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Photographer’s Note

Final
defintelly not a great match,but they did it again.
3:2 vs Turkye in the semifinal
This shot was taken two years ago after the quarterfinal Germany vs Argentina.
Celebrating at the Mannheim Friedrichspark and the watertower.
To be honest,Turkye was the better team,but

A famous british trainer said many,many years ago: a footballmatch lasts 90 minutes and at the end ,Germany is the winner......

xavshot, Guenther, bibiweb, isabela_sor, ribeiroantonio, bostankorkulugu, Emile, asajernigan, ALIRIZA, belido, gracious, patdeph, bakes888, jjcordier, carper has marked this note useful

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xavshot (62239) 2008-06-25 13:53

Bonsoir Andreas
Félicitations pour cette accession à la finale ;o) Une belle photo pour fêter cet évènement. Très belle ambiance.
amicalement
Xavier

barrufeto_77 (25687) 2008-06-25 13:58

Hi Andreas.

Hajhahahaa...you did really a good job here after the result of the game!

Excellent moment!

Rgs, Oscar

bibiweb (8) 2008-06-25 13:59

Hi Andreas,
Well I see you had your photo ready to post (did you have one for Turkey too?) :o)
A good shot, despite the low light with the stairs in the foreground leading our eye towards the crowd in the background. The colored frame is a bit distracting, but given the circumstances, I guess we'll excuse you...
Congratulations toi Germany for making it to the finals!
Cheers.
Bibi

bostankorkulugu (33508) 2008-06-25 14:02

congrats leo... and beautiful shot this one is... reflects the mood quite well... the flag is already there so the frame is a bit too much i think but who cares... good luck for germany at the final:)...

cheers

korkut

Guenther (6807) 2008-06-25 14:02

Hallo Andreas,

schade um die Türken, sie hätten es sich eigentlich verdient, aber Glückwunsch! :-)

Schönes, inhaltreiches, farbenfrohes Bild, sehr gutes Licht!

Wünsche euch schöne Siegesfeiern zusammen mit den türkischen Freunden!
Günther

isabela_sor (42020) 2008-06-25 14:03 [Comment]

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tica (809) 2008-06-25 14:07

Haha,
das die besser! =D
Congrats.
dáliii der Volkem Deutsch! \O/
very nice moment ;)
ticii =O)

Gerrit (35593) 2008-06-25 14:08

Hi Leo,
yes, congratulations; the old saying is proven again:
The ball is round, the game lasts 90 minutes and in the end the Germans win.

Regards, Gerrit

delic (6735) 2008-06-25 14:13 [Comment]

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bracasha75 (21936) 2008-06-25 14:19

Halo0 Andreas
Gluckwunsche im Wien, aber heute abend habt ihr ne schtarke dose gluck gehabt,noch eine schtufe und dan seit ihr am altem platz
Grus,Bratislav

Hunkar (4639) 2008-06-25 14:31

A nice composition with a good frame..
Congratulations for the game..

jonathan_hart (22570) 2008-06-25 15:30

a fantastic match !
to be honest i was supporting Turkey for their fighting spirit (which was so much missing for France)
well framed, Germany colours of the frame is a good idea
congratulations Germany and good luck
regards
jo

PJE (19401) 2008-06-25 15:58

Well well Andreas. I see you were prepared today for this posting. Very nicely timed and I love the wonderful background here too.

bema (8619) 2008-06-25 16:08

Hallo Andreas,

ein Bild, was ich eigentlich aus deiner Ecke nicht vermutet hätte; es war ein spannendes Spiel, das eigentlich zwei Sieger verdient gehabt hätte; allerdings mal ausnahmsweise mit dem besseren Ende für die unsrige Turniermannschaft.....

viele Grüße Bernd

Emile (19881) 2008-06-25 19:37

Hola Leo.
Congratulation for Germany's victory, it was really a great match as you said. Turkey is also a very good team and played very well.
Your shot speaks for it self, excellent picture.
Well done. TFS.
Best regards.

asajernigan (14072) 2008-06-25 19:50

Andreas,
This is a nice celebratory shot! Both teams played a very good game, congrats to the German squad. Your composition is great placing the guy with the flag to one side with the fountain and buildings forming a backdrop. The lighting and colors are great with great sharpness and detail.
TFS,
Asa

ALIRIZA (16197) 2008-06-25 22:19

Hi Andreas,
Congratulations...An excellent composition with light, colours and the man on the right with German flag. Well done my dear friend...
All the best...
Ali Rıza

trekks (14262) 2008-06-25 22:36

hi Andreas

LOL very interesting to see the Euro2008 fever spreading over into TE, even your frame color!

No, I wont comment on the teams until the final winner is announced. Very nice capture of the spirit of excitement in this public square. Good luck to the losers!

tfs, bill

wolf38 (12642) 2008-06-25 22:49

Hallo Andfreas. Daily life? Nein viel mehr. Aktuell, authentisch. Der Fußball hat Europa fest im Griff. Dein Photo gefällt mir sehr gut, denn es ist wirklichkeitsnah und von allgemeinem Interesse. Das Bild spricht für sich selbst. Es ist voller Emotion und Ausdruck. Sehr schön. Viele Grüße, Wolfgang.

Graal (57631) 2008-06-25 23:54

Hi Andreas,
fantastic match. Germany - Turkey 3:2. I saw in TV. Congratulations. Podolski and Close with the Polish roots are superb players. Good reportage, authentic enjoy in this image.
Gr., Aleksander

Philippe (11751) 2008-06-26 0:45

Hi, Leo. Congratulations on this win, but I think the Turkish team played a good game too. Good composition with the man on the right holding the German flag and opening the view onto the buildings in the background. His position alos creates a good symmetry between the two parts of the buildings we can see.
Have a good night night and good luck with the final,
Philippe

rigoletto (26086) 2008-06-26 0:47

Ha!
An immediate post, well designed and thought.
Actually we played better, but the result is obvious.
Anyway, it is fairplay time, so, congratulations!
Deniz

Budapestman (41530) 2008-06-26 0:52

Hi Andreas,
Congratulations my friend...It's a splendid festive image with superb details. I like the spectacular frame and the impressive composition. Great moment, indeed.
Have a nice day
George

clio (22544) 2008-06-26 1:25

Bonsoir Andreas
BRAVO et bonne chance pour la finale!
Belle photo pour montrer l'ambiance autour de cette coupe d'Europe!
J'aime ton commentaire très honnête sur le match! L'expérience est aussi importante pour gagner.
Amicalement
Diane

pastadog (12821) 2008-06-26 3:15

Hi Leo - I wouldn't say the Germans were simply lucky, for 2 out of their 3 goals were quite a masterpiece... in this one I esp. like the translucent flag - and your most appropriate choice of triple border. Regards, Daniel

ribeiroantonio (21839) 2008-06-26 4:11

I can see you were just waiting for the end of the match to post this good picture. Were you also ready with a turkey picture in case Germany could not do it? I do not think so, anyway!!! Now you have to beat the SPAIN (my guess) and it will be much more difficult.
Congartulations for the photo and the victory.
Antonio

PS. I can see that Bibi already asked the same question!!!

crckt (7072) 2008-06-26 5:08

Hi Leo,
A very apt post for the occasion, I guess congratulations are in order! I watched that game, Germany did well in the end to edge past Turkey. Fantastic frame for this shot too, like the colors of the German flag lining the shot.
Well done!
Shaeri

baba_flies (7951) 2008-06-26 6:43

Meine deutsche Arbeitskollegin (wir teilen uns das Buero seit vier Jahren) ist die ganze Woche schon im Fussballfieber, eigentlich schon seit Monaten, und wir verlieren langsam aber sicher die Nerven. Ich meine ich liebe sie heiss, sie so anders als alles anderen, blitzgescheit, total durchgeknallt, aber hinreissend. Gestern ist sie mitten in der Arbeitszeit zur Kosmetikerin gegangen, damit sie frisch ist fuer den Abend :))) Und seit zwei Tagen hat sie sich die deutsche Fahne umgehaengt, und ich konnte nicht anders, und habe Fotos geschossen und sie hat fuer mich getanzt ... zu tuerkischer Musik, zum Schreien komisch. Die deutsche Hymne auf Tuerkisch (wahrscheinlich sollte ich das nicht schreiben ... hey), wir konnten nicht mehr, und mein Chef hat seltsame Blicke geworfen, auch wenn er meistens nichts sagt ... Nun ja, das ist meine Barbara Version ...

belido (16255) 2008-06-26 8:53

Hi Leo,

at first congratulations! I'm excited to watch the final match. This image is really a pleasant seen. Nice to check their hapiness. Very good shot!
Regards,
Carlos

gracious (20017) 2008-06-26 9:51

Hello Leo,
Great composition and framing with the flag colour, just brilliant!
lovely view of the city with the full celebration going on!
the lighting is superb
well done
Tony

MarcT (21089) 2008-06-26 9:57

Hallo Andreas,
OK, I have to admit it is well deserved!
Cheers
Marc

IgorDeleze (9247) 2008-06-26 12:11

Hello Andreas,
Congratulations !!!!
Very nice game played by the "MANSCHAFT"
Greetings.
Igor

patdeph (17662) 2008-06-26 12:24

hi Andreas
as I've already said,I don't like football very much,but your photo is really joyful and squeeze very well what you are thinking!Great idea to have put the deutsh flag colours to frame it!I wish you good luck!
regards.
Pascale
later

manada (6237) 2008-06-26 12:34

LEo! Ciao!
At last a final for your soccer team!
Ok you european's champions but we are always the world's champions.
Compliments

Freddy

UnTrained (0) 2008-06-27 2:43

Hallo Andreas,
mal schauen, was jetzt rauskommt am Sonntag. Spontane Szene der Freude, schon überschäumend aber völlig ok. Gefällt mir sehr und passt dazu.
Die Türkische Mannschaft war besser, aber es zählen die Tore.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

molla (6883) 2008-06-27 3:10

Hej Leo I'm very happy for your sake ... but not for the football, as I consider Turkey played a better match and was worth winning.
though if you have 5 shoots on goal and three of them goes in your a winning team.
and the when my new favorites sense Sweden left Russia lost against a better Spain we looking forward for the final.
may best man win!
anything can happend .
Anders

mark_mk (246) 2008-06-27 11:54

Hallo Andreas,
ja, wir sind im Finale!!! Und ich bin schon total angespannt wegen Sonntag, aber es wird schwer...
Dieses Bild gefällt mir sehr gut, tolle Stimmung und das Motiv ist super, du hast den Menschen schön off-center plaziert, wie immer super Qualität des Bildes. unter anderen Umständen wäre der Rahmen ein wenig zu viel des Guten gewesen meiner Meinung nach, aber bei sowas kann man eine Ausnahme machen.
Ich habe auch noch bis spät den Finaleinzug gefeiert und da war schon einiges los und das in Kempten mit nur 70000 Einwohnern, wie war es in Mannheim, bestimmt auch unglaubliche Stimmung, was? Also hoffentlich werden wir Europameister, dann würde mich interessieren was du dann für ein Bild postest ;-)

Beste Grüße
Mark

bakes888 (18055) 2008-06-28 1:13

Hi Leo. Happy people always seem to make better subjects. Great photo. You have captured the emotions well. Very appropriate frame also. Thanks for sharing.
Have a good weekend, Paul.

jemaflor (39183) 2008-06-30 11:22

Hi Leo,
Good photo report for a news magazine. Well framed, well the flag and the man and this perspective.

jjcordier (24436) 2008-07-01 12:04

Andreas
Excellente composition pour cette image de fête. Belle gestion de la lumière et couleurs superbes (plus un cadre bien de circonstance). Dommage pour vous que la finale se soit terminée un peu moins bien!
Amicalement
JJ

marietom (31796) 2008-07-13 1:32

hello Andreas,

Belle composition, belles images de joie, ça me rappelle un peu ce que j'ai vu à Paris en 1998, avec des drapeaux partout, et plein de monde dans les rues.
Bonne soirée
Marie

carper (64484) 2008-08-09 22:50

I am sorry my friend but I am going not for your last one.
this one you took into my vacation.
Yes I saw the manschaft playing. It was a pity, that they that day not play as the rest of the tournement.
good photo here, fantastic action and atmosphere, very good one my friend, have a nice sunday.
gr, jaap

huahoa (3691) 2008-08-11 11:39

Hi Andreas,
I like football and i understand the happyness of these supporters.
Very good composition with the german flag in the foreground, the perspective of the fountain and the two towers.
Well done !
Hoa