Posted by MadScientist (Düsseldorf, Germany) on 25 February 2008 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
One day after our arrival, the scenery had completely changed. Only in the evening of the next day, the sun would come back (this was when we released the balloons as a surprise for our friends who got married then). If you're coming from the flat country (like me), these slippery streets become a major challenge.
Grossartige Stimmung, sehr schön eingefangen!
25 Feb 2008 4:31am
@Michael: Hinter verschlossenen Fenstern war's okay :-) War aber für einen Tag im August lausig kalt!
Excellent landscape shot!
25 Feb 2008 5:21am
@Ina: Thanks, Ina!
Beautiful. The row of clouds is especially appealing.
25 Feb 2008 5:53am
@Michael Skorulski: ...and there were LOTS of them that day! :)
You don't need a sunny day to make a great shot! The clouds and atmosphere are so cool! :)
25 Feb 2008 9:06am
@HorseRotorVator: Okay, there was a little post-processing :-) I'm currently evaluating a rather cool piece of software and testing its possibilities...
Another stunner, MS! I love how the grays catch my eyes until scrolling down and seeing the punch of colors from the rooftops and the church's steeples. The low-lying clouds add a nice effect bisecting the mountains.
25 Feb 2008 10:12am
@Steven: Thank you! I did a little post-processing here (enhancing contrasts, making the foreground lighter, adding a vignette effect) in order to have a more nostalgic look. Glad you like it :-) The original photo was much more flat and looked quite washed-out.
Great composition! All of the angular lines lead the eye around the photo!
25 Feb 2008 11:08am
@Tracey: This was intended :-) I amplified this with a slight 'vignette' effect :-)
what a panorama!
25 Feb 2008 11:23am
@Shutterbug: Behind closed windows it was okay. Outdoors it was lousy cold and rainy *brrr* :-)
I really liked Germany when last there. It's not the reason I liked it, but I couldn't help but feel at the time that Germany was the most American country in Europe --sort of an America with old buildings and without the Puritanism. In fact, I felt that Germany was more like America than even an English speaking country such as the UK. Of course, there are things you can do in Germany, innocent things in my opinion, like swimming nude in the hotel pool, that would land you in prison in Puritan America. I especially liked Barvaria.
25 Feb 2008 11:49am
@Twelvebit: Fortunately, only few people will swim naked in hotel pools here :-) It really depends where you are; if you're in the countryside, you're meeting people that might be as friendly as xenophobic. In almost any case they're conservative. In the big cities people might be more open-minded, but it makes a big difference whether you're in Berlin or Stuttgart. Cities in the South are usually more 'neat' than elsewhere. Big regional varieties, based on the political fragmentation of Germany for several centuries, make you think that there are more differences than similarities between the regions. (Southern) Bavaria has some *very* beautiful spots. This is because Bavaria had neither industry nor natural resources (like Westphalia). So the beauty remained untouched. You can find remnants of pietists most likely in the southwest (if you need that puritan touch when in Germany ;-)
I think I prefer this one with a dramatic sky but I can understand that when you were there you prefered the good weather ;o)
25 Feb 2008 2:36pm
@Laurent: I really suffered from that rain - with my summer shoes on steep, slippery streets! :-D
A beautiful view of the lake through the mist and low lying clouds rolling by.
25 Feb 2008 4:36pm
@MaryB: Thank you, Mary! Fortunately, that didn't last too long :-)
A wonderful view here!
25 Feb 2008 8:22pm
@Craiger: Thanks, Craiger! Our hotel was high above the lake and we had a great sight.
This is so dramatic, it has such character! Love those clouds in the angry sky and the ones flowing over the lake! Every locality that has a lake/river/sea is twice blessed! The presence of water embelishes the town/village on the shores.
26 Feb 2008 12:13am
@Japanalia: Yes, you're right, water (or its complete absence) adds character to a landscape. I'm living by the river and I'm strongly attracted by flowing water, because its movement means life to me.
I think you can download a trial copy of NX from the Nikon site. And you might want to check out these video tutorials here.
I read a travel book by Bill Bryson that featured an anecdote about German country conservatism, but the smallest city we stayed in was Freiburg. Otherwise we were in Munich, Frankfurt, and little America --Wiesbaden. BTW, the big breasted statuesque blond who swam nude in our hotel pool was a true Aryan beauty --absolutely stunning.
26 Feb 2008 12:09pm
@Twelvebit: I browsed through some NX documents, thanks for that info, but Aperture is still ahead. Freiburg is really nice, I stayed there some days last year. And I'm sure *you* visited the castle, didn't you ;-)
big breasted statuesque blond ...in our hotel pool And I wasn't there! Shame! :-D
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