Rui Baptista Photography
The Little Sister And Its Big Brother
Vasco da Gama Bridge (“Ponte Vasco da Gama”) is the second Tagus River crossing in Lisbon. It was built in the late nineties (1998) and has a huge 13 km extension, linking Lisbon’s eastern area (north bank of the Tagus River) to Alcochete (south bank). It is the second longest bridge in Europe.
Alongside the bridge, for about 150/200m runs an elevated pontoon. Its lenght is enough to create the illusion that the pontoon runs indefinitely along its “big brother”. Being an elevated pontoon (something which isn’t obvious from the image), it created shadow on its left side at sunrise, allowing for a nice differentiation on the water tones on the two sides of the pontoon. Finally, the pontoon’s surface (in wood) was wet, which helped to create a wonderful effect with the reflection of the early morning's light.
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Lisbon, Portugal
© All rights reserved Rui Baptista. Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit written permission.
The Little Sister And Its Big Brother
Vasco da Gama Bridge (“Ponte Vasco da Gama”) is the second Tagus River crossing in Lisbon. It was built in the late nineties (1998) and has a huge 13 km extension, linking Lisbon’s eastern area (north bank of the Tagus River) to Alcochete (south bank). It is the second longest bridge in Europe.
Alongside the bridge, for about 150/200m runs an elevated pontoon. Its lenght is enough to create the illusion that the pontoon runs indefinitely along its “big brother”. Being an elevated pontoon (something which isn’t obvious from the image), it created shadow on its left side at sunrise, allowing for a nice differentiation on the water tones on the two sides of the pontoon. Finally, the pontoon’s surface (in wood) was wet, which helped to create a wonderful effect with the reflection of the early morning's light.
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Lisbon, Portugal
© All rights reserved Rui Baptista. Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit written permission.