wine roads and wine –cultural trails of Archduke Johann, which intertwine over the hilly, wine growing surroundings where there are lots of wine shops and tourist farms with excellent white sorts and Štajerska delights.
• Throughout the year, in honour of the vine, a cycle of events unwind From Vine to Wine, the ceremonious Pruning of the Old Vine in the early spring, with the bestowal of scions to selected cities to St Martin's Day.
• Ceremonial grape harvest of the Old Vine is the highlight of the Old Vine Festival that shows the rich wine, as well as fruit, culinary and ethnological culture of Štajerska.
• The vine grows in Lent, the oldest part of the town down by the river Drava; on the frontage of the Old Vine House, a temple of wine traditions and culture, an exhibition-event room and a tourist information centre. Stroll along the banks of the river Drava to the queen of all vines!

JanD, feather, danos, AiresSantos, jwmunro, adramad, Graal, jhm, vasilpro, paura, LeeLoo, ciakgiak, skippy007, subhendu_bagchi, pulezan, macjake trouve(nt) cette note utile

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Morac (20761) 2009-08-16 12:50

Bonsoir,
C'est un excellent cadrage et un beau travail de reflets.
Cordialement
Marc

john1 (2321) 2009-08-16 12:53

Bonsoir Paul,

Bon cadrage , excellente perspective.
Jolis reflet et bonne couleurs.
Une bonne soirée.
John

JanD (15019) 2009-08-16 13:54

Howdy Paul!
Original composition. Amazing POV and captaure. Nice light and colors. Good frame.
Regards.

Fis2 (46253) 2009-08-16 14:55

Witaj Paul!
I love the bridges.
Beautiful construction.
Good POV and composition.
I like reflection in water.
Well done.
Regards
Krzysztof

John_F_Kennedy (31865) 2009-08-16 23:35

Hello Paul,
This picture has a nice perspective. Excellent sharpness and light. Very nice view.
Best wishes,
Achim

siamesa (13195) 2009-08-17 0:21

Hello Paul

Excellent work here. Amazing details of the bridge and beautiful reflections. A marvelous point of view. Congratulations.
Regards
Maria

francio64 (11588) 2009-08-17 4:54

Ciao Paul,
bel taglio su questo ponte. Mi piace molto il riflesso nell'acqua e il gioco grafico ottenuto.

Francesco

feather (50040) 2009-08-18 6:50

Although the image is all about the bridge I also like the way you have used it to frame the view of the city. The depth and focus are good with the bridge and houses both sharp. The reflections are also an important and attractive part of the composition.
Kath

danos (33074) 2009-08-20 7:51

Hi Paul,
you present us the most known bridge of Slovenia,the Maribor's.I like the perspective and the POV as the reflections that created on the surface of the water.

Have a nice afternoon,Danos

pablominto (41148) 2009-08-21 9:11

Hello Paul,

Amazing geometry!
The shapes and lines are stunning as the point f view really gets the most out of the subject...
The reflection is a fine bonus, and the arch serves well as framing for the view to the town!

Greetings,
Pablo -

jwmunro (6375) 2009-08-21 9:39

Hello Paul -

I am not very big on bridge images but this one works because you focused on a smaller portion of the bridge and worked the colorful buildings of the town and the reflections into the scene. The arch and the reflection of the arch really focus the viewers attention on the village and the details. Well done!

Thank you for sharing.

John

adramad (3854) 2009-08-21 11:44

Hello Paul.
A nice composition in vertical, with a good POV placing the houses with the church framed under the arch of the bridge, which cre in turn a nice reflection in the river.
Good weekend and Best regards.
Luis.

sacimar (7604) 2009-08-21 13:19

Hi Paul,

interesting perspective, I like the reflection of the bridge, good colours and details, well seen,

Have a good weekend!

Sergio

Graal (58577) 2009-08-22 0:02

Hi Paul,
an interesting presentation of bridge in Maribor. Good POV and composition with the reflections in water. Fine photojob. I like it a lot.
Gr., Aleksander

nirvana73 (8822) 2009-08-22 23:44

Hello Paul
very nice architecture
i like your POR
i like reflections on the water too
thanks for sharing
best regards
Özhan

jhm (83161) 2009-08-23 3:50

Dag Paul,

U wist deze brug op een zeer originele wijze te foto graferen, mooi in de ronding van de metalen constructie.
Een type brug zoals er ook in België enkele zijn gemaakt in de jaren 50.
Pachtige presentatie uit deze hoek genomen. Bedankt.

Groeten,
John.

lightsensor (721) 2009-08-23 10:19

dear Paul,
it is very good low angle and composition. the color came out very good with nature light. if burn little bit on the arch, might be better. just a thought. good job, my friend!

J-P,

lousat (15912) 2009-08-23 14:22

Hi Paul,the choice of point of view make a difference! Wonderful low view and beautifuls reflections too,the strange color of this bridge is perfect to complete this spectacle.Thanks for share,have a nice week,Luciano

Miha2ou7 (4923) 2009-08-23 15:12

Hey Paul,

That`s a nice view of the main bridge over the Drava. It`s a nice steel construction and works well on most photos I`ve seen. Love the structures in the background (Lent).
Have to go there more often.

Best regards.

gunbud (28107) 2009-08-23 18:01

Hi Paul,
Very imaginative POV renders a stunning reflection of this unique bridge and the lovely Slovenia architecture on the other side of the river.
The colors here are ture and natural to go with excellent sharp details.
Regards, Tom

AiresSantos (42750) 2009-08-24 6:22

Hi Paul
Very nice this main Bridge in Maribor. I was there in a food festival, I liked it so mucj.
Beautiful details of the town, well framed with the red bridge
Good POV and colours
TFS and have a nice week
Aires

vasilpro (9258) 2009-08-24 8:44

Hello Paul,
Excellent composition with nice perspective. Very good sharpness and light. Very nice view with reflections.
Regards, Vasilis.

jemaflor (39675) 2009-08-26 10:51

Salut Paul,
Interessant cadrage avec la présence d'appréciables reflets, la lumière donne des teintes agréables.

paura (39036) 2009-08-27 5:31

Paul,
Very well composed photography. Excellent point of view to show to all us the amazing steel construction bridge. Well done.

Regards

Paulo

LeeLoo (5232) 2009-08-28 4:15

Dear Paul VDV!
Marvelous mirror.
Original details.
Very fine composition.
Perfect contrast and sharp.
Nice frame.
TFS!

ciakgiak (11080) 2009-08-28 14:15

Hello Paul,
what a spectacular POV to show us this magnificent bridge. Colours and reflections are really superb so as the light and the sharpness.
Friendly regards
Giorgio

COSTANTINO (23105) 2009-08-29 12:48

Hello
Your shot is excllent with your stamp.
You took this bridge in the most artistic way and the reflection is also nice.
Amazing pov with this amazing construction in red colour looking so impressive
regards
Costantino

TopGeo (22121) 2009-08-29 15:09

Hi Paul Excellent reflection! Am a frame in the frame of bridge a view in the city of been famous wine I liked the note Good the prospect of depth and the idea splendid
Georgios

skippy007 (7277) 2009-09-03 4:13

Hello Paul, Being a lover of the fermented grape juice (;-))I would have loved to have seen the oldest grape vine in the world but I think this makes for a much more interesting picture. Well composed with the reflection showing, the colour is super, excellent clarity. Lovely scene, well captured.
Thank you also for the very interesting and informative note.
Regards
Santo

PJE (19483) 2009-09-04 23:11

Paul the lines of the bridge really attract my attention to this frame. What I would have suggested here would be a stronger graphical image by zooming in even closer and allow only the smooth arch of the bridge to fill the upper frame. If this is an evening shot I would like to see it in the morning. My desire is to see the lighting come from the opposite direction. Thanks for sharing....Paul

mkamionka (4850) 2009-09-17 8:12

Hi Paul,
I really enjoy watching your shots from Slovenia. First of all because it looks very exotic for me, but they are all very informative and well done.
This composition is really fantastic. I wouldn't change a thing here. It is just perfect.
It reminds me of course the bridge from Porto (because I am still under impression of Portugal), but of course it is much smaller. Still beautifully presented here.
TFS
M

subhendu_bagchi (3426) 2009-09-22 12:22

Namaste Paul,
great way to capture the nice bridge. The town is visible through the bridge arches. The composition is so nice that the bridge and its reflection gives it a graphical effect. Nice depth, that we can see clear the bridge and the houses of this town at a time. Light management is fantastic. Great job. Tfs.
Have a nice time.
Subhendu

abiesudiono (105) 2009-09-26 3:24

Hello Paul,
Good job. I love the framing for this photo. You make a bridge as a framing for the house, it's very beautiful.
Thanks for share.
Regards Abie.

dcawker (5691) 2009-09-28 6:52

Excellent perspective and nice crisp image too.. Well done! Regards, Doug

pulezan (767) 2009-09-29 14:52

Nice reflection, framing and sharpness, but what I really like in your picture is good point of view and composition.

Regards,
pulezan

claudeD (11422) 2009-10-01 11:58

Hello PAul,

very interesting picture from a perfect pov.Excellent colors and the reflectiobns in the water are amazing.Very well done.TFS.

With regards from Luxembourg

Jean-Claude

Juntas (3482) 2009-10-06 9:42

Hi Paul. A very nice perspective of that bridge. Nice composition showing the village under the arch. Good colors and definition. Nice work. BEst regards. PAulo

macjake (2240) 2009-11-24 13:32

Hello Paul

There are ample opportunities to photograph this bridge at many different POV and angles.
The cirular rings caught my attention right away, and i'm left wondering what this scene would look like at the same POV at night with the lights.
This is my type of subject, and it would have peeked my interest right away.
I like your creativity
Well done
Craig