Postcard from Stade Photo

Photographer’s Note

Place
This photograph presents old crane in the city Stade in Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany.
It was taken with a simple old compact camera and is not of great quality but I decided to share it because I have noticed that there are just 3 shots from this town on TE. This area is in a close proximity of Hamburg which makes it an excellent weekend trip for Hamburgers. Stade is situated at the edge of the Altes Land, picturesque area full of fruit trees, which looks especially lovely in the springtime when miles of trees are blooming.

TE Location
I have noticed that there is a mess in the locations of photos from Germany as well. Some people put in Niedersachsen e.g. Lubeck (which belongs to Schelswig-Holstein), or Bremen (which makes an independent County). Moreover there is plenty of misunderstanding regarding the spelling. Stade is an easy case but for example Warnemunde which is part of Rostock, is to be found as Warnemunde (English version), or Warnemuende (way of German spelling), or Rostock-Warnemuende.
Which one should I choose. I have noticed the same for Ireland or Poland. I believe it is pity that nobody checks it.

Camera and PP
The shot was taken with a compact Kodak Easyshare camera 5Mpx. The quality was not the best but I still decided to share this shot, so to improve it I have optimized it with pseudo-HDR technique.

ophelcia, Amaz, Cretense, s_lush, jjanczyk, jafadabret, swiatopelk777 has marked this note useful

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darek1978 (11491) 2009-07-01 8:36

Czesc Mariusz,
Widze, ze na Twojej mapce przybywa i przybywa;) Zdjecie z niesamowita ostroscia i dobrym jak na panujace warunki swiatlem pozwala dojrzec najdrobniejsze szczegoly. PP wydobyl kolory, ktore napewno nie byly widoczne w surowym zapisie. Jednyna rzecz, ktorej sie moge tu doszukac to aberracja, ale jak na taki sprzet to wybaczalne;)
Pozdrawiam serdecznie,
D.

Fis2 (46341) 2009-07-01 13:55

Czesc Mariusz!
Bardzo ciekawe miasto co widac z tej ladnej pocztowki.
Ladny kadr i ciekawa kolorystyka.
Robi kadr wrazenie.
Pozdrawiam
Krzysztof

ophelcia (5500) 2009-07-02 0:23

Krejnik....jaki milutki i sympatyczny...byłam kiedyś 3 dni w Stade, jednak z grupą więc nic nie widziałam i nie pamiętam...
Niemiecka pocztówka...
G.

Amaz (7406) 2009-07-02 1:03

Wonderful this capture, Mariusz!!
Superb compostion and amazing colours of this peculiar architecture!!!

Great job!!

Best regards,

Cretense (57010) 2009-07-02 2:15

Hello Mariusz!

Really an excellent postcard, fantastic architectonic photo from what seems to be a beautiful city! Excellent composition and framing, impressive definition and brilliant colours! Congratulations!

Hercules

John_F_Kennedy (31994) 2009-07-02 3:52

I like this crane a lot. A clear composition with good light and detail. Excellent exposure. I like it a lot.
Best wishes,
Achim

s_lush (2512) 2009-07-02 9:42

Hello Mariusz,
As your picture shows, Stade is interesting historic city with beautiful architecture. But the main point of the image of cause is this wonder of engineering in the middle ground. Maybe it makes the picture looking less beautifully, but there is no doubt also more informatively and interestingly. Very successful shot!
Best regards,
Sergiy

jjanczyk (1921) 2009-07-03 11:46

Witaj Mariusz,
Bardzo ciekawa pocztowka form Stade.
Ladna kolorystyka i siwatlo. Super ostrosc.
Pozdrawiam i zycze udanego weekendu.

jafadabret (40281) 2009-07-03 23:14

Bonjour Mariusz.
Cette photo a de grandes qualité même si l'appareil n'est pas le plus performant du marché actuel. J'aime la composition, l'ambiance et les couleurs.
Beau travail !
Bon week end !
Jacques

marietom (32076) 2009-07-06 13:49

hello Mariusz,

belle image pleine de couleurs et de détails.
Bonne soirée
Marie

AiresSantos (42826) 2009-07-07 23:19

Hi Mariusz
Wonderful POV and colours
Excellent details and sharpness
Well caught the atmosphere
TFS and have a nice day
Aires

swiatopelk777 (9212) 2009-07-08 2:13

Cze Mariusz!
Calkiem ciekawy temat. Ciekawa budowla. Dobre kolorki. Usiadlo by sie tu przy stoliku i obalilo browar w dobrym towarzystwie, a nawet dwa browary.
Pozdro!