Pont Alexandre III, a photo from Ile-de-France, North

Photographer's Note

Pont Alexandre III is an arch bridge that spans the Seine, connecting the Champs-Élysées quarter and the Invalides and Eiffel Tower quarter, widely regarded as the most ornate, extravagant bridge in Paris.

The bridge, with its exuberant Art Nouveau lamps, cherubs, nymphs and winged horses at either end, was built between 1896 and 1900. It is named after Tsar Alexander III, who had concluded the Franco-Russian Alliance in 1892. His son Nicholas II laid the foundation stone in October 1896. The style of the bridge reflects that of the Grand Palais, to which it leads on the right bank.

The bridge was built by the engineers Jean Résal and Amédée d'Alby and inaugurated in 1900 for the Universal Exhibition (as were the nearby Grand Palais and Petit Palais). The Pont Alexandre III is classified as a historical monument.

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Source: Wikipedia

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kiasari (62) 2010-10-01 20:36

Hello Malgorzata,

A nice shot with a good POV and prespective management. B&W is a good decision. Well done.

Regards,
Abbas

ManuMay (36447) 2010-10-02 0:39

Witaj Malgorzata!

Excellent composition and pointof view choosen, lamps playing deserves an image full of space and leads our view directly to the end. To post in Black & White fits really well tothe scene...

My complients...

Manu

SWEETFREEDOM (24623) 2010-10-02 0:56

Hi Malgorzata,
beautitul b/w. i like your way to present the bridge with its art noveau lamps.
regards
Alessandro

halilguven (417) 2010-10-02 1:49

Her lamba bir aşık için duruyormuş gibi.
Tebrikler.

npecanhuk (79329) 2010-10-02 4:02

Hello Malgorzata!
Wonderful classical view!
Very attractive picture!
Sharpness, exposure, pov, vertical format, black & white, pp, contrasts and composition are all very good here!
TFS - congrats,
Have a great week-end,
Neyvan

JFS (32459) 2010-10-02 5:56

Hi Malgorzata,
Elegant shot of Pont Alexandre. The B&W gives an atmosphere of other times.

Have a good week-end
Juan

yso (4146) 2010-10-02 10:41

Hi Malgorzata,
Very well composed to get a big depth, good choice of B&W, well done !
Regards,
Yves

mikolaj_kawa (0) 2010-10-03 0:46

Czesc Malgosiu! Piekna kompozycja, bardzo wysmakowana. Te latarnie robia wrazenie w tym ujeciu. Swietna praca czarno-biala. Dobra glebia. Klaniam sie!

ricochet (9716) 2010-10-03 1:49

Hello Malgo
A beautiful image with an angle of shooting well studied, an excellent conversion to black and I love the repetition of streetlights that provides a nice graphic touch to your composition.
great work!
Have a nice sunday
Amicalement
Eric

ymrk (15099) 2010-10-03 3:12

great posing time and angle of vision...and time that you captured..spectecular indeed,
regards,

yağmur

Silvio1953 (220495) 2010-10-03 5:24

Ciao Malgorzata, great parade of lamps, splendid perfpective, wonderful B&W composition, very well done my friend, have a good Sunday, ciao Silvio

danos (110407) 2010-10-03 9:06

Witaj Malgorzata,
nice the B/W format with the lampposts to create a great perspective and depth in the scene.I like all these in loved pairs that enjoy the view as their love too.Well done.

Have a nice week,Danos

patdeph (35750) 2010-10-03 14:50

hello Malgorzata
I love here the perspective on the lights,and I think that the conversion in B&W is excellent for this kind of picture!Very well done!
Regards
Pascale

Cricri (176) 2010-10-04 2:11

Bonjour Malgorzata
Très belle perspective des lanternes et la tour en fond, bonne gestion de la lumière, bon choix du N/B
Belle journée
cricri

jemaflor (146206) 2010-10-04 11:47

Hi M,
Good angle and zoom effect, well balanced with tower in the right part of your shot, well too these lovers. Good choice with a b&w version, interesting for this subject.

AKITA (15125) 2010-10-04 19:46

dear Malgorzata,
a beautiful perspective shot of wonderful bridge scene,
lined lamps with various people are making wonder depth of space in this view,
and vivid sculpture on the column looks mysterious in this view too,
B&W contrast is elegant here to express every different feelings of people on the timeless bridge,
thank you for your excellent shot,
Akihisa

mariani_josep (1) 2010-10-04 20:25

Hi Margorzata
Nice perfective made by the lamp with the main subyek at the end of the lamp line. Good choice change it to BW version
MJ

Graal (103040) 2010-10-04 23:34

Witaj Malgosiu,
pomyslowe ujecie, fajna perspektywa, ladny ten paryski most. Moze bylby weselszy w kolorach ale i tak jest fajnie.
Milego dnia.
Aleksander

cyborg83 (4677) 2010-10-09 2:15

Witaj Malgosiu,
bardzo ciekawe zdjecie, perspektywa jest imponujaca, do tego zakochana para na pierwszym planie.. Fajna praca.
Pozdrawiam

BluSimo (9392) 2010-10-09 18:56

Hi Malgorzata
you have done perfect composition in a B/W much beautiful one.
cheers
Simonetta

vasilpro (41801) 2010-10-10 9:16

Hello Malgorzata,
Wonderful diagonal composition, excellent light management, very nice POV and DOF, very good B&W presentation.
Best regards, Vasilis.

Rafer (0) 2010-10-16 10:23

Espacialmente atractiva es la repetición de las farolas...muy bien compuesta..saludos Malgorzata

danasam (1075) 2010-10-18 21:19

Hi Malgorzata,

I like the vertical composition of this photo, the fact that it leads the eyes to the farest point and its all sharp. i like the POV and the balance. thanks for sharing it.

Sam.

kiks (12805) 2010-10-29 4:31

A very classical image, but very well executed is B&W and with a perfect balance.
Congratulations
KIks

quillo (11858) 2010-11-23 14:06

Hola Malgorzata ......

The point of view is very interesting,
with the lampposts aligned in depth,
the presence of the persons gives him to
the composition this point of interest
and ambientación that I like,
this work in B/N is good and I congratulate you.

Un abrazo.

gmg (4202) 2010-11-25 14:16

Hi Malgorzata

Nice perspective in this shot ad good B&W.
TFS

gmg

Robert1969 (7160) 2011-04-25 3:24

Hello Malgorzata,

The B&W makes this picture timeless and also extra romantic (good choise).
The very nice postition and composition creates a lots of depth. The light and contrast are also great.

Friendly regards,
Robert

boa (8039) 2011-05-30 14:11

Hi Malgorzata,
a good vertical shot with a fine perspective which lead my eyes automatically to the end of the bridge. It is also nice to see the romantic people on the bridge, a shot that works good in B/W, well done.
Best regards.
Boa

ahmet54 (3590) 2011-07-16 10:50

Hi Malgorzata,
great b&w shot. I like the composition with this row of numerous lamps.
Kind regards,
Roland

dale54 (17750) 2011-10-15 3:46

this is a wow shot!! WOW!!this is nicely presented,not too crowded,just right! good stuff malgorzata!have a great weekend! dr