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Window on the past


Window on the past
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Copyright: Alli Hemingway (annagrace) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 527 W: 15 N: 532] (3415)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-07-19
Categories: Architecture
Camera: Olympus C-4000Z
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-07-28 13:19
Viewed: 620
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Regensburg is a city with more than 2,500 years of history. The Celts arrived somewhere around 500 B.C.; four centuries later, around 90 B.C., the Romans established a military camp nearby. By 179 A.D., in the time of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, there was a permanent fortress named Castra Regina within the boundaries of what is now Regenburg's Altstadt. In the 6th Century A.D., the first Duke of Agilofinger established his royal seat in "Reganespurc," which became the first capital of Bavaria.

St. Boniface founded a bishopric in Regensburg in 739, and Charlemagne ousted the Agilofinger dynasty in 788. The city continued to grow, albeit slowly, until the Steinerne Brücke was built between 1135 and 1146. This unprecedented stone bridge across the Danube opened major international trade routes between Northern Europe and Venice, and much of Regensburg as it exists today was built by wealthy merchant families over the next few centuries. These traders had no compunctions about flaunting their wealth; some of their houses had purely decorative towers that made them the McMansions of the Middle Ages.

The Free Imperial City of Regensburg existed for 600 years. But as trade routes changed, the city's fortunes declined and many of the patrician families left for better opportunities elsewhere.

Regensburg got a second wind in 1663, when a permanent Reichstag or Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire was established within its walls. The old merchants' houses were taken over by bureaucrats and emissaries, and Regensburg was the seat of Germany's first parliament for 150 years.

The empire was dissolved in 1806; three years later, the city was conquered by Napoleon's troops and turned over to Bavaria. Although many events have taken place since, Regensburg's Altstadt looks much as it did during its heyday as a Free Imperial City, with some 1,400 registered and carefully preserved medieval buildings that coexist with structures from the Roman Era. (europeforvisitors.com)

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  • SILVA Gold Star Critiquer [C: 321 W: 0 N: 0] (3917)
  • [2005-07-28 13:25]

Ei Anne..this is very good..very good color,light sharpness,,,what a eye you have

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  • harpya Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 5079 W: 180 N: 6240] (32948)
  • [2005-07-28 13:26]

I liked the culture class
and I loved the picture, simply
beautiful, the arches of the window in perfect symmetry
the flower boxes of flowers still enrich more
the window. and I have faith me that the painting of the window
still I think to be the original, because the builders
of this time they were perfect.
Congratulations for the picture.

Sérgio

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  • Hauke Gold Star Critiquer [C: 255 W: 17 N: 17] (190)
  • [2005-07-28 13:42]

Simplicity makes this one, Alli. Well seen and very good note of a part of german history. Symmetric compo, the lights run great with the historical background. Some darkness of the medieval, some lights for today. Lovely work.

Beautiful in its simplicity and a useful note !

Marleen
sorry out of greens

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  • padre Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 1419 W: 90 N: 263] (4035)
  • [2005-07-28 14:06]

Well here you are again Alli with a beautiful cultural/architectural image. You held detail in the shadows very well considering the amount of light on the flowers. Very nice, B

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  • linus Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1410 W: 10 N: 692] (9623)
  • [2005-07-28 16:05]
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Hi Alli,
Nice photo. I really wish the wall was not white as a draker colour would have made this a really impressive pic. It is very well composed and nicely detailed. Great effort.

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  • puffy Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1933 W: 132 N: 3028] (16575)
  • [2005-07-28 19:52]

Nice shot Anne, good lighting, composition and colours! Your notes is just fantastic, I learn something about German history today. :) Very well done, thanks for sharing. :)

really simply interested thing..all of you need is use the sharpening tool (PS) so you could get more detail...nice done

It's a cool shot I like how you got the shot at the time of day you did. Does this whole town have these same flowers everywhere? It's a great shot though. I think the border is a little too bright, go with something more subdued tommorrow. The shot itself is neat though. Thanks.

Hi Alli,

Such a lovely window!!! Loved the flowers and very very nice capture. You did very well!!!!

Congrats, Stef


ooops fogot: great note too. Nice history ;)

Great shot Alli,
You have so many photos on this site, I will get around to seeing them all.
A very simple capture, with stunning results. You've got the exposure spot on. Very well framed.
Thanks for posting. Have a good week.;)

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  • CTP Gold Star Critiquer [C: 141 W: 0 N: 5] (42)
  • [2005-08-02 17:06]

Great Post Card Photo Alli.
I like this composition with living colors,sharpness,shadows and frame.TFS
CT

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