Ponte Dom Luís I

Ponte D. Luís - Luis I Bridge

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The Dom Luís I Bridge, or Luís I Bridge, spans the River Douro and links the City of Porto with Vila Nova de Gaia. Although I've been here many times I'd not really got any shots of this that I was happy with and for some reason I'd never shot it at night, so this trip that was high on the agenda.

As it happened I got into Porto about 2100 from London and just headed straight out to get some night shots.

I had a good few hours shooting various things around here and this vantage point involved a bit of a fence climb to get to where I wanted to be, thankfully that all went off without incident and I was able to take my time getting the images.

Even shooting with a wide angle lens it was difficult to convey the size and sense of awe of this piece of architecture so I've gone for a panorama to give a bigger view of it's surroundings, shooting Cities at night was something I haven't done for a long time and I found it seriously enjoyable!

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Ponte D. Luís - Luis I Bridge

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Porto (Oporto)

I haven't uploaded anything for a little while due to being really busy, however I do have some stuff to post coming soon so that will change.

This is a different viewpoint of the splendidly majestic Dom Luís I Bridge, or Luís I Bridge in Porto, it spans the River Douro and links the City of Porto with Vila Nova de Gaia. Although I've been here many times I'd not really got any shots of this that I was happy with and for some reason I'd never shot it at night, so this trip that was high on the agenda.

I spent a good bit of time up here this night watching the metro trams go by over the bridge and did get them with light trails streaking right across but upon getting back I found that I actually preferred the shots without those in.

This is a 3 shot panorama to allow you to see the curvature of the river going off into the distance towards the Atlantic Ocean. Have a zoom in and have a look around.

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Classic scene in Porto with the majestic Ponte Luis I bridge, designed by the man behind that little tower in Paris, Gustav Eiffel... gorgeous weather and luckily a bit of wispy cloud to break up the blue sky. This is the first shot uploaded from the new camera, pretty pleased with the colour rendition and detail although it takes no prisoners with even a slightly marked lens as everything shows up!

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Porto (Oporto)

Sunset and early blue hour looking out over the city of Porto, and the Dom Luis famous bridge over the Douro River.

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Blick von der Brücke Ponte Dom Luis I auf den Douro 2019.10 Portugal-008-BA

Porto, Portugal, and the bridges over the Douro river after sunset, panoramic stitch of 7 portrait format images.

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The Dom Luís I Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte de Dom Luís I), or Luís I Bridge, is a double-deck metal arch bridge that spans the River Douro between the...