the last 50 meters Photo

Photographer’s Note

The last 50 meters of Rion- Antirion bridge in Greece.
The bridge consists of:
a 2,252 meter long 4 pylon cable-stayed bridge with a span distribution equal to 286 meters, 560 meters, 560 meters, 560 meters and 286 meters,
two approach viaducts, with 392 meters on Rion side and 239 meters on Antirion side.
The upper soil layers are reinforced with inclusions, which are 2 meter diameter hollow steel pipes 25 to 30 meters long driven at a regular spacing of 7 meters. About 200 pipes are driven in at each pier location. A three meter thick properly leveled gravel layer tops them. Foundations are 90-meter diameter reinforced concrete caissons resting on the gravel layer.
A cone whose diameter ranges from 38 meters to 26 meters forms the lower part of the pier.
The upper pier shaft bears a reverse pyramid with a height of about 15 meters and a square base of 38-meter long side. Each pylon is composed of four reinforced concrete legs with a section of 4 by 4 meters, embedded in the pylon head to form a monolithic structure. The stay cables are in inclined arrangements, with their lower anchorage on deck sides and their upper anchorage in the 35-meter high pylon head. They are made of parallel galvanized strands. The thickest cable is formed of seventy 15mm strands.
The deck is 27.2 meters wide with two traffic lanes plus safety lane and a pedestrian walkway in each direction. It is a composite structure with a steel frame made of two longitudinal 2.2-meter high plate girders on each side and transverse plate girders spaced every 4 meters. The top slab is made of precast concrete panels.The deck is continuous and fully suspended for its total length. Four damping devices connect the deck to the top of each pier and limit the pendulum movement of the deck during an earthquake. The dynamic relative movement during the design seismic event is in the order of ± 1.30 meter while velocities may exceed 1 meter per second.
On each side, a monumental transition pier links together the deck of the cable-stayed bridge with the deck of the approach viaducts.
(more: http://www.gefyra.gr/en/index.php)

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Budapestman (46275) 2009-11-26 1:27

Hi Vasilis,
a very impressive photo of this construction with spectacular composition. The misty background is beautiful, great impression. Tfs! Have a nice day!
George

dkmurphys (851) 2009-11-26 1:37

a good picture to use in a communication spot :D

swiatopelk777 (11984) 2009-11-26 1:54

Hi Vasilis!
Ideal symmetry, very good POV and composition. Superb minimalistic work. Good frame.
Greetings from Warszawa!

rikko77 (8418) 2009-11-26 1:56

wOW Vasilis
I've never seen before the last 50 meters of a bridge! It's impressive this pic, and very well done. Congratulations!
Have a nice day
Rikk

TGULUMSER (12528) 2009-11-26 1:58

Hello Vasilis,
An impressive composition, great POV,
Best regards,
Tulay

delkoo (35632) 2009-11-26 2:19

hi vasilis
great shot, one of the most beautiful I have seen lately.
just perfect.

didier

Jonathan_Tree (5811) 2009-11-26 2:33

Howdy Vasilis!
Very fine shot. Original take. Good contrast. Very fine sharp.
Cordially!

mortijo (12717) 2009-11-26 2:44

An impressive shot. Excellent POV. The hazy background is phantastic.
Regards
John

bema (10606) 2009-11-26 2:44

Hello Vasilis,

great moment, fantastic capture, good choise for using black and white here..
have you waited till the end???? (lol)

have a fine day, best regards Bernd

KLB (18966) 2009-11-26 2:48

Hello Vasilis

What a great idea !
Your composition is perfect to bring these "last 50 meters" out, and the symmetrical effect is striking.
The B&W option with these strong contrasts is very well thought to enhance the graphism.
Clever vision of this scene, compliments.

Regards
Karine

Graal (61372) 2009-11-26 2:55

Kalimera Vasilis,
amazing documental photo. Good symmetry and composition. Fine contrast. Well informations and photojob. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

pauloog (8170) 2009-11-26 3:04

Hello Vasilis,
A fine capture of this engineering work, presented in a cool artistic way, well rpfiled agqainxt the sky and the grey slopes.
regards,
Paul

francio64 (14468) 2009-11-26 3:26

Ciao Vasilis,
immagine molto originale accompagnata da un titolo molto indovinato.
Bella anche la scelta del bianco e nero in quanto l'assenza di colore dirige lo sguardo sulle due estremità del ponte evitando di distrarlo su altri punti.

Bravo!
Francesco

jhm (86282) 2009-11-26 3:50

Hello Vasilis,

Thank you very much for the interesting note.
I am no great fan of black and white, but these picture is absolutely very spectacular.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

Yves-triga (4085) 2009-11-26 4:27

hello vasilis,
very impresionnant view from this bridge in construction,calculation to arrive at the same point are not simple in any case, you must have a good mastery of the art, like photography.
beautiful against the light
well done,
Yves

diomed (6972) 2009-11-26 7:56

Hi Vassili,
this your photo is fantastic!
You captured the last 50 meters of the lovely bridge Rio- Antirio in a superb B&W against light with the marvelous shapes of the mountains in the backside. Wonderfull!. Congratulations
Nice evening
Antonio

npecanhuk (17733) 2009-11-26 8:04

Hello Vasilis!
Excellent idea and superb visual results!
The picture is very interesting!
Black and white, frame, exposure, sharpness, pov and composition are are all excellent!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

dwaipayan0 (163) 2009-11-26 8:04

the title is appropriate
grt shot
regards
dwaipayan

maglex (1770) 2009-11-26 8:24

Its a beautiful composition and contrast between bridge and mountains at the background. Thanks for sharing...Alex

DRAKOLIMNH (840) 2009-11-26 9:08

Πανέμορφη φωτογραφία τόσο ως προς το αντικείμενο αλλά και ςω προς τα χαρακτηριστικά της.
Συγχαρητήρια για την έμπνευση
Πέτρος

leo61 (44344) 2009-11-26 11:06

HI Vasili!
Good shot of this hightech construction.
I hope the two ends meet and don`t miss each other.....
B&W works well here.
Regards,leo

JT50 (1395) 2009-11-26 11:46

Hi Vasilis,
Good documentation. People will wonder some day,
how was it before the two ends met? Lovely black
& white image with perfect POV.
Have A nice Friday.
Janak

coco (29123) 2009-11-26 11:54

Kalispera Vasilis.

Very good and clever shot. The composition, the light, the DOF,... everything works very well.

Well done and thanks for sharing.
Ta leme, file mou.

raszid62 (5000) 2009-11-26 13:03

Hello
This fantastic bridge over the Gulf. In the background of high and dangerous mountains. Black and white photographs is a very good idea.
Best Regards
Joseph

ManuMay (12962) 2009-11-26 13:06

Hi Vassilis!

This is really a decisive moment!! ;)

Very opportune...the right time to catch it...providing an excellent composition and hardly graphic, your election to post in B&W fits really well...

Congratulations...

Best regards

Manuel

ngk (1428) 2009-11-26 13:38

Γεια σου Βασίλη,
Πολύ έξυπνη ιδέα, φαντασική ληψη, πολύ καλή η επιλογή του b/w ,εξαιρετικό το αποτέλεσμα !
Σε χαιρετώ.
nasos k.

testmaniac (12587) 2009-11-26 19:17

Hi Vasilis,good reportage photo and full info.

TFS

Phil

ifanik (20927) 2009-11-27 0:27

Ekseretikh fotografia sylektikhs aksias
Poly kalh file
Xairetw
Nikos

pasternak (14507) 2009-11-27 2:06

This is excellent, both the idea and the realisation, very good framing!

Cheers
A

rodgerg (28466) 2009-11-27 4:45

Hello Vasilis,

Very interesting shot with the desicive moment very well collected.
very nice too with a good use of B&W ( beautiful contrasts), a plesant impression of symetry and very nice graphic effect.
have a nice WE,
Roger

Dashab (2059) 2009-11-27 23:23

Hello Vasilis,
This is a great shot! Excellent composition with the two ends of the bridge beign placed right in the centre, while the silhouettes of the hills give us some context.
To me, the two sides of the bridge look like the heads of two dragons having a face-off!
Have a nice weekend! Dasha

clio (24501) 2009-11-28 5:07

Geia sou Vasili,
Great historic shot!
Very attractive "conversation" between shrouds and mountains with this very successful back light. Certainly the most original photo of this bridge on TE.
Sygxaritiria
Diane

ophelcia (5782) 2009-11-28 15:37

WOW, THIS IS A GREAT JOB TO SHOW US THE LAST 50 METERES:)
The water is twinkling at the same time, well done!

niphredil76 (727) 2009-12-01 4:44

Ciao Vasilis,
this one is simply a smart one!
A perfect compo and a great tecnique made a fantastic result: all a history and million of philosophic thoughts just in a shot!
Congratulations!
Laura

rigoletto (27486) 2009-12-04 14:32

Geia sou Vasili!
As an engineer, i am so much interested in the making of bridges, but as an amateur photographer, the beautiful graphics you present here also counts a lot on me. I like how the dreamy grey BG creates a contrast with the solid black of the uniting parts.
Ta leme,
Deniz