Arslanagic Bridge, a photo from Srpska, East

Photographer's Note

About a kilometre from the city centre this Ottoman bridge was built to connect the Stambol Road from Istanbul to Dubrovnic, Vienna & Venice. It was relocated between 1966 and 1972 about 5 km downstream for a new hydro-electric plant off to the left. From the plaque at the bridge "The Arslanagić bridge in Trebinje was on the old road linking Dubrovnik and Herceg Novi with the Stambol road. The Arslanagić bridge dates from the 16th century, as an endowment of Mehmed Pasha Sokolović(1), Grand Vizier to three sultans – Suleyman the Magnificent, Selim II and Murat III. Written records dating from 1575 in which Mehmed Pasha Sokolović is referred to as the endower of the Arslanagić bridge are to be found in the Dubrovnik archives, in Italian, in the book Lettere e comissioni di Levante XXXIII, folio 19 (2) (Čelić, 1969. p. 243). Notes by two 16th century French travel writers(3) who passed through Trebinje suggest that the bridge was built in 1573/4."

I've added a blue cyan tint to the white sky.

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cargus (13363) 2015-07-21 11:47

Light ,color and contrast are excellent, very good clarity, beautiful picture.
Regards
Adrian

dta (98560) 2015-07-21 11:48

Hello Chris ,
excellent angle of view on this beautiful old brifge . fine reflections and attractive colors .
Regards

pierrefonds (103643) 2015-07-21 11:52

Bonsoir Chris,

La longueur du pont donne de la profondeur à la composition. J'apprécie les reflets sur l'eau. La prise de vue permet de voir les détails de l'architecture du pont. La bonne luminosité donne de belles teintes aux couleurs de l'image. Bonne soirée.

Pierre

mkamionka (61330) 2015-07-21 12:16

Hi Chris,
I noticed Bosnia and an arched bridge so my guess was Mostar but I am pleasantly surprised to discover something new. Lovely composition with the view through the arch and some reflection also captured. Very pleasant soft colors. Fantastic asymmetry, wonderful final effect!
Excellent work!
M

dr38 (373) 2015-07-21 12:46

An exellant Picture from an exellent country. TFS
Arzu

emka (152344) 2015-07-21 14:28

Hello Chris,

Marvelous photo of this old Turkish bridge. High arches and on the other side of the river they seem double? Nice clean water with a lot of green pants in it. Pleasant white houses with the red roofs and tiny figure in red attracts the eye. Superb composition.

WArm regards Malgo

PiotrF (52330) 2015-07-21 16:33

Hello Chris
Wonderful view of this old bridge.I like excellent sharpness , great details.Thank you for your interesting and detailed notes.
Regards
Piot

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daddo (28728) 2015-07-21 17:02

Hi Chris. Mehmet was one of the greatest viziers the Ottomans had. he was fond of the land of his origins and this bridge is such evidence of his using his power to better his people. Of course as usual, there is a dispute whether he was a Croat or a Serb. His turbe is in Istanbul and I made a point of visiting it. It is a credit to the good folk of Trebinje that unlike the Croats in Mostar, they didn't blow this one up but painstakingly relocated it. Very nice composition and naturalness in colour and light. Regards. Klaudio.

ricardomattos (15086) 2015-07-21 17:15

Oi Chris,

Uma bela ponte e uma bela foto. Eu gostei do ângulo que você escolheu, com a ponte em diagonal. Belos reflexos também.

Ricardo

pajaran (102750) 2015-07-21 23:03

Pozdrav.
Lep pogled, interesantan i dobar tekst o starom mostu sa istorijom i opisom ...
Lepo pokazan stari most, dobra ostrina, kontrast i perspektiva, lepe boje.
Lep stari most i refleks na vodi.
Sve najbolje, srecno.
Paja.

Hello.
Nice view, interesting and good article on the old bridge with a history and description ...
Nice demonstrated the old bridge, good sharpness, contrast and perspective, beautiful colors.
Beautiful old bridge and reflection on the water.
All the best, good luck.
Paja.

besnard (59196) 2015-07-21 23:38

Bonjour Chris
Un excellent choix d'angle pour mettre en valeur ce magnifique pont. C'est du bon travail.
Amitiés et bonne journée.
Nicole

rbassin (27464) 2015-07-21 23:45

Hello Chris,
Une tres belle composition, le pont est magnifiquement mis en valeur, les reflets sont un plus dans le rendu.
Amicalement
Roland

jemaflor (135502) 2015-07-21 23:47

Hi Chris,
Well presented this bridge, good angle et perfect composition with grass in FG and river, good depth result, lovely light and colors, tfs.

Matyas (0) 2015-07-22 1:01

Hello Chris! Wonderfull stone bridge, amazing point of view. Nice reflection. Superb lightness and colours. Good focus effect. Well done!

Nicou (193806) 2015-07-22 4:39

Hlelo

quelle vue sur ce pont de pierre très massif sueprbe le captage est parfait avec le reflet et ces arches quelle construciton et vue sueprbe.
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

jhm (203103) 2015-07-22 5:36

Hello Chris,

You choose a perfect angle, on the wise see we the bridge completely.
The blue cyan tint to the white sky is very well successful.
Nice perspective and depth picture.
Also the blue sky are excellent photographed.
Very well presentation, TFS.

Have nice day,
John.

Sergiom (117241) 2015-07-22 6:51

Bonjour Chris,

Ils savaient construire un pont à l'époque. J'aime le point de vue qui offre une belle ligne de fuite et qui permet d'admirer le paysage environnant. Les détails sont parfaitement rendus.

Amicalement

Serge

ikeharel (105973) 2015-07-22 7:43

Hello Chris,
The bridge is very prominent element on the pic. space, holding most of the attention, with a nice mirror on the shining water surface.
Through and above we see red roof-tops of the near by town houses. It is impressive and massive old bridge.
Photojob well done.
Good evening,
Ike

ourania (51103) 2015-07-22 7:54

Hello Chris,
this bridge is part of a fascinating route and its architecture is magnificent both for its wise engineering and for its aesthetic value. We can fully appreciate it in your dynamic composition as it extends within the scenery with superb clarity. We can also understand its place in the scenery, the cityscape and the reflections complete the scene in thorough and lovely way. The colours are very pleasing. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a lovely evening,
Ourania

Silvio1953 (205862) 2015-07-22 11:48

Ciao Chris, great view of fantastic bridge, fascinating reflections, fine details, excellent clarity and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

Cricri (176) 2015-07-22 13:28

Hi Chris
Tout bon POV du pont avec vue sur le paysage, belle couleurs et reflets
belle soirée
cricri

Royaldevon (75546) 2015-07-23 1:56

Hello Chris,

This is an attractive bridge, with its single and double arches, spanning the river. The reflections are an equally attractive detail.
I like how it transports us safely across the water, on a nicely declining line, whilst, also, taking us from the countryside into the warmth of the red-roofed town.
The shot has a good dof and natural colours.

My warm regards,
Bev ;-)

macjake (96157) 2015-07-23 4:06

Hi Chris
sweet!
how could anyone NOT love this scene and photo.
the large oversized arches are brilliant and would attract any photographer from a mile away.
I'd love to get my extreme wide angle lens on this bridge.

too bad we can't see more of the reflected arch in the water, but perhaps its not possible as you'd have to get wet to attain it! :)

lovely shot, lovely angle
Cheers
Craig

eldancer1 (36343) 2015-07-24 7:28

Very solid construction, some parts of the U.S. can use this kind of bridges to withstand the flash floods especially in the desert. Simple design but functional. Good pov and sharp details. Well done, tfs.

cornejo (61504) 2015-07-26 9:32

Hi Chris, very good perspective of this interesting bridge, very well composed and captured in this good and beautiful photography. An interesting image with good sharpness, depth, light, color and quality. Very good and nice job well done, congratulations my friend. Thank you for sharing this interesting work.

Good evening and happy start to the week.
All the best from southern Spain.
Angel.

mcmtanyel (58830) 2015-08-01 16:46

Hello Chris,
It's a lovely view of this old Ottoman bridge. The reflections on the water are pretty. Treating the sky with blue cyan has definitely helped and it looks quite natural.

Nice to hear from you after such a long time. Are you still based in Turkey? From what I hear, Turkey is a little too on the edge these days.
Regards,
MT