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Pedestrian bridge over Mtkvari
We will leave my ‘green’ photos for a while to visit the other photography projects I did in Georgia, the country. Last year I posted a series on medieval churches and monasteries of Georgia (see this link) but of course these were not the only photos I took. The above was just one of the many other scenes I photographed of this lovely country.
This pedestrian bridge can be found in Tbilisi, Georgia’s present capital. Though attracting curiosity, it holds a rather uncomfortable position both in terms of its physical location and in terms of the opinion of Georgians. The bridge connects two important parts of the Old Tbilisi section which is divided by the Mtkvari River in the Georgian capital. Both sides of the mythical river hold important medieval structures and heritage sites including the legendary sulfur baths (where Tbilisi got its name) on one side and the old Metekhi Church on the other; thus its avant garde design looks quite out of place. The Georgians I talked to are equally split in their opinion. While others appreciate its modern architecture and eye-catching design; the other half insist that the bridge negatively affects the ambiance of a historically important section of the country.
In my personal view the bridge holds a deeper meaning: it symbolizes Georgia’s determination to preserve a colorful past and embrace a hopeful future at the same time . And of course, as can be seen above, it makes an exciting photography subject. The bridge’s unusual shape mirrored on the calm Mtkvari will be one of the main features of this series. I hope you can join me in this tour.
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The drag of endless mental work in a strange land takes its toll. Fatigue can kill so petty escapades provide hopeful deviations from the brewing madness. An aging DSLR keeps good company to a walk around the neighbourhood, a short drive to a scenic place, or a silent recollection in a quiet nook granting that the host community and the elements of nature would allow one a safe passage to solitude and contemplation. Loneliness quickly turns to joy when something exciting gets captured by the cam’s shutter then set free into the laptop’s screen followed by electric words that rush from the fingers to the keyboard in an effort to describe the moment. Alas, the brain is alive once again!
Only once that I remember did water cooperate with me to give a great reflection. Here it’s usually breezy. Most of the places I go, it’s usually breezy.
Great shot, composition, and exposure.
I lived in another section of the city so I had to go out early to capture this photo while there was not much activity on the river and it’s surface was still calm for a good reflection. Sometimes you just have to catch the perfect timing to get a good image.
Thanks a lot for your kind comment, disperser.
great photo! very nice reflection of water, it creates a really good dimension to the photo.
Wow incredible shot:)
Beautiful place and what a great shot!
Jaw-dropping pic. Great Eye!
Very interesting bridge. Will put it on my “Must See” list
That would be a great shot even without the reflection, but with . . . super!
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Simply stunning! Wow
So incredible and beautiful photo. I do love it.
Thank you all for the kind comments and for clicking ‘like’ on this post
That’s a “WOW” photo! Absolutely beautiful! And I love that in one of the Meteki Church photos the bridge is visible in the lower left. Such a contrast in architecture.
Thank you very much, T Hollis. Yes, the pedestrian bridge can be seen in one of the photos of Metekhi Church. Will be showing more in my next posts.
Beautiful!
Superb shot Jessie. Almost like reflections in an eye.
Superb! Congrats
Thank you NeetNiz, David, and maribetz…
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Great photo sir Jess! Mabuhay!
Great lines
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Cripes! That took my breath away! Brilliant shot!
Thanks kap10bob, Rebecca and Martin. Truly grateful for your kind comments.
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This is by far the best rendition of this photograph you’ve done. This one is perfect. Don’t muck around with it!
Thank you very much, George. Believe me, I have no intention of mucking around my photos although they sometime appear that way
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Excellent!
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