Movable bridges: Magere Brug, a photo from Noord-Holland, South

Photographer's Note

Amsterdam is the city of canals (gracht in Dutch) and the city of bridges (brug in Dutch). There are 100 km of canals, but how many bridges? I read about 1500, or maybe 1800, even more. Many of them are movable bridges. The most famous is Skinny Bridge (Magere Brug) on the Amstel river, it is a traditional Dutch double draw bridge, opening on both sides. The bridge is not skinny any more, like the photographer:).
Often the bridge can open but rarely it is done. It happens often in Amsterdam and a good excuse when you are late somewhere is to say: Ah, the bridge was open.

I observed the phases in opening this bridge, it is the moment when the big barge can pass.

I posted a photo of it here. The night view you can see on Gerrit's photo.

The beginning and a bit later .

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danos (110407) 2015-01-21 0:55

Witaj MAlgo,
nice the view of this section of the canal,with the barge to passing by under the most famous movable bridge of them.I like the creative perspective with the brilliant light to enhance the details as the clarity of the scene.

Regards,Danos

snunney (130967) 2015-01-21 1:35

Hello Malgo,
You do seem to have amassed quite a collection of movable bridges:-) This is another fine example and well taken by you. Good choice of the panoramic frame for this nicely exposed composition. I like the colours and light and shadow contrasts. The passing barge loaded wit ballast enlivens the scene and provides a good sense of scale.

John_F_Kennedy (43797) 2015-01-21 4:07

Hello,
This is a beautiful picture of a beautiful bridge. Well composed good POV and details.
best wishes,
Achim

photoray (13981) 2015-01-21 6:06

Howdy Malgo,

Interesting Amsterdam canal scene, with the long barge passing through the double hinge draw bridge, and a background of classical row houses.

Thanks for sharing,
Cheers,
Ray
PS: I have been away from History classes too long, and admittedly goofed by confusing Samuel with Thomas Becket. Way back in 1964 a popular movie starring Richard Burton as Thomas Becket and Peter O'Toole as Henry II, combined history with fiction. The movie was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and would win one, for Best Screenplay.

Sergiom (117241) 2015-01-21 6:08

Ciao Malgorzata,

Il lève de belle façon ce pont.J'aime beaucoup la lumière sur les parois. Le bateau passe juste au bon moment pour donner une relation dimensionnelle à l'ensemble.

Amicalement

Serge

rychem (72187) 2015-01-21 8:25

Fajny most + fajny moment = fajne zdjęcie:)))
Doskonale złapane
pozdrawiam Ryszard

imageme (1790) 2015-01-21 13:25

Hi Malgorzata, Here in Montreal Quebec, Victoria bridge works like this one too. Well captured with good light management and well chosen POV too. Regards
Anna

carlo62 (81265) 2015-01-21 13:49

Ciao Malgo
è una versione più moderna dei ponti in legno che si vedono sulle pitture di Van Gogh.
Mi piace questa istantanea sulla vita di chi vive sui canali, un po' come a Venezia, dove vengono utilizzate le barche per qualsiasi attività.
Buonanotte
Carlo

kasianowak (17676) 2015-01-22 1:13

Czesc Malgosiu
Piekne sa te kanaly i mosty Amsterdamu. Wiosenne liscie bardzo ladnie kontrastuja z blekitem nieba.
Zycze udanej podrozy! :)
Pozdrawiam serdecznie
Kasia

ikeharel (114569) 2015-01-22 8:16

Exquisite canal scenery in Amsterdam, Malgo, you had a best possible daylight in this town - not a usual day, and you taken advantage of this beautifully.
The passing barge gave extra sense of motion to the whole.
Bravo,
Ike

No_One (4) 2015-01-22 11:31

Hi Malgo,
Nce timing to It it open like this, especially if it happens so rarely. You placed the bridge very nicely in context of the city too, the old Dutch buildings n the right add a lot to the image and the sense of where we are when viewing this. Very cool.
Cheers
Noel

mcmtanyel (69195) 2015-01-23 20:28

Hello Malgo,
This time, you caught one in the act. Excellent show-and-tell piece. I like the architecture of the buildings in the background, too.
Regards,
MT