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Under the Old Bridge



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cameraCanon EOS 5D Mark III

settings Aperture f/9 ISO 1250 Shutter 1/100 Focal Length 105/1 

upload_dateMay, 2016

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4 Comments |
eelcovanroden PRO+
 
eelcovanroden April 16, 2018
Congratulations on your Challenge Award!
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volkmer April 16, 2018
Thank you very much!
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JM18Photography April 17, 2018
Congratulations!
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volkmer April 17, 2018
Thanks!
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texaaronpueschel May 23, 2018
Perfect.

Thank you for recognizing my pics.
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volkmer May 23, 2018
Thank you for the nice compliment! And, you're welcome; I enjoyed your photos.
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HuaweiP30Lite December 03, 2023
Is that somewhere in Italy? Where is it?
volkmer PRO
volkmer Jan 10
Yes! It's an old, famous bridge in Florence, Italy called the "Ponte Vecchio"

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo is of the Ponte Vecchio (which means "Old Bridge" in Italian) in Florence, Italy.

Time

It was taken at the end of the day, as the sun was setting.

Lighting

This photo was taken from a bridge to the west of the Ponte Vecchio. The sun was setting at our backs, creating a nice evening sunset glow on the bridge and good reflections in the water.

Equipment

Used a Canon 5D MarkIII with a tripod and shutter release.

Inspiration

My husband and I were only in Venice for the day, and I knew that this was one of the two places I definitely wanted to photograph. He wanted to go to the Uffizi Gallery Museum, so we spent a few hours there, leaving when they closed for the day. On exiting the museum, I was disappointed to discover the sun was setting and I hadn't seen or photographed either of the landmarks on my "list". As we started walking down the street, I saw something that looked interesting and found out it was the Ponte Vecchio! We raced to the bridge just past it (to the west) so I could face it and have the sunset light shining on the Old Bridge. This is a much-photographed landmark, and I had wanted to capture something different than what I'd seen before. So, I spent a while taking different shots and saw someone in a boat coming toward the bridge. I waited until he was in the center of the overpass and took the photo then, capturing something a little 'different' than the standard scene. After that, we were able to grab a taxi and get up to the other spot I'd wanted to photograph, too, and capture it in some great dusk light.

Editing

I shot in RAW and did the usual processing steps in Adobe Camera Raw and then Lightroom. I cropped the photo and removed a couple of small distracting elements, followed by sharpening.

In my camera bag

I usually try to travel more lightly (a relative term, I know!), so mostly shoot with the Canon 5D Mark III body and my 'walking around' lens, the Canon 24-105 mm F4L IS. When traveling, I always pack a lightweight tripod and a remote shutter release, as well. Sometimes, I will bring a rolling bag which will include a Canon wide-angle lens and a Canon 70-200 mm lens, too.

Feedback

It is important to me, before traveling, to research the destination to find what I'd like to photograph that captures landmarks or the local 'color'/sense of the place being visited. Pre-visualization and pre-planning is an important step, which includes thinking about the best time of day/type of light in which those subjects will look their best. Since I travel with my husband, who is not a photographer, this often means 'negotiating' with him so there is a good mix of sightseeing and photography and so that we are both happy with our trip! Often, because we are not 'early birds', getting a good photograph with nice lighting means shooting in the nice evening light. In order to accomplish that, we often end up catching a later dinner or moving around the itinerary, with a willingness to be flexible and also the ability to move quickly at the 'spur of the moment' in order to be able to capture opportunities.

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