Salzburg Fortress Photo

Photographer’s Note

Construction of the fortress began in 1077 under Archbishop Gebhard von Helfenstein. This original design was just a basic bailey with a wooden wall. In Salzburg, the Archbishops were powerful political figures, and they expanded the castle to protect their interests. The Investiture Controversy influenced the expansion of the castle, with the Salzburg Archbishops taking the side of the Pope. The castle was gradually expanded during the following centuries. The ring walls and towers were built in 1462 under Burkhard II of Weißpriach. Prince Archbishop Leonhard von Keutschach further expanded the castle.
In 1515, Cardinal Matthäus Lang, who was later to become the Archbishop of Salzburg, wrote a description of the Reiszug, a very early and primitive funicular railway that provided freight access to the upper courtyard of the castle. The line still exists, albeit in updated form, and is probably the oldest operational railway in the world.

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bema (8423) 2009-05-20 3:56

Hi Asa,

nice view above that old castle with strong colors and a good sharpness and depth, created by this pathway..

wish you a fine day, warmest regards Bernd

ktanska (16393) 2009-05-20 4:19

Hi Asa,
This narrow passage gives really a good idea of protecting walls. And wide angle with a bit leaning perspective emphasizes that impression. Good contrast. Different styles of walls suggest how this has been built over long period of time.
Kari

Greg1949 (8507) 2009-05-20 4:42

Asa, this is a good one, the thumbnail shot is as interesting as the full sized one too. Great color and detail and a fine note.

Greg

jplebrun (16552) 2009-05-20 4:43

Bonjour Asa
superbe cliché bien réalisé de ces édifices blanches avec ce ciel tout bleu, bravo.
Amitiés
Jean-Pierre

mkamionka (4226) 2009-05-20 5:17

Hi Asa,
very pretty picture, showing not so frequently photographed place in Salzburg,
beautiful light and colors.
TFS,
M

Ola_Kwiatek (2234) 2009-05-20 7:00

Wonderful fort. Amazing POV and capture. Marvelous colors.
Cheers

Buin (36830) 2009-05-20 8:47

Hallo Asa!
An impressive photo of this impressive fortress. You managed this difficult light on these bright walls skillfully and the eyes are led to the background. Today a place of tourists and receation - but some centuries ago ...
Greetings from summerly Germany!
Frank

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lucasgalodoido (16537) 2009-05-20 17:35

Hi Asa,
goos picture of the small village here, the colors and quality are great.
Regards,
Lucas

tedesse (13034) 2009-05-20 19:35

Hello!
Good POV and perspective!
A fine colours and light.
Nicely done.
Greetings
Tadeusz

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litiancai (1040) 2009-05-21 3:59

Hi Asa!

The brilliant white contrasts beautifully against the dark polarised sky. I like the way the huge foreground quickly disappears along the path to a smaller background making a nice sense of scale. Only one thing I might have adjusted; seeing as there are so many straight lines close to the photo borders I probably would have tried to correct the distortion vertically, or at least changed it a little (because the shot has been taken looking upwards). I can see from the distant lines what you have is pretty accurate technically, but I think a better compromise could have been achieved if you played around a little.

All the best :)

Lee

trekks (14260) 2009-05-21 6:10

hi Asa

How I wish I can see a place like this and admire the architecture beauty of ancient history.

Nice day of blue sky for you to capture this lovely scenery of with unique kind of buildings.

tfs, bill

chrisnet (20354) 2009-05-21 11:42

Hello Asa,
This fortress is impressive and you have well managed the light, thanks for this interesting shot.
Regards
Christian

emka (21131) 2009-05-21 13:45

Hi Asa, the beautiful photo of the splendid castle. I imagine little Wolfgang Amadeus somewhere. Fantastic round tower and something strange below it. Good perspective and superb colours.

Regards

Malgorzata

gunbud (27523) 2009-05-21 20:00

Hi Asa,
These lovely whitewashed buildings are captured in splendid light as the contrast brilliantly with the vivid blue sky.
Love the wispy clouds and teh fine depth created by the narrow street.
Regards, Tom

jurek1951 (25724) 2009-05-21 20:11

Hi Asa,
Really very nice your architecture photos this one is very sharp and very well composed.The lighting is fantastic.
Georg

swiatopelk777 (7576) 2009-05-22 2:17

Hi Asa!
Very interesting architecture. Good POV and capture.
Greetings from Poland!

PaulVDV (5040) 2009-05-22 4:17

Hello Asa,
Beautiful architecture picture and great colour contrasts between the white walls and the blue sky.
I think this is a rather unusual photo of Salzburg and I don't remember this view (but it's a very long time ago I visited Salzburg).
Best regards, Paul

darek1978 (11097) 2009-05-22 15:14

Hi Asa,
This is an admirable composition of a magnificent subject. The lighting and colours are fine with nice sharpness and detail. The blue sky provides nice contrast for the stone fortress. Congratulations!!
best regards,
Darek

jhm (81659) 2009-05-23 8:48

Hello Asa,

Thank you very much for your excellent note.
Lovely street scene with a lot depth and perspective.
Composition and sharpness are very well. TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

gary91 (15319) 2009-05-23 10:00

Hello Asa,
Impressive view of these huge walls giving a good idea of the fortress defense.
You managed well a difficult hard light on these white walls.
Have a nice weekend.
Best regards, Christian

Cricri (42773) 2009-05-23 10:33

Hi Asa
Belle présentation de la forteresse d'un côté et les bâtiment de l'autre, beau contraste avec le bleu du ciel, un endroit qui semble paisible, bonne note
Friendship
cricri

pierrefonds (25895) 2009-05-23 18:16

Hi Asa,

the presence of the people has an effect of scale. The point of view is allowing us to see the details of the architecture of the fortress and tof the othe buildings. The quality of the light is enhancing the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

phwall (5412) 2009-05-24 23:11

Hi Asa,
Well done with that white front lit tower, very good exposure. I like the distortion of the wide lens, it crowds the frame nicely, the way the buildings on each side lean towards the center works well.
Good POV and the composition balances very nicely.
When they built the fortress, they did a good job it seems to be standing the test of time really well.
Regards
Peter

Cretense (54720) 2009-05-25 5:52

Hello Asa!

Excellent architecture with very well balanced framing and well "studied" composition! Excellent perspective! Great light managment and beautiful colours! Congratulations!

Hercules

PixelTerror (85994) 2009-05-26 10:13

Hi Asa
A sunny moment in Austria that required a good exposure of the whites as we can see specially on the tower on the left
Have a nice day JY

carper (63998) 2009-05-26 10:27

fine one Asa,
nice shot from a fantastic place. I was there before, good point of view, nice composition have a fine day.
regard Jaap

jpinkham (844) 2009-05-26 18:20

Well, Asa, it has the girth of a fortress, but there's a certain quaint charm in the scene before us. I like the light and shadows, the way you draw us in with the ancient street, the nice contrast of that azure sky. A pleasing composition.

Regards,
Jim

jlbrthnn (36842) 2009-05-27 5:49

Hello Asa,
The white frontages gleam under a sky of a major blue. The image also is deep. The prospect for the street is very beautiful. Beautiful narurelles colors, good clearness. Cheer.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

lrw1966 (1630) 2009-05-27 10:02

Asa, Hi:

Marvelous architecture - and Daily Life composition. Excellent management of all the white in the image. Very well done.

Larry

rodgerg (23013) 2009-05-27 11:06

Hello Asa,

I visited this place, thanks for this memory.
A good framing, a POV well selected too which give a great prospect to the image. The peoples give an element of life and an interesting idea of the scale of the place.
Best regards,
Roger

ciakgiak (10102) 2009-05-28 2:05

Hello Asa,
Splendid architecture image with great colours and an amazing contrasts with the blue sky.
I went two times at Salzsburg but I don't remember this view, it's really fantastic.
Best regards,
Giorgio

romalek (2497) 2009-05-29 11:56

Hi!
Nice to show the white buildings against the sky, good staff, nice light and colors
regards
Roman

wautersw (3601) 2009-05-30 1:31

Hi Asa,

a very attractive view of this fortress with strong colours and contrast. Excellent light and details. I think I would have corrected the perspective just a little bit but that's just a suggestion. TFS

Wolf

Uhu (7326) 2009-05-31 4:35

Oh, that place! I have the photo, made from this very POV, but it's not as good as yours one.
Very good work!
Evokes a nice memories.

Gregtom (7119) 2009-06-01 1:48

Hello, Asa!
Very nice perspective and exposure control. I like the mixture of white walls and deep blue sky. Very nice place to visit!
regards,
Greg

jbemmels (327) 2009-06-04 0:07

Hi Asa,

When I was here I had trouble finding a good perspective to really show the feel of the place, but you chose an excellent vantage point! The shadows' interplay on the buildings is interesting, as well as the nice contrast between the bright whites of the buildings and the strangely deep almost blackish-blue of the sky.

Cheers!
Jordan

AiresSantos (41272) 2009-06-09 3:03

Hi Asa
Fine view of the Salzburg Fortress, excellent POV and details
Beautiful colours and good light management
TFS and have a nice day
Aires

buscape (3401) 2009-06-10 4:12

Hello Asa,
beautiful view to this impressive fortress. Great management of light and good depth. Good sharpness and many interesting details. Well done.
Best wishes,
Helmut

Kielia (8167) 2009-06-10 12:24

Hi Asa,
interesting note accompanying an exciting capture of this famous place. As already mentioned, the distortion creates a nice effect of narrowness. Colors and light are beautiful. TFS!
Warm regards
Harriet

dta (4308) 2009-06-13 7:49

Hello Asa ,
What a well chosen POV , to present this really intersting castle . I like a lot the great contrasts of the white walls with the blue sky and the more dark parts . It seem to me that there is a little lack of sharpness . So I try to make a WS .
Best regards

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