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Köln – Keulen – Cologne


Köln – Keulen – Cologne
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Copyright: Hans Spruijt (GreenBaron) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3160 W: 799 N: 9736] (38863)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-09-12
Categories: Architecture, Mood
Camera: Nikon D70s, SIGMA 28-70mm F2.8-4, Hitachi4GBMicrodrive, Hama 58mm circular polarizer
Exposure: f/9.5, 1/350 seconds
Map: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): TL LowLands meet - September 2007 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-09-15 1:46
Viewed: 725
Points: 79
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Köln – Keulen – Cologne

Last Wednesday I went together with the international TL-bunch to Cologne (Köln in German and Keulen in Dutch) A nice trip through the Dutch and German Westfalen countryside. One of the major landmarks in this area is the Kölner Dom (the Dome of Cologne). We went up in a cable cart (see also [Map:view], Vassilis, Tanya and myself in one cabin (see WS it’s a “lovely" scene :-), John, Vandana and Pepe in an other.

It was the end of the day, the sun was declining and while soaring over the river Rhine I saw this magnificent panorama of Cologne. Remember this shot was taken from a cable cart cabin.

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Lens: 28-70mm Sigma lens.

PP-talk:

Shot in JPEG. Rotated image 2 degrees, decreased brightness and increased contrast and saturation. Increased red and yellow colour tones, removed OE spots between the clouds with clone tool. Cropped, add frame and text. Resized for TL.

Image details:

ISO: 200
White balance: Auto
Aperture: f/9.5
Shutter speed: 1/350
Focal length: 28mm
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Cologne

Cologne (French: "Colony") (German: Köln (help•info), IPA: [kœln]; local dialect: Kölle [ˈkœɫə]) is Germany's fourth-largest city after Berlin, Hamburg and Munich, and is the largest city both in the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than 10 million inhabitants. It is one of the oldest cities in Germany, having been founded by the Romans in the year 30 BC. Cologne was granted the status of a Roman "city" in the year 50 AD.

Cologne lies on the Rhine. The city's famous Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cologne. The University of Cologne (Universität zu Köln) is one of Europe's oldest universities and internationally renowned for its department of economics.

Cologne is a major cultural centre of the Rhineland and has a vibrant art scene. Cologne counts over 30 museums and hundreds of galleries. Exhibitions range from local ancient Roman archaeological sites to contemporary graphics and sculpture. The city's Trade Fair Grounds are host to a number of trade shows such as the Art Cologne Fair, the International Furniture Fair (IMM) and the Photokina. Cologne is also well known for its celebration of Cologne Carnival and the homosexual festival Christopher Street Day (CSD).
Within Germany, Cologne is known as an important media centre. Several radio and television stations, including Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) and RTL, are based in the city. The city also hosts the Cologne Comedy Festival, which is considered to be the largest comedy festival in Mainland Europe.

In 2005 Cologne hosted the 20th Roman Catholic World Youth Day with Pope Benedict XVI. It was one of the largest ever meetings, with over a million participants. (Text: Wikipedia.com)
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Hello Hans!
Wonderful light an beautiful colours above Cologne!
Nice perspective!
Lovely effect!
Excellent done!
Best regards!
Lili

hello hans!
excellent view on koln, very beautiful, i like it.
tfs
zoran

Colonia.. one of the beutifull town of Germany..
wonderfull landscape.. a little bit dark.. but with a great view.. color and pov is great!
ciao Hans
Marco

hi!
good work, great light , compo and perspective!
well done

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  • Emma Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1525 W: 7 N: 1610] (8932)
  • [2007-09-15 3:16]

Hello Hans,
Composition with good colors and light. A fantastisch made picture with very good sharpens.
Grüße.
Eva

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  • stery Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 330 W: 24 N: 71] (2036)
  • [2007-09-15 3:23]

Hy Hans!
Very nice capture...Great color and pov
Regards
STERY

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  • jan515 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2512 W: 48 N: 2993] (14124)
  • [2007-09-15 3:24]

Hello Hans,
Exzellent. A picture like a postcard. Very beautiful atmosphere in the picture. A marvelous illustration. Thanks and kind regards..
Janusz

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  • Janone Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3362 W: 86 N: 2738] (18097)
  • [2007-09-15 4:21]

Hallo Hans.
Prachtige en Sfeervolle foto.
The sunlightrays makes the picture.
Good work on it.
Groeten van Jan

Good morning Hans

Superb image I love the lighting here and the colour tones are wonderful. Excellent notes in all areas make this an all round excellent post.

TFS hope your weekend is good

regards Helen

P.S. Im not really bothered either way about the rugby but having two sons I did watch the match.. just a bit of fun on my todays posting really ;-)

Belle image de fin de journée bien capté avec la lueur de l'heure .. Bravo.. Réal.

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  • milas Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2163 W: 381 N: 2155] (23154)
  • [2007-09-15 6:33]

merhaba myfriend dear Hans...
Wonderful light an beautiful colours...
Nice perspective!
Lovely effect!
Excellent done!
Best regards!
SELAMLAR

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  • Beger Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3046 W: 568 N: 3415] (15131)
  • [2007-09-15 9:41]

Hi Hans,
I missed your last photos! This one is very beautiful. The light with rays of sun gives a great softness and dreamy mood at this view on Cologne. Excellent horizontal composition et elegant presentation. Very well done! Annie

Preciosos reflejos e impresionante ciudad.
Hermosos detalles Hans.
Saludos y gpc

Beautiful capture. Good sharpness and details.
TFS
Pierre

Hi Hans,
very good capture of this sunlight rays on the "water of cologne";)
well done, & TFS

Armel.

Just beautiful Hans! Love the rays of light coming down from the clouds! Nice view here! B-)
Clamity

Hi Hans,
Wonderful golden shades complimented by the sunrays! A very beautiful sunset view.
TFS
Regards,
Lurdes

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  • inaam Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1738 W: 5 N: 382] (1348)
  • [2007-09-15 16:05]

Hello Hans,

Your composition is nicely presenting a typical German climate with clouds. The pouring in light of sun is nicely taken care of. An excellent picture my friend. Well done.

Thanks for sharing this image.

Hi Hans,

A great shot of this twilight scene over Cologne. You have captured a lovely atmosphere here and I like the muted colours.

Cologne is twinned with my home city of Liverpool, so I am delighted to see this image!

Nigel

Hi Hans,
Superb afternoon scene, those rays of light are very well captured. Composition, use of sillhouettes and color tonalities are great.
Regards,
Iris

Prachtige plaat Hans, kan niet anders zeggen. Toch lijkt er iets mis... is het de scherpte? of komt het door het verkleinen? of is het misschien weer die rare waas??
Ik kan het niet echt zeggen, maar....er is iets niet helemaal goed.
Afijn, neemt niet weg, dat dit DE plaatjes zijn he.
mooi die lucht en die silhouetten van de stad... water op de voorgrond... Echt gaaf hoor.

Gr.,
Anneke

Hi Hans,
interesting classic cityscape shot.
the rays in the sky add a lovely touch while framing provides great character.

Well done !
Best regards, Daniel.

Hi Hans,
This is one fantastic view you captured here! And a lovely WS to go with it as well.
TFS
Els

Hello Hans,

Wonderful view and perfect lightness and contrast. Very well framed too.
Congratulations!
TFS
Sergio

:)

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  • AJ786 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 777 W: 59 N: 1046] (6671)
  • [2007-09-16 5:00]

Hi my friend,

A superb silhoutte. Beautiful sunrays piercing through the clouds. The details of the buildings are magnificient.

TFS

Cheers
AJ786
:-)

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  • linus Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1431 W: 12 N: 687] (9406)
  • [2007-09-16 6:23]

Hi Hans,
Great panorama of the ancient city. I like the way you captured the sunlight streaming thriugh the clouds.
Sunil

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  • harpya Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5244 W: 181 N: 6228] (32864)
  • [2007-09-16 6:44]

Hello Hans

Beautiful visual and compo!
wonderfull landscape
with a great view..
color and pov is great!
Congratulations

Sérgio
:)

Hello My Friend Hans.
Excellent sunset and sillhouettes.Very nice light an beautiful colours.Well done.TFS.
Greetings From İstanbul
H.Ayhan

Hi Hans, fascinating view of Cologne with splendid light, very well done, have a great week end, ciao Silvio

Hello Hans!

You will need a vacation quiet at home soon after all this travelling (^_^). You obviously did it on purpose here to reveal the tones and textures of the cloudy sky instead of the city. The silhouettes are indeed still interesting with the reflections and traffic on the river.

A very pleasant image to watch and explore.
Well done !
Robert

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  • Dingo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3259 W: 375 N: 2713] (11644)
  • [2007-09-16 14:27]

Glad you mention the cable car, Hans... so I can be understanding about the slight lack of sharpness. But that's partially compensated by the beautiful light here, the sunrays add a nice range of warm colours to the scenery. TFS

Excellent !!! and the WS ia a pearl!

John

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  • Juliet Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 716 W: 34 N: 1531] (9580)
  • [2007-09-16 16:13]

Hi Hans,
A beautiful scene complimented so nicely with your framing. Good tones on this. TFS Julie

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  • jone Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 1840 W: 69 N: 0] (17558)
  • [2007-09-17 7:47]

Hi Hans ;)))
great postcard...compliments,
All the best,
J ;)

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1380 W: 31 N: 1561] (9603)
  • [2007-09-17 12:26]

Hi Hans

The light rays here are just lovely and the colour tones are beautiful. Wonderfully composed

TFS

Karan

Lovely shot - looks more like a painting than a photograph. POV is superb and the composition, especially including the boat in the foreground, is excellent.
Thanks for sharing
Mark

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  • thor68 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 382 W: 85 N: 711] (4375)
  • [2007-09-19 22:36]

great, TL-meeting in my hometown and i miss it.. :-(
hope you had a nice ride from the claudius therme to the zoo over
the rhine, haven´t done that for a long time,
gives a terrific view of the wellknown skyline, and with the
wonderful colors - perfect.
well done & best wishes, thor.

Hoi Hans,
Een erg mooie foto met prachtige kleuren. De zonnestralen heb je erg mooi weten vast te leggen en geven de foto wat extra's. Je hebt goed gebruik gemaakt van je CP om de licht wat te filteren en het geheel iets donkerde te maken. Een strakke en perfecte compositie.
Groeten,
Niek

Hoi Hans,

Mooi plaatje. De kleuren en de lichtstralen springen er uit. Lijkt me ook leuk zo een TL event. Wordt dat in het forum aangekondigd?
Groet,
Pedro

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  • Mitra Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1454 W: 75 N: 819] (7250)
  • [2007-10-04 17:52]

Wonderful light an beautiful colors,nice perspective!
Lovely effect, Excellent done.
Mitra

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