• Saarschleife • Photo

Photographer’s Note

When goind to Alsace, I first spotted this point to fill my Saarland map. Arriving there at sunrise, mixed feeling: site is great but weather was overcast, not good for a sunrise...
So, without taking a picture, I continued my little trip.
On the way back, I usually drive fast to get home, but, as the weather was better than expected, I did a little additional tour to that point again and here it is under sunshine :)

It is the river Saar, which goes into the Mosel in Trier, latter in the Rhein in Koblenz and finally in the north sea in Rotterdam...

IgorDeleze, mark_mk, Roly, Floydian, xavshot, jjcordier, cbrman, MarianneS, PixelTerror, Elaine_Blath, crhieatt has marked this note useful

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IgorDeleze (9247) 2008-07-17 11:04

Salut Didier,
Simplement grandiose!
Le point de vue est magnifique.
Superbe.
Bonne soirée.
Igor

mark_mk (246) 2008-07-17 11:07

Hallo Didier,
wirklich schön dein Bild, toller Himmel, super POV, tolle Farben. Wie immer super Arbeit, ich kenn das ja von dir, deine Gallerie ist toll und sehr inspirierend für mich.
Toll!
Ach ja, hast du ein Hotel gefunden in Rothenburg? Andreas hat noch eins empfohlen, das gerade noch Zimmer frei hat. Ich freue mich schon dich und Marianne zu treffen!

Beste Grüße
Mark

faubry (32281) 2008-07-17 11:10

wonderful cloudy sky... really a wonderful landscape from Germany, i know this place and i like a lot all vallee..
congratulations
francine

Roly (1958) 2008-07-17 11:13

Nice spot, I remember being there many years ago but the weather wasn't quite this good. Great sky for photography and a pretty landscape. The sky puzzles me a bit: photo info doesn't mention it, but it looks like you used a polarizer. In the same time, on such wide angle I'd expect to see a gradient of blues as a result, and this is not the case. Did you touch it up in post-processing, or did you choose the amount of polarization very carefully? The middle-left part of the sky seems to have darker areas, hinting at the first option. That boat happened to pass by right at the moment when you needed it.

npecanhuk (13679) 2008-07-17 11:14

Hello Didier!
I really like the landscape: very nice!
Colors are natural and beautiful! The sky is great!
As a curiosity, in southern Brazil there are a lot of european immigrants (german, polish, ukrainian, italian etc.) and the region has similar landscapes... including this kind of place is very similar to a place called Canela in the State of Rio Grande do Sul! If I ever have the opportunity to be there I'll post a photograph... although I have an aerial from there when I went down to Ushuaia!
TFS - Congratulations!
Warmest regards,
Neyvan

Herquin (4498) 2008-07-17 11:15

Bonsoir Didier,
tout bonnement IMPRESSIONNANT !L'impression d'une vision en 3 D est vraiment présente .Quel superbe sensation d'espace .
Une belle réussite .
Christian .

Kielia (8397) 2008-07-17 11:24

Hi Didier,
your additional tour was really worthwhile, since you have captured a phantastic scenario of the Saarschleife under the white clouds. Great work! The POV is excellent with a wonderful depth.
TfS
Best regards
Harriet

Floydian (30970) 2008-07-17 11:57

Hi Didier,
Every time i see these curves it brings me back to the Horseshoe Bend. I've never been here, but it sure looks good. Not possible to stand right in the center here?
Light and depth is amazing with all those clouds, i really like to see this.
Very clever to stop on the way back, but why the D200?
Regards, Henk

sotiris_k (836) 2008-07-17 12:25

Amazing place Didier! This is one of the best landscape pictures I've seen ever! Respect!
Sotiris

PeTRo_S (216) 2008-07-17 12:56

Hello nice composition with lovely colors,great work.

greetings

Petros

totoamoto (2260) 2008-07-17 14:22

Quel superbe panorama..
On a l'impression de voler au dessus de ce fleuve..
Super
Cyril

xavshot (62287) 2008-07-17 21:51

Bonjour Didier
j'aime beaucoup le POV et la profondeur de cette photo. Le ciel ajoute de la profondeur. Belle présence du bateau dans cet ensemble.
Xavier

jjcordier (24510) 2008-07-17 22:22

Didier
L'endroit est superbe, le ciel magnifique et ton POV parfait. Je cherche une critique...peut-être que le bas de l'image est un peu trop sombre?
Amitiés
JJ

cbrman (18800) 2008-07-17 22:42

Hello Didier,

Wahouuu ! Le ciel est réellement superbe. Sa profondeur est magnifique.
Cette boucle est un aimant à regard et la qualité de l'image est vraiment au top !
Bravo pour ce très beau point de vue.

A+

Dominique

PixelTerror (86038) 2008-07-17 23:56

Salut MrTetu !
ca paye parfois d'etre tetu, que ce soit pour la Saarschleife ou un fameux phare plus au sud, cette fois les conditions ont joue pour toi, aussi avec les beaux nuages qui ajoutent au volume et la peniche prenant le virage au frein a main...
Bonne journee JY

MarianneS (14262) 2008-07-17 23:57

Bonjour Didier,
Le point de vue valait le détour! Tu as bien fait d'y revenir.
Avec un tel ciel et un petit rayon de soleil pour mettre le tout en valeur, c'est superbe.
Bise. Marianne

Nicou (44571) 2008-07-18 1:52

Hello

Quelle vue, fantastique, ce ciel, ces nuages, la moselle qui fait un superbe U, vraiment mangigique et le bâteau avec sa trace, un bien bel ensemble.

Bravo et amitié

Nicou

jemaflor (39235) 2008-07-18 3:26

Salut Didier,
Superbe ce panorama sur ce méandre, le ciuel ajoute un beau complément aux tons verts, très bel ensemble parfaitement pris.
A+

Elaine_Blath (6170) 2008-07-18 3:53

Hi Didier,

this is simply fantastic view, very impressive...the sky is a bonus...well done!

Take care, Ivana

barni (14495) 2008-07-18 7:04

Salut Didier
Le point de vue en hauteur permet d'avoir une belle vue sur ce paysage.
Le bateau ajoute un vrai plus à l'image.
Bonne journée
Christophe

carper (64612) 2008-07-18 10:33

marvelous Didier,
what a quality shot here, I realy like it, the pov is good and the curl is fantastic, good photojob here, my compliments and have a very good weekend.
gr. jaap

crhieatt (5143) 2008-07-18 14:43

Didier,
So much for the goosenecks!!
A quality shot, presented with some style, like all your work, a pleasure to view.
Regards
colin