2021 Love bridge Bruges, a photo from West-Vlaanderen, Flanders

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Today a visit to Bruges but what a day, always rain, I抳e made different pictures.

The Boniface Bridge (The Love Bridge)

This is truly one of the most beautiful places in Bruges that we know. The romantic Bonifacius Bridge, nicknamed the Love Bridge, is located between Gruuthuse and the Arentshof.
This young couple could also celebrate their engagement here, spoke English, but I didn't ask where from.
Many think that this is the oldest bridge in Bruges, but this is absolutely untrue. she dates from 1910.
It is built of brick and natural stone. Benches have been installed on the inside of the parapet. This bridge is named after Saint Boniface (an Ice Saint) whose remains are in the Church of Our Lady.

I hope you like it.

Camera Model
Canon EOS R
File Size
33.5MB
Shooting Date/Time
2/10/2021 13:21:15
Owner's Name
Shooting Mode
Manual Exposure
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/60
Av(Aperture Value)
8.0
Metering Mode
Evaluative Metering
ISO Speed
100
Lens NEW
RF15-35mm F2.8 L IS USM
Focal Length
15.0mm
Image Size
6720x4480
Image Quality
RAW
Picture Style
Landscape

pajaran, Fis2, holmertz, PaulVDV, ricardomattos, ikeharel, COSTANTINO, Royaldevon, PiotrF, adramad, mcmtanyel has marked this note useful

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pajaran (117001) 2021-10-02 10:34

Pozdrav.

Lep pogled, interesantan tekst ...
Lepa stara arhitektura i detalji, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom i perspektivom.
Lep most ljubavi i trenutak sa parom.
Dobar rad, lepa fotografija.
Dobar tekst o koriscenoj tehnici i elementima snimka.

Zelim vam lepu i mirnu noc, sve najbolje.
Paja

Silvio1953 (222847) 2021-10-02 10:44

Ciao John, great perspective on bridge with fantastic church as BG, good exposure, wonderful colors, fine details, excellent clarity and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

Fis2 (171877) 2021-10-02 11:05

Witaj John!
Amazing view from Bruges.
Beautiful architecture and curious bridge.
The tower is impressive.
I love it.
TFS.
Very well done.
Nice sunday my friend.
Krzysztof

jean113 (28253) 2021-10-02 11:35

Hello John, the walls of the bridge lead us to the heart of the picture and the beautiful buildings that could only belong to Bruges.
A rather grey day but that does not spoil our impression.
The couple on the bridge make a good focal point.
Kind regards, Jean.

holmertz (103584) 2021-10-02 11:41

Hello John,
We don't actually see so much of the bridge, but it fills the foreground well and it's nice to see two people standing on it hugging and kissing each other. They explain why it is called the Love Bridge. You timed this photo well. ;-) However, the beautiful buildings dominate the view, and they are also worth a good look. It seems there had been rain, and the light was a bit dull, but you still managed a clear and distinct photo.
Best regards,
Gert

PaulVDV (63452) 2021-10-02 14:43

Hallo John,
Ik ken deze brug. Je hebt vroeger al foto's van beeldhouwwerken getoond die zich hier dichtbij bevinden.
Toch had ik nooit gedacht dat een foto vanop de brug in deze richting genomen zulk een mooi beeld zou opleveren. Misschien was het steeds te druk wanneer ik in deze omgeving was ofwel heb ik onvoldoende naar nieuwe standpunten gezocht...
Prachtig zicht op de Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk met zijn specifieke toren.
Bij ons is het vandaag pas in de vooravond beginnen regenen maar voor morgen wordt er nog heel wat regen verwacht.
Vele groeten, Paul

pierrefonds (115488) 2021-10-02 16:01

Hi John,

The presence of the couple is animating the scene. The point of view is showing the details of the bbridge of the buildings and of Our Lady church. The cloudy sky does not hurt the colors output. Have a nice day.

Pierre

ricardomattos (17574) 2021-10-02 17:27

Hi John

A beautiful bridge with an amazing view. Lovely buidings and towers! I liked a lot all this !

Best regards

Ricardo

abmdsudi (95869) 2021-10-02 19:33

Hi John
Lovely old architecture as seen from this pov on a grey day, showing wonderful features all round. That bit of 'love bridge' stands out as strong point of interest binding together and lovely human interaction to finish off. An appealing capture.
Best regards

ifege (49363) 2021-10-02 19:59

HI John
A good one with all those classic Bruges buildings. A great bonus having a couple making the bridge live up to its name.
cheers
Ian

ikeharel (114535) 2021-10-02 22:32

Good morning John,
A POV from the foot of the bridge, with the spearing tower dominating the scene.
A fine outcome despite the clouds aloft.
Have a nice sunday,
Ike

COSTANTINO (117726) 2021-10-02 22:38

Hello my dearest friend
no comments from me
sometimes one shot
is one thousand words
your visit at Bruges
this time brought the
best result for a goos
painter as you are....
regards
Costantino

jemaflor (148180) 2021-10-02 23:41

Hi John,
a good Pov of these monuments, nice architecture style, even the weather was cloudy the light rendering is nice, good effect too with the perspective effect given by walls in the FG, tfs.

lousat (139960) 2021-10-02 23:59

Salut John,une vue spectaculaire depuis Bruges,ici la ville offre une magnifique composition que tu as capturee' dans la meilluere maniere malgre' la journee' pluvieuse,trs bien fait! Bon Dimanche et merci,Luciano

jmdias (116405) 2021-10-03 2:49

john

a fabulous sample of architecture with many details to check . excellent this angle. looks so imposing.

take care

jorge

mkamionka (75079) 2021-10-03 5:34

Hi John,
I like to share fresh photos and too often I face this problem: rain or bad weather. You have well dealt with that here.
I can recognise the Bruges cathedral.
You managed to well preserve the pattern of clouds in the sky which gives it a realistic touch.
Nice perspective and resulting geometry.
Very well done,
M

Royaldevon (86400) 2021-10-03 6:04

Hello John,

We don't actually see much of the bridge but the converging lines of its sides act like a funnel, guiding us towards the romantic couple (reinforcing the name of the bridge) and then, towards the beautiful, religious buildings, in the b/g.
Though the sky is overcast, and you mention rain, the details of the buildings are still pin sharp.

WE are suffering with lots of rain, at the moment. October has begun very wet!

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

Tue (93374) 2021-10-03 12:14

Hallo John,
Dankzij de lage hoek van de foto zien zowel de huizen als de kerktoren er extra indrukwekkend uit. De vele details van de stenen gevels zijn erg mooi en steken goed af tegen de bewolkte lucht. Mooi werk.
Lars

PiotrF (55934) 2021-10-04 15:50

Hello John,
Interesting picture from Boniface Bridge, great architecture. I like fine details, good composition, nice colours. Good work, fine presentation.
Regards
Piotr

adramad (73418) 2021-10-06 9:46

Hi John.
Wonderful perspective from the bridge, with the beautiful Gothic church of Our Lady, ideal the view of the apse and the splendid tower, a large building also the one we see on the right.
Good sharpness, lighting and color.
I like very much.
You have a good day. Very best regards.
Luis.

mcmtanyel (69165) 2021-10-06 19:21

Hello John,
The bridge acts as a nice pointer to the cathedral.
Regards,
MT

ChrisJ (172408) 2021-10-06 21:34

Hallo John

The bridge provides a terrific lead in line and adds linear perspective. Good to have a person there for scale. Excellent sharpness and a magnificent bg cathedral. Tfs!

Ilonka1974 (10307) 2021-10-07 9:48

Hi John,
Very beautiful photo with interesting architecture!
Well done!
Best regards
Janusz

Photo Information

Copyright: John Maenhout (jhm) (211738)
Genre: 风景
Medium: 彩色
Date Taken: 2021-10-02
Camera: CANON EOS R, Canon 16-35mm f/2.8 LII USM, SanDisk Extreme PRO, B+W 82 010 UV - Haze 1x MRC
Exposure: f/0.9, 30 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2021-10-02 10:29