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Schönbrunn Palace


Schönbrunn Palace
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Copyright: Hans Spruijt (GreenBaron) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3140 W: 796 N: 9688] (38635)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2001-06-14
Categories: Architecture, HPP [Heavily Post-Processed]
Camera: Minolta 300 si, Minolta135mm AF, Kodachrome 200
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-12-17 4:53
Viewed: 821
Points: 60
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Schönbrunn Palace …

Or Schloss Schönbrunn [translated in English: "beautiful well"], but the average people who don’t speak German will break her/his tongue over the ‘Sch’ tone. This palace is situated on the outside of the Austrian capital Vienna (Wien), near to the ZOO. The gardens of this place are gorgeous absolutely a visit worthy as the whole city of Vienna is. So many rich and beautiful buildings from formers centuries can be found in this wonderful city. So after you visited the Netherlands and Rome, go to Vienna when travelling through Europe (I’m afraid my Spanish, German, Hungarian et cetera…et cetera fellow Europeans don’t agree, but so what?) And so is this palace, well known from the movie ‘Sissie’, is a gorgeous place to be, particular with nice weather. Many rooms in this building are open for visitors and you get a really good impression how the Habsburg Emperors and their family lived. Anyhow, this is a scanned image and did really some PS-work. And indeed it’s not a perfect photo particular the foreground isn’t sharp enough. But still I found it worthy to post it on TL. What’s your opinion?

PS-talk:
- panoramic crop
- increased contrast (+25)
- increased brightness (+20)
- added blue sky i.s.o. grey
- sharpened
- used noise filter
- final crop
- add frame and text


Schönbrunn Palace

Schönbrunn Palace (Schloss Schönbrunn) in Vienna is one of the most important cultural monuments in Austria and since the 1860s has also been one of the major tourist attractions in Vienna. In the year 1569 the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II purchased the Katterburg which was located on a large area between Meidling and Hietzing where today Schönbrunn's parks and different buildings are situated.

The new name, Schönbrunn has its roots in a water well from which water was consumed by the royal court in Vienna. During the next century many members of the royal family of Austria spent their summer vacations and hunting excursions in the Katterburg.

Not many parts of the first palace survived the next century because every emperor added or altered a bit on the inner and outer parts of the building. By order of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, the architect Nicolò Pacassi reshaped Schönbrunn Palace in a way of the style of the Rococo era. At the end of the so-called Theresianian epoch Schönbrunn Palace was a vigorous centre of Austria's empire and the royal family. In the 19th century one name is closely connected with Schönbrunn's, Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria. He spent most of his life here and died on November 21, 1916 in his sleeping room. Through the course of his reign, Schönbrunn Palace was seen as a Gesamtkunstwerk (total work of art) and remodelled in accordance with its history. (Text from Wikipedia.com)
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To cstathoulis: Thanks!GreenBaron 3 12-17 17:25
To ttreen: Found it!GreenBaron 1 12-17 14:51
To Fons: Haha..GreenBaron 1 12-17 11:08
To PierreFrigon: PoorGreenBaron 1 12-17 11:00
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Like the low view point you have used to take this shot, using the flower filled grass to lead the eyes towards the grand Palace.

Andrew

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  • Shogun Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 868 W: 52 N: 415] (10106)
  • [2006-12-17 5:05]

nice POV Hans. beautiful colors and details. Tfs

Shogun

Hi Hans,

What a beautiful photo!!! It looks like a postcard!! :)
Great warm colours and lighting and sharp details!! I like the POV and presentation!

Very well done and TFS!!
Constantinos

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  • salmi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 850 W: 5 N: 430] (4732)
  • [2006-12-17 7:01]

Great picture of this great place! I like the colors and the POV, I already miss this beautiful place!
TFS,
Mihaela

Hoi Hans,
Ik scande toevallig de gallery, klikte deze aan en zag toen pas dat ie van jou is. Heel mooi shot hoor! Ik vind de kleuren van het gebouw echt super. Hoe heb je dat bloemetjesveld erbij op gekregen? Toen ik er was lag er alleen maar sneeuw.. (ook mooi overigens.)

Leuk gedaan! TFS, Mariet

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  • Jan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 386 W: 119 N: 602] (3965)
  • [2006-12-17 8:04]

Hoi Hans, hele mooie foto!! Heldere kleuren!
Hij lijkt alleen een beetje scheef te staan, ook al heb je de lijn aangehouden van het gebouw....

TFS
Janneke

I like the panoramic crop and the low POV with the FG detail. It all works well

TFS

Karan

Hi Hans, wonderful view of Schönbrunn Palace, very nice composition with flowers, splendid colors, well done, ciao Silvio

Hello Hans,

Excllent work, great colors Bg POv DOf Perfect details very crisp, nicly composed and capture photo, perfcet work,

TFS Kyle

Very nice compo and framing, with those flowers in the FG and the impressive architecture of the palace in the BG. Excellent colours.

TFS,

Andreea

Supposedly, according to my Dad, my history is with Austria. My great-great grandmother Leopold was born there. A lovely place, would love to visit some day! Outstandin avoidance of the old wide angle problem "barrel distortion" Great color saturation!
B-)
Linda

Amazing shot of this amazing palace.
OK, how many poor families could be housed in there :-)
Well done.
Pierre

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  • Juliet Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 712 W: 34 N: 1527] (9444)
  • [2006-12-17 11:03]

Hello Hans,
Very impressive building indeed ! Good presentation of this with a nice POV. Flowers add a lot to this. Well done and TFS Julie

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  • Fons Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1514 W: 1 N: 131] (11741)
  • [2006-12-17 11:06]
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Het is heel mooi,maar je kunt me niet
jaloers maken! Te groot onderhoud

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  • Suerte Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 527 W: 64 N: 255] (3254)
  • [2006-12-17 11:25]

hi!of course i know this place!wonderful work, very strong colors!goos perspective!
tfs

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  • ttreen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1576 W: 118 N: 3599] (14411)
  • [2006-12-17 14:31]
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Hi Hans,
I love the way you framed it! perfect..
What a place! I sure would not want to have to heat it! its HUGE!

Tricia

ps I sent you the numbers! Tell me if you get them

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  • erdna Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 990 W: 71 N: 741] (5121)
  • [2006-12-17 19:36]

A good point of view for this photo where the foreground is sgarp all the way back to the building. Your panorama view emphasized the length of the building. Very nice.

Thank you for your comments on my photo, "tall Ship" I appreciate it.

Andre'

Great panoramic my friend!!!... congratulations by this... and so informative your note (however)... i love this shot and the place look so nice... TFS...

I like this panarama format Hans. The detail in the building is very good. Excellent composition. TFS. Cheers, Pat.

beautiful wide shot here hans :)
the colors and clarity are superb
excellent note :) thanks for sharing

:) later

Hallo Hans.
Wat een mooi gebouw en wat een kleuren pracht.
Erg mooie opname.
Frans

hello hans!
beautiful panorama view on this place, great work.
i like it.
tfs
zoran

pt

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  • Ilir Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 618 W: 71 N: 57] (5103)
  • [2006-12-19 17:47]

I took at least 200 pics of Schönbrunn and ended up dissatisfied with almost all of them, mainlt because of my stubborn persistance on wholeness of the palace, instead of including a complimentary moment as you did (with flowers). This is just perfect, bravo!

A.

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  • SaraT Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 165 W: 0 N: 217] (1155)
  • [2007-01-14 14:58]

The palace looks so beautiful
I like how the flowers are in the front of the photo.
very nice colors and details
beautiful photo
sara

Wow, I love the sharpness of this picture. ANd you chose a great POV too. The frame fits also perfectly with the photo.
Good work
TFS
Cynthia

hello Hans...
vienna is the city i was grown up and had my education until after university...with this photo you reminded me to the place of my soul... wonderfull and different view of the palace...
thank's for sharing
greetings
mujdat

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  • fff Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 618 W: 0 N: 40] (2608)
  • [2007-05-05 6:32]

Hi Hans it is great deep colours shot beautiful frame tfs bye Shimon

Hi!
Great picture,good depth,nice colors and beautifull contrast!Great border and fantastic color of the sky!tfs
zepter

SUPERB PHOTO ............ BOBAN.

Hans,
This is a brilliant photo.
Thanks for sharing this with us. I have learned a lot from your description of your photos.
Your composition is always very useful.
This architecture if beautiful.
GRACE

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