Cine Walley-01, a photo from Aydin, Aegean

Photographer's Note

The Cine River is a tributary of the Büyük Menderes River of the Aegean region. It rises on the Anatolian plateau southwest of Mugla province and flows northwestwards through a narrow valley and canyon. It then expands into a broader, flat-bottomed valley and from here the slow moving river winds across the Aegean plains and empties into the Büyük Menderes River near Aydin.

This bridge you see here is more than a couple of hundred years old and over the "cine river" which is called as "incekemer bridge" . "Ince-kemer" literally means "slender-arch". It's been constructed on the natural rocks and the rock forms of the area/walley worth to see.

Unfortunately, after the completion of a local dam project, not only this historical bridge but also a couple of natural and historical wealths of the country will be burried in the waters.

I HAVE ALSO POSTED A WS VERSION WHICH SHOWS HEIGHT FROM THE ROCK LEVEL.

Location : Cine/Aydin/Turkey

(Cropped and resized)

HOBO, Aegean, Hanssie, ChristianS, nima, ChrisJ, pamastro, jrj, pulezan, papagolf21, Hayri_CALISKAN, Jeppe, Andrys heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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HOBO (5282) 2004-11-11 12:25

The eye is guided along the arches to the hill. As it seems to be quite narrow, was it built for water supply, Bulent?
A sharp and harmonic composition!

Aegean (2571) 2004-11-11 13:37

Wonderful shot Bulent! I love the perspective and the PoV you did use for this capture...The light angle is excellent revealing all the details of the beutiful old bridge. One of your best postings for sure.

Hanssie (11022) 2004-11-11 14:21

Beautiful picture above as well as your WS.
Fortunately, that dam(ned) cannot ruin your picture anymore. Great shot, nice natural bridge and nature, good colours, sharpness and (sun)light, Bulent!

Tibetix (0) 2004-11-11 14:46

Çinesuyu Vadisi'ndeki bu taş köprünün başında durup bir mola verdiğimi hatırlıyorum... Kemerlerdeki ışık-gölge oyununu çok iyi yakalamışsınız... Tebrikler Bülent Bey...

ChristianS (2997) 2004-11-11 16:40

Hi Bulent, you have a very nice composition here, it really draws the eye along the picture. The colours are beautiful and the perspective is very nice, but in my opinion the photo posted in the workshop has an even better perspective. Well done!

oochappan (4880) 2004-11-11 16:50

Good pano-frame of this old bridge in perspective, colors are very true and bright in the sun, pleasant to see the texture and structure of the stones. When I saw the
WS I think this POV is even more impressive by perspective sharp from close foreplan to depht. Very well done Bulent !
Henk

PixelTerror (0) 2004-11-12 4:59

Hi Bulent a beautifully composed photo where the eye follows the bridge and in addition to the nice light discovers a superb depth of field and an excellent level of detail as well as fine colors.

nima (658) 2004-11-12 7:57

good work Bulent!

i like it because of its vivid and sharp colors, good composition and lights & shadows.
also i am sorry for this nice historical bridge!

regards
N.M

ChrisJ (171888) 2004-11-12 9:05

Good diagonal shot of this impressive ancient bridge. I also like the graphic lighting. Well done!

pamastro (7296) 2004-11-13 2:41

Very nice broken bridge. The arches are very rhythmic from this angle. The rocky setting with greenery tucked into cracks looks nice here, too, and frames the bridge well. And you captured a nice sky here with these fluffy clouds to be carried on the bridge. I have heard of these dam projects in Turkey and the things that are going to be lost beneath their reservoirs. Including one impressive Roman city that.

Spoony (3539) 2004-11-13 4:31

Great angle and perspective bulent! Light is adorable here... great balance!
It´s a very interesting and cultural shot.
Well done and seen.

jrj (34843) 2004-11-15 4:57

Well made capture of the old bridge Bulent. Also the ws is interesting shot form maybe a more 'dynamic' angle.
The bridge is well placed and the diagonal works well in the compo. Interesting notes

yesterday (9833) 2004-11-16 8:04 [Comment]

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pulezan (841) 2004-11-17 2:29

Beautiful picture Bulent, I like the perspective, especially in the WS where I can see the real hight of the bridge. Good light and as usual very sharp picture.

vedran

papagolf21 (152607) 2004-11-17 4:35

Ce magnifique ouvrage d'art doit disparaître par la mise en place d'un barrage !
Certains penseront qu'il s'agit d'un "tas de pierres" et qu'il faut vivre avec le présent.
Tout cela est bien regrettable. Merci de nous faire profiter de ce spectacle qui sera maintenant gravé à jamais à travers votre photographie Bulent.
Merci pour tout.
Bien amicalement.

Hayri_CALISKAN (944) 2005-01-17 15:33

Merhabalar Bulent Bey,
Oncelikle fotografima yaptiginiz nazik yorum icin cok tesekkur ederim.
Portrfolionuzda gercekten biribirinden guzel calismalariniz var. Oldukca da iyi ve begendigim calismalar. Bu da onlardan biri.
Ters isigi cok guzel kullanmissiniz ve oldukca basarili bir sonuc olmus. Cekim acinizi ve pozlamanizi cok begendim. Aciklama bolumunda verdiginiz bilgiler de ayrica bir alkisi hak ediyor.
Tebrikler, bol fotografli gunler.

Jeppe (18654) 2005-01-31 17:24

Truly many fine details in this old bridge - a fine old work and example of architecture - too bad the bridge not been kept - but quess time made it void.

A fine capture and thanks for the note and workshop photo to explain.

Andrys (0) 2005-03-16 5:21

I was recently there but didn't get to take
a photo. This is a marvelous one, with
beautiful contrast, color and clarity with a
good feeling for the strength of that old bridge.
Thanks for taking this picture before the
bridge is lost.

hyasar (7775) 2005-12-27 16:37

Merhaba Hemserim,

Ellerin kollarin dert gormesin. Benim gibi bir Aydinliya, hele bir tarafi Cineli olan bir Aydinliya bundan guzel hediye olur mu hic?

Coooook tesekkur ederim,
selamlar
Hakan