Ostfriedhof Gera Photo

Photographer’s Note

Gera view 10

Gera Cementary View (plan)

Gera, situated in the valley of the White Elster, was first documented in 995 and received her town charter in 1237. The small residential town developed into a fabric and cloth production centre and by the end of the 19th Century had a flourishing textile industry. In the past, Gera's 120,000 inhabitants haven't had it easy: plagued by frequent, heavy conflagrations, the city always had to take the risk and start anew and Gera's history has therefore remained contemporary. The market square is surrounded by carefully restored, colourful houses. Even if the panel constructs in "Little Leipzig" remind you of her socialist past, there are many architecturally histori-cal highlights to discover on an average walk
through Gera, such as the Art Nouveau theatre, the baroque city museum and the chemist at the market with its splendid round bay window. In the historical
Untermhaus part of town is the birth house of the painter and artist, Otto Dix. An exhibition of the life and work of the artist, along with the unique
contemporary presentations in the Orangerie, is a large part of Gera's art collection. A trip on public transport can be quite funny: where else in Germany
would a tram run straight through a house?

Gera is situated directly on the A4 motorway between Frankfurt and Dresden (junctions at Gera-Nord or Gera-Leumnitz). From Nuremberg, the A9 towards Berlin
(exit: Hermsdorfer Kreuz) will take you straight there. Gera is also easily accessible by the B2 through Hof towards Leipzig. Daily fast trains to Leipzig as well as InterRegio trains also stop at Gera.

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john_c, AmiBe, chinchini, drewniany, bantonbuju, devimeuxbe, elihesamian has marked this note useful

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jjbach (9101) 2005-04-08 6:55

Very nice shot Aleksander! Cleat, sharp with good lighting. The trees in front of the church, specially the right one, are beautiful. Fine and symmetric composition!

Regards John

elihesamian (26091) 2005-04-08 7:30

Great informative shot,Thanks for this work that you did,Aleks!
Excellent details and sharpness,the trees are very nice elements in scene and in this combination of elements here.
You well shown the winter time of there,with white snowy ground and a white cloudy sky,I like the cloudy sky always:)!and I have a lot of shots in this situation(cloudy-white),and I noticed that you have many works with white sky:)
But I think and noticed that many photographers don't like the white sky,maybe it's because of that matter which the white sky is not appealing and pleasance for eyes in photography,of course it's right,but I think it's return to subject,in fact it's depends to subject,sometimes it's good,and sometimes not,therefore we must be careful about white sky in our works.
Thanks for sharing,Aleks!
Best Regards
M

devimeuxbe (55673) 2005-04-08 8:12

Hi
very nice composition and picture. Very sharp, nice composition and light.
Great work
Bertrand

bantonbuju (48334) 2005-04-08 9:24

witaj alku, dobre kompozycyjnie i tematycznie zdjęcie;
można kiedyś w przyszłości popracować nad kolorami (softwearowo) albo polować na lepszą pogodę (ale o to nie zawsze łatwo, nie?)
pozdrawiam

AEG (2445) 2005-04-08 9:27

Witaj Aleksander
Fakt kolorków troche brakuje ale kompozycja kadru mnie siê podoba a i obiekt fajny

sixTL (8582) 2005-04-08 11:22 [Comment]

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drewniany (1142) 2005-04-08 14:26

Ciekawy obiekt-tu akurat centralno¶æ mi nie przeszkadza, pogoda ciê nie pie¶cila, ale to mniej istotne-resztê ch³oipaki ci powiedzieli
pozdrawiam :o)

Graal (57278) 2005-04-08 15:18

No to ju¿ wszystko Ci powiedzieli, najwiêcej Mohammad.Jako dokument - to ca³kiem dobra fotografia.Pozdr.
Al.

Booz (13802) 2005-04-08 18:23

bardzo fajny kadr - centralny ale nie nie symetryczny - nawet te drzewa nie s± symetryczne - jedno z a drugie bez li¶ci :) - pozdrawiam
Tomek

john_c (24635) 2005-04-09 1:27

A clear, crisp shot, Aleksander. I agree with the comments of elihesamian about white skies. But here, as in the majority of your work, you are able to use the white sky to your advantage and it very often fits into the theme of your photography. Perhaps a slight crop would be merited on the left without interfering with the driveway too much. A satisfying portrayal.

chinchini (27333) 2005-04-09 4:18

Bonjour Aleksander,
Une très belle prise de vue, nette, bien cadrée en dépit d'un ciel neigeux. Très bonne note d'accompagnement. Bravo !
Bon WE / Pierre

kdien (9259) 2005-04-09 14:29

Wspania³y obiekt, piêknie pokazany

AmiBe (6042) 2005-04-09 15:38