Stonecutters Bridge, a photo from Hong Kong, South

Photographer's Note

Recent upload of Lars inspired me to Pick a shot of another huge cable-stayed bridge. This is Stonecutters Bridge connecting mainland to Tsing Yi island on the route to Lantau and Hong Kong International Airport. The span of 1018 m makes it the fourth longest cable-stayed bridge in the world. Height of the bridge towers is 295 m. Stonecutters Bridge was opened in 2009.

PaulVDV, Fis2, jean113, pajaran, Royaldevon, ikeharel, jemaflor, NickVu, holmertz, macjake, lucasgalodoido, alvaraalto, COSTANTINO, pierrefonds has marked this note useful

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PaulVDV (62846) 2021-06-28 12:06

Hello Kari,
Yes, I immediately saw the link to Lars' recent photo.
Taken from a very good point.
Beautiful with the many cables and with the mountains visible in the background.
I wonder where the lanes in the opposite direction are located.
Best regards, Paul

Fis2 (170669) 2021-06-28 12:21

Witaj KAri!
Beautiful construction.
This bridge makes impression.
Good framing, colors and light.
Well done.
Have a nice new week.
Krzysztof

jean113 (27819) 2021-06-28 13:15

Hello Kari, I wonder how it got its' name?
An impressive shot; did you take this through the window of a vehicle?
It's good that we can see the mountains in the background through all the cables.
Thanks for sharing.
Kind regards, Jean.

lousat (139198) 2021-06-28 13:32

Hi Kari,very impressive memory from your trip in Far East,great capture of the modern style of this new building of H.K., i like the perspective and the top sharpness everywhere. Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

Royaldevon (85862) 2021-06-28 15:51

Hello Kari,

This bridge has great impact from the viewpoint which you have used.
The strong verticals tower above the bridge and I love how the smaller verticals create a pattern, almost like a stitched pattern!
It is an unusual name as it doesn稚 seem to be made of stone.

My warm regards,
Bev 😊

ikeharel (113273) 2021-06-28 19:43

Hello Kari,
A fine POV from the middle of the road towards the rods, cables and pylons of the bridge.
Somewhere in my gallery there is a picture or two of these set of connecting bridges from 2009 visit to HK.
Clear photo outcome, cheers,
Ike

ifege (47993) 2021-06-28 21:52

Hi Kari
A very impressive bridge and you've chosen a spectacular (and hopefully safe) view point or was it taken from a car?
cheers
Ian

jemaflor (147046) 2021-06-28 23:04

Hi Kari,
Nice bridge, interesting structures with these cables, well photographed, good angle and perspective, a photogenic view like the photo of our friend Lars ... tfs.

holmertz (102636) 2021-06-29 1:25

Hello Kari,
Like Lars you managed a sharp photo through the windscreen of a moving car. The bridge has many elegant lines, but I also find the green and white elements on the bridge and beside it quite eye-catching.
Regards,
Gert

Silvio1953 (221493) 2021-06-29 3:53

Ciao Kari, great perspective on fantastic bridge, excellent clarity, splendid light and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

macjake (98408) 2021-06-29 9:06

Hi Kari
ya i agree, these large cable bridges can make for interesting photography. yours is an abstract type of shot, not the postcard type - one isn't better or worse than the other, its just a completely different style. I like this one, the tall lines, the horizontal lines, all intersecting each other, it works so well from a visual standpoint. love it
cheers
craig

ChrisJ (171818) 2021-06-29 11:29

Hello Kari,

It looks similar to the Rio Bridge near Patras in western Greece. Good sharpness and perspective and a rare blue sky day. Nice repetition of the support cables. Tfs!

Tue (92312) 2021-06-29 12:34

Hello Kari,
Wow, what a fantastic bridge and I am glad my picture gave you the inspiration for posting this one. The cables in the foreground frame the other tower and its cables so well. The steep mountains make a great background as well.
Lars

lucasgalodoido (27698) 2021-07-01 7:04

Ol� Kari,
uma interessante vista dessa moderna ponte, belo registro.
Parab駭s e Abra輟,
Lucas

alvaraalto (42804) 2021-07-01 7:28

Hello Kari,
The modern cable-stayed bridge is usually extremely photogenic but often difficult to photograph.
If you want to photograph one, you need to provide a clean windscreen of your car and quickly take some photos. Parking options are usually not available.
With this excellent photo you have been able to capture the composition with the many cable wires.
Excellent work
Have a nice day, groet Rob

COSTANTINO (116405) 2021-07-04 4:50

Hello dear Kari and have a pleasant sunday
wow!!!fantastic view of this
wonderful bridge...I Like
the presentation and generally the
way you presented this one
greetings to the creator of this
bridge and greetings to you personally
for this unique photo...
well done
regards
Costantino

pierrefonds (114371) 2021-07-04 8:06

Hi Kari,

The lampost have a graphical effect. The point of view is show2ing the details of the architecture of the Stonecutters bridge. The surrounding light has a good effect on the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre