Calatrava at sunset Photo

Photographer’s Note

Originally the plan for the day was to take some photo’s of the three bridges designed by Santiago Calatrava in the Haarlemmermeer community. I didn’t leave too early as the weather got better only later in the afternoon and it is only about a 20 minutes drive from where I live. I had been at the other two bridges already and at some other places I found along the road so this was the last spot for the day. When I came to this bridge called “Citer” it was already close to sunset, this was not planned however. But once the occasion is there better make use of it.

Santiago Calatrava, one of the most renowned architects in the field of bridges, in 1999 was chosen after a competition among three architects to design three bridges for the Haarlemmermeer community, crossing the Hoofdvaart channel.

For the Hoofdvaart, Calatrava designed a 'family' of three cable stayed bridges with very similar characteristics. Just as with his previous designs, the human body stood model for these bridges. All three bridges have a main steel pylon in the form of a spindle, which varies its position from vertical to inclined along the Hoofdvaart, as travellers pass from bridge to bridge. The inclined steel pylon which has both an esthetical and a constructive function is characteristic for Calarava’s design.
As landmarks, the pylons pierce the sky and at the same time accentuate the geometrical lines of the polder landscape.

The three bridges are named after a harp, lyre and lute because the stayed cables look like the strings of a music instrument. The one in the photo is called The Lyre (De Citer in Dutch) which are two bridges actually. One for cyclists parallel to the Hoofdvaart and crossing the road and one for the roadtraffic crossing the Hoofdvaart. The three bridges were officially opened on 1 July 2004 by Queen Beatrix.

More info about and projects by Calatrava at www.calatrava.com

Contains info from wikipedia.org and arcadis-global.nl

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rhizomes (15325) 2007-03-08 11:38

Hi Harko,
Nice architecture by Calatrava ! Colors are great, like the sharpness of this picture !
Christophe

silvia_zenova (1318) 2007-03-08 12:01

Hello Harko,
fantastic graphical composition, very shapr image, I like the soft sun light also.
Regards
Silvia :)

maltese (21537) 2007-03-08 12:16

Hello Harko
Des couleurs et une netteté parfaite pour mettre en valeur cette belle architecture!!
Très bine vu et très bien réalisé
Amicalement
Hervé

Dpbours (220) 2007-03-08 12:31

Hey Harko!

Prachtig! Dat lijnenspel met zo'n prachtige lucht is gewoon te gek! De kromming in de brug die er links overheen gaat, samen met de kromming van een deel van die kabels. En dan de strakke rechte lijnen. Prachtig!
Het is goed dat er ook nog wat Nederland op staat, anders zou ik het niet hebben geloofd dat wij dit in Nederland durven laten bouwen ;-). Trouwens, ook wel weer typisch georganiseerd Nederland wat er dan verder nog op de foto te zien is; strak in het gelid de lantaarnpalen, de ANWB wegwijzers en dan in de verte 4 identieke nieuwbouwflats op een rijtje.
Deze nuchterheid in planning staat in schril contrast tot de inspiratie die van deze brug af spat!!

Mooi, mooi, mooi!! Dennis

shuvs (30) 2007-03-08 12:55

Hi,

love this shot of yours. Especially for the wonderful diagonal composition. Color and and shapness is also very neat. Lovely shot.

Regards,
Shubho

marjan (6085) 2007-03-08 14:01

hi Harko, what fantastic shot. Excelent coloures and motive. Nice composition and POV
Marjan

korbee (2236) 2007-03-08 14:58

Hoi harko,ik kan deze plek goed want ik woon er niet ver vandaan.
Dit heb je er heel mooi opgezet en prachtig geprofiteerd van het licht.
Gr van jan

jaywalker (12256) 2007-03-08 17:10

Hi Harko, A lovely piece of architecture & a nicely composed photo, the colours are very good & there is superb light, well focused you have picked out the wiring wonderfully, excellent vertical frame, kind regards Wilson.

ribeiroantonio (21959) 2007-03-08 20:14

What a perfect diagonal! I love it. We also have a spectacular structure created by Calatrava in Lisbon. It is the roof of the train station called “Gare do Oriente”. Well done.
Antonio

jhm (83161) 2007-03-09 8:35

Hoi Harko,

De kwalitiet van deze foto is bijzonder groot, want dit is geen gemakkelijke foto om te nemen vandaar dat ik zeer veel respect voor opbrengt, perspectief en kleuren zijn buiten gewoon goed, ook de weerspiegeling maakt deze foto zo uitzondelijk, pracht werk!

Groeten en prachtig weekend gewenst,
John.

ElAprendiz (7370) 2007-03-09 10:20

Hello Harko
A very original plane that generates a beautiful composition.
Intense the blue one like drop curtain, enormously emphasizes the structure of the first plane, the reflections on the water, superb.
Opportune and excellent work, congratulations.
John

jjcordier (25104) 2007-03-09 12:06

Very good shot of this interesting architecture. Nice light and colours
Best regards
JJ

t0mmm1 (5434) 2007-03-09 14:53

Hi Harko,
wonderful picture of this amazing architecture. You've captured it in a really special manner. The composition and the overall warm tones are really wonderful. I like it very much.
Have a nice weekend,
Tomi

leo61 (43610) 2007-03-09 14:59

Hi Harko!
Fantastic shot of this unique bridgeconstruction.Amazing sharpness good light and a fantastic contrast with the water and sky.The light and shadows at the balustrade at the left side look great and give a good depth to your great architectureshot.
Thanks for a new favourite.
Regards,leo

alainh (35385) 2007-03-10 1:56

Hello Harko
it was The good angle !!!
i like how you frames this astonishing part of bridge
a very nice post.
have a good weekend Harko
alain

barni (14563) 2007-03-12 9:01

Hello Harko
C'est superbe.
Les couleurs et la netteté sont parfaites.
Bonne journée
Christophe

aznegrao (10246) 2007-03-12 18:22

Linda luz na estrutura, gosto desse efeito!esse angulo diagonal e muito atrativo. Nice photo.

Thanks.
Friend.
aznegrao.

claudeD (11422) 2007-03-13 5:19

Hi Harko,
very nice architecture shot.Excellent sharpness and good warm colors.I like pictures like yours with reflections in the water.Well done.

With regards from Luxembourg

Jean-Claude

jrj (34779) 2007-03-13 8:23

What a bridge and what a capture Harko. Fine dynamic setting, creative pov and crop of the photo. Added interest by the low warm light. Good work.

evanrizo (456) 2007-03-14 15:59

A wonderful, a great, a perfect framed photo.
It works really great and it has also a wonderful lightness, a right sharpness and the contrast is very good.
Cheers.
Evan

king (2602) 2007-03-14 16:37

Hallo Harko
Wat een prachtige opname is dit. Strakke lucht ondersteunt het ontwerp van de brug op een geweldige manier. Bijzonder fraaie kleuren en last but not least: een compositie die staat als een huis.
Chapeau!
Huub.

qpochet (1378) 2007-03-16 7:01

Hi Harko,

Very beautiful shot. I like the perspective and the composition but above all the warm tones and the management of light. Interesting note as well.
Nice job!
Quentin.

jbweasle (9294) 2007-03-17 6:35

Hello Harko, this shot has beautiful light and is perfectly composed. Wonderful colours and detail.

Pattyjy (2180) 2007-03-20 9:19

Merveilleuse lumière et netteté impressionnante. Bravo Harko. Amitié, Patty.

vinicio (22420) 2007-03-21 5:04

Beautiful portrait of the bridge Harko, compliments, the diagonal is perfect and lights and reflection really good and lovely, well done.
Also compliments to your beautiful portfolio of images.
Have a nice
day
Ciao
Vinicio

ephemere33 (9729) 2007-03-25 18:28

belle idee architecturale, bon cadrage,les couleurs sont superbes et les details bien rendus,le reflet est le pti plus dans cette compo, bien vu et merci, amicalement bi

tabora (13640) 2007-03-25 18:30

Bonsoir Harko,
Une superbe réalisation,magnifique architecture,bien cadrée sous une très belle lumière.
A+ Joseph

cherryripe (19151) 2007-03-28 13:06

Hi Harko
I love Calatrava's architecture but didn't know he'd built a few bridges in the Netherlands. This one is very spectacular and I like how you framed it with the point right in the corner. The deep blue sky helps it stand out so well.
Regards
Nikki

Henryk_Bilor (20367) 2007-03-29 15:30

Hi Harko
Great capture of this part of the bridge. Excellent perspective and colours.
Regards

greg64g (11193) 2007-04-01 12:33

hi Harko

this is a great great shot, a light and colors incredible.
a hot who deserve more points to me.
cheers
greg

Stepan (27175) 2007-04-02 14:12

Perfect diagonal, in a great sunset light. The pov is perfect, the realization OK too. Very well done.
Stéphane

paura (39036) 2009-10-12 6:40

Harko,
Sharpness are very nice to show the well composed photography. Beautiful photo job.

Regards

Paulo

jackart (5604) 2009-10-20 12:19

Hello Harko!

This one is gorgerous!I like this shot for its very dynamic diagonal composition, impressive and interesting perspective, and excellent very warm light.

Best regards
Jacek