Howrah Bridge, a photo from West Bengal, East

Photographer's Note

Howrah Bridge : This is the famous Howrah Bridge built during the British Raj and connects Calcutta with its twin city ,Howrah situated across the Hooghly river on the western bank.It is a cantilever bridge with a suspended span over the River and was commissioned in 1943.Earlier there was a pontoon bridge in its place. It weathers the storms of the Bay of Bengal region, carrying a daily traffic of approximately 100,000 vehicles and possibly more than 150,000 pedestrians, easily making it the busiest cantilever bridge in the world. The third-longest cantilever bridge at the time of its construction,the Howrah Bridge is the sixth-longest bridge of its type in the world.The bridge does not have nuts and bolts, but was formed by riveting the whole structure. It consumed 26,500 tons of steel, out of which 23,000 tons of high-tensile alloy steel, known as Tiscrom,

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jemaflor (147300) 2015-10-27 0:27

Hi F,
Nice view of this bridge, well framed with the red wall in the right side, interesting contrast, well too with people, tfs.

pajaran (116065) 2015-10-27 0:28

Dobar dan.
Lep pogled, interesantan tekst o mostu ...
Lepo pokazano, dobra ostrina, kontrast i perspektiva, lepo uhvacen trenutak sa ljudima na obali reke.
Lep most.
Imajte lep i uspesan dan, sve najbolje, srecno.
Paja.

Good day.
Nice view, interesting article about the bridge ...
Nice demonstrated, good sharpness, contrast and perspective, nicely captured the moment with the people on the riverbank.
Nice bridge.
Have a nice and successful day, all the best, good luck.
Paja.

COSTANTINO (116674) 2015-10-27 0:38

Hello dear friend and have a nice time
and a happy new day
excellent artistic capture of this Howrah bridge
the famous bridge built during the British Raj
great perspective and artistic presentation
welldone
regards
Costantino

dkmurphys (79209) 2015-10-27 1:07

Hello,
Nice view of this steel structure. We also have few railway bridges like this still in use from the WW2, made by the Germans.
Well taken.

Daniel

shreya2000 (2815) 2015-10-27 1:08

Dear Farhat,

Nice view of the howrah bridge. Composition is good and I like the way the old brige built.

Regards,
joginder

lousat (139362) 2015-10-27 1:55

Hi Farhat,great perspective showing us this long bridge,i can see a lot of people,bus and cars in the typical indian confusion on the bridge,excellent sharpness and colors despite the difficult light.have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

holmertz (102846) 2015-10-27 2:52

Hello Farhat,
A fine picture of this iconic bridge with the red building nicely included. We can't see the hustle and bustle on the bridge but the people on the shore tell us something about the activities going on in the surrounding areas.
Best regards,
Gert

snunney (130967) 2015-10-27 3:24

Hello Farhat,
I like the oblique point of view which shows the singular structure to great effect. The people down by the riverside enliven the scene and the provide scale. The red pillar makes a fine frame and adds a good splash of colour to relieve the predominant grey-blue tones. Presumably it was built as part of the war effort in World War 2?

Royaldevon (85932) 2015-10-27 4:10

Hello Farhat,

This is an impressive bridge!
The minute buildings on the opposite bank tell us something of its length!
It might be interesting to take a view looking down the bridge so that we can get an impression of the volume of traffic and pedestrians that use it each day.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

jhm (211736) 2015-10-27 5:54

Hello Farhat,

A nice panoramic view with the long bridge as subject.
Als a nice addition of the people at the edge of the river
Excellent sharp and clear. with different details.
Thank you very much for your interesting note.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

Sergiom (117241) 2015-10-27 6:48

BOnjour Farhat.

Il est beau ce pont mкme si il n'est pas trиs haut sur pattes. Il ressort bien malgrй qu'il se confonde un peu avec le gris du ciel en arriиre plan. Il forme aussi une trиs belle ligne de fuite.

Amicalement

Serge

Tue (92548) 2015-10-27 9:23

Hello Farhat,
Great photo of this impressive structure. You captured the bridge from a good angle too. The people in the foreground add a nice sense of scale.
Lars

ikeharel (113501) 2015-10-27 12:10

Hello Farhat,
The number in the note must be an impressive sight: a crowd of 150,000 pedestrian crossing daily, besides vehicles, that's must be something to show on a closer ranged pic.
Here is a task for you...
Fine clear view, inspite low light conditions.
Best regards,
Ike

PiotrF (54882) 2015-10-27 16:57

Hello Farhat,
Interesting view of this bridge with very good composition.
Good framing, clarity and sharpness.Good work.
Regards
Piotr

Matyas (0) 2015-11-01 0:45

Hello Farhat! Wonderful POV. Amazing composition. Fantastic bridge. Fine weather, lightness and colours. Good sharpness. Good focus effect. Regards!

danos (110407) 2015-11-01 0:49

Hello Farhat,
nice the view of the Howrah bridge that created depth and perspective in the scene with the red column on the right to adds contrast in the image.The people create scale in the scene.

Regards,Danos

Nicou (193806) 2015-11-01 2:09

Hello

Fantastique vue sur ce pont superbe quelle grande armature et construction quelle image et captage superbe image.
Bravo et amitiй
Nicou

marabu61 (11587) 2015-11-01 12:50

Hello Farhat
This is quite an impressing bridge indeed. The group of people are really dwarfed against the sheer size of the construction. The stormy light has given the scene a mystique and dark mood.
But is it the bridge that is askew or is it the picture?
have a great time
Daniel

berek (50518) 2015-11-01 23:02

Dear Farhat,
It is beautiful this bridge even though it is not very leggy. It appears that in spite of a little confused with the gray sky in the background. It also forms a beautiful line of flight.
Greetings. Burak

delpeoples (60342) 2015-11-11 23:42

Namaskar dear Farhat

An excellent photo, superb contrast and vivid colours. You have created a superb perspective with the diagonal lines aswell as including the people in the foreground. Excellent work, thanks for sharing.

Warmest wishes
Lisa

John_F_Kennedy (43797) 2015-11-24 4:53

Hello Farhat,
Great perspective, nice angle of view and wonderful POV. It's a wonderful shot.
best wishes,
Achim

eldancer1 (36343) 2016-03-08 19:39

Looks like a very sturdy bridge. Nicely captured with good details. Well done, tfs.

pierrefonds (114608) 2016-06-28 12:46

Hi Farhat,

The length of the bridge is giving depth to the composition. The point of view is showing the details of thr architecture of the bridge. It is clear and sharp. Have a nice day.

Pierre

ChrisJ (171888) 2016-06-30 15:39

Hi Farhat

It looks a little like the Storey Bridge in Brisbane, modelled on the Jacques Cartier Bridge in Montreal, Canada. Good sharpness and the people in the fg add scale and animate the scene. Tfs!

rychem (72187) 2016-07-01 8:35

Impressive iron structure of this bridge, it looks like a spider net, beautiful photo with good composition and light
regards Ryszard

kordinator (8738) 2017-02-15 1:15

Hello Farhat
Nice diagonal view of this bridge.
Red wall in the right side an peoples are nice details.
Great composition and presentation.
Kind regards
Saљa