Bridge to Ptuj Photo

Photographer’s Note

‘Ptuj - Bridge to Ptuj’

Ptuj is probably the most picturesque town in Eastern Slovenia.
It’s also the oldest documented town in the country and its rich cultural and historical heritage and the wonderful setting at the river Drava haven’t attracted yet the masses of tourists that you can find in some places in the west of Slovenia.

From http://www.slovenia.info :

The history of Ptuj reaches back to the Stone Age, but the city experienced its greatest flowering in the Roman period. The name originates in the times of Emperor Trajan, who granted the settlement city status and named it Colonia Ulpia Traiana Poetovio. In 69 A.D., Emperor Vespasian was elected in Ptuj, and the first written mention of the city of Ptuj is from the same year. Roman Poetovio developed into an important military, commercial, customs, and administrative center. Forty thousand people lived in the Ptuj area in this period, a number never since reached.

It was later burned by the Huns and occupied by the Avars and the Slavs. In the period of the Slav prince Pribina, it was incorporated into the Frankish state.
Later, it became the property of the Salzburg archdiocese and experienced the Hungarian attacks. The city recovered and when city rights were granted, it was able to build a wall around the city. The first city statutes from 1376 provided the legal regulation of the city and contributed to its economic power.

Sadly, this declined under the pressure of Turkish attacks and major fires, floods, and epidemics.

Today, this important economic center of the lower Podravje region is a city of fairs, a city of excursions into unspoiled nature, a city with a rich culinary offer, and a city of wine cellars and thermal springs.

brano14, pauloog, ciakgiak, dip, josepmarin, swiatopelk777, adramad, AiresSantos, fanni trouve(nt) cette note utile

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pauloog (6697) 2009-08-03 8:22

Dag Paul,
Ben je Nederlandstalig ?
Een mooi zicht met de rode daken in heldere tinten en de brug die naar de kerk met het uiendak leidt. Mooi hioe de lijn van de brud verdubbeld wordt door de schaduw.
Groetjes,
Paul

ciakgiak (10978) 2009-08-03 9:07

Hello Paul,
great POV with the bridge in diagonal on FG and magnificent red roofs giving colours and a very pleasant effect to your splendid landscape.
Congratulations and TFS.
Friendly regards
Giorgio

AKITA (5459) 2009-08-03 16:18

dear Paul,
a beautiful contrast between red roofs and mild blue sky,
and also old style roofs and modern steel bridge.
the river looks after rain and water increased.
the air on the river is so cool and the view of old red roofs is graceful.
thank you,
Akihisa

rodgerg (24529) 2009-08-04 1:12

Goed dag Paul,

Mooie kleuren en mmoi vooruitzicht met een POV goed gekozen en een goed utilisatie van de brug. De rode kleur van de daken betreft zeer goed in het beelt.
Een original en zeer mooi beelt.
Vriendelijk,
Roger

brano14 (1908) 2009-08-04 10:37

Hello Paul,
Very nice and clean photo with beautiful colors. Great combination of blue sky and red roofs.
Thanks!
Brano

dip (12708) 2009-08-04 13:36

Hello Paul,
very good POV and perspective,
good clarity and sharpness as well!
regards,
Dimitris.

josepmarin (33887) 2009-08-05 3:01

Hi Paul,
The aesthetic beauty of this magnificent architecture combines with the dynamic perspective of the bridge, in a framing well chosen from a good POV.
Beautiful light and natural colors in the composition, I like a lot the graphical effect of the shade of the bridge on the water.
Nice work.
Best regards,
Josep

jhm (82909) 2009-08-05 3:59

Dag Paul,

Uw reis in Slovenie heeft schitterend foto's opgeleverd.
Kwaliteit and techinsch is deze foto zeer good.
Perspectief en diepte zijn zeer mooi, zeker met het dorp achter de brug.
Mooi foto werk, bedankt.

Groeten,
John

sacimar (7502) 2009-08-05 11:08

Hi Paul,

good composition, I like the perspective with the bridge, the contrast between the red roofs and the rest of the image is interesting, good details and nice job,

Best regards

Sergio

Miha2ou7 (4919) 2009-08-05 14:16

Hey Paul,

A nice perspective of Ptuj. I`ve only been there once or twice actually, so its always a pleasure seeing photos of it. Beautifully saturated colors.

Best regards.

swiatopelk777 (8828) 2009-08-06 3:17

Hi Paul!
Wonderful bridge and very nice cityscape. Superb light and colors.
Greetings from Poland!

mkamionka (4726) 2009-08-07 2:13

Hi Paul,
very pretty postcard from Slovenia. Interesting distinctive architecture and great natural colors.
But now when I think about it: the bridge is actually covering plenty of nice townhouses, it would be great to see the place from this bridge.
TFS
M

adramad (3734) 2009-08-10 11:14

Hello Paul.
One good POV the chosen one for this apprehension in which it turns out to be a nice contrast between the red one of the roofs and the nice blue of the sky. The luminosity is very good.
Best regards.
Luis.

berek (28951) 2009-08-10 21:59

Hi Paul,
you caught great perspective with this point of view. long interesting bridge . I like traditional architecture on the background.
Friendly regards.
Burak

AiresSantos (42494) 2009-08-10 23:45

Hi Paul,
Nice view of Ptuj and the bridge
Fine perspective and colours
Good informative note
TFS and have a nice day
Aires

jemaflor (39561) 2009-08-11 9:51

Hi Paul,
Good perspective and depth given by this bridge, well framed like that, nice colors with the good light capture, well done.

fanni (8737) 2009-08-14 2:41

Hello Paul,
I like the perspective view: the slightly curved line of the bridge across the water adds an element of dynamism and takes the look to the picturesque background. The shadow of the bridge on the water is also a very nice and, imho, quite "useful" element which adds a good balance and somehow fills in the empty space on the water :)
Very best wishes,
Elena

anokutan (7769) 2009-09-26 3:52

Hello Paul,
Very nice and clean photo with beautiful colors. Good clarity and sharpness as well.Regards.