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A Very long Bridge, Taken in Bamako the Capital of Mali.

 

Please comment your impressions, Thanks Pnina

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I like the hue gradients in sky and water, the contrast of warm and cold colors, and the bridge as separating element. The palm tree is nice for balance. Sea level looks slanted at the first sight, but is horizontal.

 

Cheers

Carsten

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So many neat lines and subtle colours. Just love the boater heading into the palm and the railing pointing him out. Congrats Pnina!
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Nice sky, well captured reflection, the small boat to add some life, the line of the bridge to guide the eye, and the palm tree to fill the right side. Can't ask for more.
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Pnina, This seems to be a serenely peaceful and beautiful sunset. To me the tree makes your composition nicely balanced.....Well done.....Jim
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This makes you sense the still of the early morning...very beautiful, love the gentle ripples in the water lit by the rising sun.
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This is a lovely scene. Nice that the bridge & palm are silhouetted against the beautiful colors of the sky reflected in the water.

 

The thing that I find myself thinking is that a bridge like this (and you say that it's LONG) is very expensive to build. Mali is a poor country. Where do they get the money and the technological expertise to have a bridge like this? When I was in Denmark this summer, it cost me $30 (approximately, in US dollars) to cross a new-ish bridge from the main island to the next island. That price really startled me, and I went directly to the nearest internet cafe to find out exactly WHY it cost so much to cross. Well, the answer was because it cost so much to build. Do you have any thoughts on this situation in Mali?

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Pnina, I like the early morning feel and the silhoette of the bridge works well. I agree with Hans about the horizon sloping down to the right.

 

Lou Ann, the cost of a bridge depends greatly on the span length and the depth of foundations needed. If you look at this you will see that although it is a long bridge the spans are all quite short and the river looks shallow. Mali is heavily dependent on foreign aid and infrastructure projects such as this would probably qualify for help. These days I would expect China to be keen to assist in return for mineral and trading rights.

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Colin, we were commenting together... thanks for answering to Lou Ann's question . The bridge is in Bamako the capital of Mali( I photographed it from my hotel ).

 

Mali was a French colony, from 1891, and recieved its independence I think in 1960, so I assum that the bridge and government district and some other places were probably from that era. There are as you said colin, help and business there that belongs and managed by forign countries.

 

During the day the bridgs is loaded with all sort of vehicles, a lot of trucks, motorbikes and also people. I realy don't know how much and if they have to pay for crossing it.

 

Thanks Colin and all of you. Pnina

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Thanks, Colin! It's a shame that the place is so valuable to a wealthier country, but that Mali can't find a way to use it's own wealth to make itself a wealthy country. (Did that statement make any sense?)
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The answer is a lot more complicated ! and I think that it is hard to answer it here,I also don't know all the answers...Thanks for your interest! Pnina
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Thanks for all of that information. It's interesting ... I have a colleague (social studies teacher) who talks about the European colonization of most of Africa as being the downfall of Africa ... they came in, they conquered, they ruled for a few decades, then decided to leave ... and left the place a mess. I don't know enough about the intricacies of history to comment on that sentiment ... but it really makes me wonder when I see countries with great built-in wealth functioning as third world impoverished countries. (sigh....)
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p., i just got your last email message, which made me realize there's something wrong with your email address or email cuz i have answered all your emails and your latest message indicates that you have not gotten any of them! i'll try to send one again, but that's what's been the problem i think.
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