Thrown out archbishop's castle ... Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is a view of the Baroque Castle Poppelsdorf in Bonn - one of the two castles there. It was built from 1715 to 1740 by the Cologne electors and archbishops Joseph Clemens and his successor Clemens August in place of a former moated castle which was destroyed in 1583. Clemens August enlarged it according to construction plans of Johann Balthasar Neumann - an ingenious masterbuilder of this time. Please read about him here. There's a wonderful line of sight - a one kilometer long boulevard - to the elector's castle in the Old Town of Bonn. In 1818 the castle became a branch of Bonn Universitiy and today it is surrounded by the worth seeing botanical garden of the University. In its inner courtyard each Saturday evening in summer the Poppelsdorf summer concerts take place - in a really gorgeous coulisse. You'll find the marker in the courtyard when using the map view function left hand.

It's interesting that the Cologne archbishops, also secular sovereigns of the city, had long quarrels with the self-confident citizenship. The conflicts culminated in the battle of Worringen in 1288 where the well equipped troops of the archbishop lost the battle - and the archbishop lost his secular power over the city of Cologne. Since then the archbishops for centuries weren't allowed to stay the night in Cologne and always again they had to ask for entrance at the frontier of the city when visiting their cathedral.
Therefore they had their castles in Bonn - about 25 kilometers south of Cologne and a summer residence in Brühl, about fifteen kilometers southwest of Cologne. I think, a very remarkable situation ....

In the workshop you can see the castle from another angle.

saxo042, daddo, papagolf21, JCG, phwall, macondo, jhm, bostankorkulugu, hrschwartz, carper, Uhu, Gerrit, Didi, jmcl, Jakab, pierrefonds, jlynx has marked this note useful

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saxo042 (16266) 2008-12-17 0:08

Hi Frank,
I guess you went to Bonn to get rid of the snow ;) You certainly had fine weather on your trip, and no snow at all! This is a very impressive building and fine capture in the nice sunshine. Impressive note as well!
Regards
Gunnar

jasmis (50995) 2008-12-17 0:09 [Comment]

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bema (9080) 2008-12-17 0:28

Hallo und guten Morgen Frank,

blauer Himmel im Dezember? es gibt doch noch ein paar Ausnahmen in diesem trüben Grau zur Zeit; schöne Aufnahme mit tollen Blickwinkel und echt starken Farben..

eine schöne Zeit wünsche ich Dir, Gruß Bernd

daddo (11541) 2008-12-17 0:32

Hi Frank. I notice that your skies are much more beautiful recently. Are you using a CPL now? Excellent management of light and contrast. The sharpness is also impeccable.Beautiful crisp colours. Regards. Klaudio.

papagolf21 (56737) 2008-12-17 2:07

Cher ami Frank,
Bénéficier d'un décor féerique et pouvoir jouir d'une série de concerts musicaux, quel régal pour les yeux et les oreilles !
Merci pour la photo présentée en bonus (le jardin sert de musée d'art moderne quant aux sculptures).
Il a tout pour plaire ce magnifique château. De plus, tu as bénéficié d'un ciel magnifique pour cette visite.
Amitiés.
Ici, le ciel est bloqué sur le gris et s'amuse à pleuvoir des eaux glacées !
Philippe

JCG (25749) 2008-12-17 2:10

Bonjour Frank,

Bien que l'on aperçoit mieux ici les détails de cette superbe architecture joliment mise en valeur par les qualités de ta photo et notamment par ce bel éclairage et ces couleurs superbes, j'ai une nette préférence pour le point de vue que tu nous offres en WS, l'inclusion de la statue du premier plan apporte un bonne profondeur et j'aime beaucoup la lumière. Une très agréable série sur ce lieu magnifique et à découvrir. Merci FranK.

Avec toutes mes amitiés de Versailles sous la pluie et une très bonne journée,

Jean-Charles

phwall (5705) 2008-12-17 2:24

Hello Frank,
A wonderful sharp, clean image of this magnificent building, there is so much right about this capture. The POV is superb and the composition using the pathway to lead into the shot is perfect. So much detail, I've been looking at this image now for more than ten minutes and I'm still finding new aspects to it.
Wonderful capture, a truly amazing image.
Regards
Peter
ps it was sunny and 31 degrees C here today without a cloud in the sky.....sorry.

macondo (13271) 2008-12-17 2:48

Hi Frank!
Terrific shot! The light you had here is very well captured and really displays this building in all its magnificence. A fantastic example of this architectural style. I love the curved path leading into the picture and the bare trees. Good sky and rich colouring. Good note, too.
Regards,
Andrew

Silverkey (1433) 2008-12-17 3:53

Hi Frank
A nice picture where the monument is very impressive thanks to an interesting POV
Well done
Mickaël

jurek1951 (26144) 2008-12-17 4:19

Hallo Frank,
Der Himmel ist ohne Frage wirklich beeindruckend,die farben strahlen richtig schön,
Gruss
Georg

jplebrun (17322) 2008-12-17 4:21

Salut Frank
belle présentation de ce château de Bonn bien cadré dans un ciel tout bleu.
Amitiés
Jean-Pierre

jhm (83328) 2008-12-17 4:40

Guten Mittag Frank,

The Baroque Castle Poppelsdorf in Bonn care for a wonderful image, good perspective and and colours.
You chose very well angle, lovely light cloudy sky.
An excellent contrasted picture, nice captured good composed together with a nice presentation.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

stefanocer (10412) 2008-12-17 5:03

Impressive architecture Frank , beautiful composition light and colours too , the palce looks really nice and relaxing , compliments .
Stefano.

bostankorkulugu (33982) 2008-12-17 5:16

a winter shot with all the colours of a summer day... beautiful light you have here frank, and the blue sky looks fascinating indeed behind the castle... all the best...

korkut

hrschwartz (696) 2008-12-17 6:37

Hi Frank,

Nice "thrown out castle." I'm glad it's being put to good use today.
You've made good use of the magnificant weather to show this magnificant building.

Hope the good weather returns.
Randy

mesutilgim (37282) 2008-12-17 13:57

Lieber Frank,
Tolle Farben! Gutes Blickwinkel und wieder viele gute İnformationen.
Danke schoen und
mfg
MESUT ILGIM

PS. Sehr sehr gespannt, morgen halte ich wieder ein Vortrag ueber die Emigranten von 1933. Es werden etwa 500 Gaeste erwartet !!

Fis2 (46395) 2008-12-18 12:25

Czesc Frank!
I like old architecture, wonderful object.
Super frame and perspective.
Good colors and light. Well done.
Greetings from cold and humid Poland!
Krzysztof

aadilj (17950) 2008-12-19 1:44

i love the rich colours and the smart perspective. You have composed the shot extremely well. I like the composition and the way the scene has been captured

Uhu (7436) 2008-12-20 10:20

Quite new castle! Very good photo it is!
I'm not on strike, please understand, Polonaise had his issues about Russia, which I couldn't stand, he was so... Rude.
I'm Russian and I can't stand...
Well. Doesn't matter.
Good photo, actually, and it's just another day on TE.
Great.

carper (65646) 2008-12-21 2:42

very nice photo Frank,
good composition, fine pov I made a workshop and I hope you like it. have a good sunday.
regard jaap

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Gerrit (36269) 2008-12-22 4:46

Hi Frank,
beautiful place taken from the ideal POV in wonderful sunlighted colors.
Have a great Christmas,
Gerrit

Didi (36442) 2008-12-23 8:39

Bonsoir Frank
Un point de vue intéressant qui met en valeur l'architecture sur 3 dimensions.
J'apprécie le contraste.
J'ai effectué un WS pour ajuster la perspective et la luminosité.
Le ciel est bleu ce soir à Orléans.
Passe un bon réveillon de Noël.

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jmcl (14149) 2008-12-25 12:24

Hi Frank,

Well chosen point of view .. the light hits the building in a beautiful way .. the leafless trees add a thoughtful presence .. wonderful sky. take care, John

Jakab (3496) 2008-12-29 15:21

Hallo Frank,
kaum glaubhaft, dass es Mitte Dezember solche Lichtverhältnisse gibt - nördlich von uns! Abgesehen vom mangelnden Laub sieht das Bild so aus, wie im Sommer aufgenommen. Die gesättigten Farben sind sehr schön.
Das Kommentar finde ich für besonders interessant. Ich wusste es nicht, dass der mächtige Kurfürst von Köln in seiner Sitzstadt nicht einmal übernachten durfte, während sein Kollege aus Trier ein ganzes Land regieren konnte. (Gut, nicht ganz ungestört.)
Viele Grüße
László

pierrefonds (26645) 2009-01-03 19:05

Hi Frank,

The possibility to see to sides of the castle is an asset to the composition. The trees are framing well the building. The details and colors of the architecture of the castle are clear and sharp. The blue sky is reflecting the light which is enhancing the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre