Hauptbanhof am Main, a photo from Hessen, West

Photographer's Note

Notes for Frankfurt & (espec.) Hauptbanhof am Main:

ENG:Frankfurt am Main,commonly known as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2011 population of 695,624.The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010.The city is at the centre of the larger Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region which has a population of 5,600,000 and is Germany's second-largest metropolitan region.Frankfurt is the financial and transportation centre of Germany and the largest financial centre in continental Europe. It is seat of the European Central Bank, the German Federal Bank, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the Frankfurt Trade Fair, as well as several large commercial banks, e.g. Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank and DZ Bank. Frankfurt Airport is one of the world's busiest international airports, Frankfurt Central Station is one of the largest terminal stations in Europe, and the Frankfurter Kreuz is one of the most heavily used Autobahn interchanges in Europe. Frankfurt lies in the former American Occupation Zone of Germany, and it was formerly the headquarters city of the U.S. Army in Germany.

Haup.Note:Frankfurt Central Station is a railway station for Frankfurt am Main. In terms of railway traffic, it is the busiest railway station in Germany. With about 350,000 passengers per day the station is the second most frequented railway station in Germany and one of the most frequented in Europe.This situation was considered impracticable due to rising passenger figures in the 19th century, so plans were laid out as early as 1866. At first, a large scale station with up to 34 platforms was considered, then the number got reduced to 18. Post and baggage handlings had their own underground facilities, and the city council demanded the station to be moved further away from the city. In the end, in 1881, the German architect Hermann Eggert won the design contest for the station hall, his runner-up in the contest, Johann Wilhelm Schwedler was made chief engineer for the steel-related works. The new station was placed about 1 km to the west of the first three stations. The platforms were covered by three iron-and-glass halls.On August 18, 1888, after five years of construction, the Central-Bahnhof Frankfurt was finally opened. Right on the evening of the opening day, a train ran over the buffer stop and the locomotive was damaged. Over the course of the next few years, the area eastward of the new station, the Bahnhofsviertel was built up, finishing around 1900. Until the completion of Leipzig Hauptbahnhof in 1915, Frankfurt station was the largest in Europe.

GRE:Η Φραγκφούρτη είναι η πέμπτη μεγαλύτερη πόλη της Γερμανίας. Βρίσκεται στον ποταμό Μάιν και έχει πληθυσμό περίπου 650.000 κατοίκους.Η Φραγκφούρτη είναι γνωστή για τους ουρανοξύστες της και είναι η μόνη ευρωπαϊκή πόλη που επιτρέπει να κτιστούν ουρανοξύστες μέσα στο ιστορικό κέντρο της πόλης. Μαζί με το Παρίσι, το Λονδίνο, την Κωνσταντινούπολη και την Μαδρίτη είναι, επίσης, μια από τις λίγες ευρωπαϊκές πόλεις που διαθέτει σημαντικό αριθμό ουρανοξυστών.Είναι το σημαντικότερο οικονομικό κέντρο της Γερμανίας αλλά και ένα από τα μεγαλύτερα της Ευρώπης, καθώς είναι η έδρα του Γερμανικού Χρηματιστηρίου , της Ευρωπαϊκής Κεντρικής Τράπεζας και πολλών τραπεζών, όπως η Ντόιτσε Μπανκ και η Κομέρτσμπανκ.Από τον σταθμό των τρένων του αεροδρομίου εκτελούνται κάθε 15 λεπτά δρομολόγια για το κέντρο της Φρανκφούρτης αλλά και αλλά σημεία της πόλης. Τα τρένα κατευθύνονται στον κεντρικό σταθμό της Φρανκφούρτης,Hauptbahnhof, και η διαδρομή διαρκεί περίπου 10 λεπτά. Ο σταθμός των τρένων του αεροδρομίου βρίσκεται κοντά στο terminal 1. Μπορείτε να προμηθευτείτε το εισιτήριο σας από τα διάφορα αυτόματα μηχανήματα που υπάρχουν στον σταθμό.

P.S:I know that the sun at the left,had make a problem for me,but i didn't correct(edit) it more!

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Yiannis84 (2824) 2012-03-19 16:38

Γεια σου Χρήστο..

Πολύ ενδιαφέρων εικόνα από τον σταθμό της Φρανκφουρτσης με πολύ χρήσιμη σημείωση! μου αρέσει πολύ η συνδιασμός των χρωμάτων και η διαχειριση του φωτος! ωριαο κάδρο και καλή επιλογή οπτικής γωνίας δυνοντας μια ξεχωριστή διάσταση! πολύ καλή δουλειά..

χαιρετίσματα...Yiannis

Nicou (97775) 2012-03-20 2:21

Hello

quel cadrage et effet superbe avec la belle lumière au sommet superbe l'horloge et la'rche super caaptage.

Bravo et amitié

Nicou

ChrisJ (86902) 2012-03-20 7:25

Hi Χρήστο

Striking warm cold colour contrasts between the blue and red with a superb upward pov & excellent sharpness. I like the distortion from the extreme low pov. The overhanging arch contrasts well agaisnt the straight line perspective at the bottom. Tfs!

marina7 (5860) 2012-03-20 11:14

Nice capture, Chris. I like the strong contrast here. If only the upper left-hand corner hadn't been overexposed...
Cheers
Marina

Cricri (86501) 2012-03-20 11:30

Hi Chris
Une architecture haute en couleurs et en détails, POV intéressant, plutôt bien réussi
Belle soirée
cricri

Budapestman (82620) 2012-03-20 12:43

Hi Chris,
a spectacular photo of this building with effective composition and superb details, the POV is attractive, too, Tfs! Have a nice evening! Kellemes estét kívánok!
György

PecoBud (3778) 2012-03-20 13:49

Nice capture, Chris. I like the wondeful and sharp contrast here. And I agree if only the upper left-hand corner hadn't been overexposed, but sometimes the light will not work with you. Awesome POV. TFS

Buddy

cavli (1874) 2012-03-21 2:30

Hello Chris,
nice pov. very nice saturation and contrast. nice details.
tfs
regards..

lousat (57704) 2012-03-21 2:56

Hi Chirs,great perspective and magnificent work in PP,i like this very dark atmosphere under the rail station.It's a great idea and a different and original style,it's nice to see something to different on TE.Very well done!Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

danos (74056) 2012-03-21 4:25

Χρήστο γεια σου,
ωραία η γωνία λήψης του σταθμού της Φραγκφούρτης με το φως επάνω αριστερά να δημιουργεί πράγματι μια οπτική ατασθαλία.Κατ΄ άλλα μπορούμε να δούμε τις αρχιτεκτονικές του λεπτομέρειες και να θαυμάσουμε την ομορφιά του.

Σε χαιρετώ,Δάνος

quillo (11840) 2012-03-21 8:34

Γεια σου Χρήστο :

Η αλήθεια είναι ότι πήρε αυτήν την μεγάλη φωτογραφία από μια εκπληκτική θέα. Ο συνδυασμός των χρωμάτων και ο ορισμός είναι υπέροχη. Ο φωτισμός και οι λεπτομέρειες είναι μεγάλες, αλλά μικρές υπερέκθεση. Πολύ καλή εικόνα.

Συγχαρητήρια.

Feliz tarde y hasta pronto.

ciakgiak (30331) 2012-03-21 12:09

Ciao Chris,
piacevole, bello, molto azzardato ma effetto riuscitissimo, è anche questo fare fotografia, riuscire a comporre e far vedere ciò che all'occhio sfugge.
Bel taglio, complimenti.
Un caro saluto.
Giorgio

jlbrthnn (79773) 2012-03-22 8:35

Hello Chris,
The exposure of the photo was difficult. The colors and contrast are nice. The photo is sharpness, and interesting. Good job. Bravo.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

sacimar (25957) 2012-03-22 9:11

Hello Chris,

I like this image, it's an interesting composition, the details of the facade are well captured, and the sun it's not a problem, well seen,

Best regards,

Sergio

rbassin (11153) 2012-03-22 10:46

Hello Chris,
Une prise de vue originale de la face de la gare.
Les détails et les couleurs sont au bénéfice d'une belle lumière.
Bonne soirée
Roland

adramad (27556) 2012-03-22 10:50

Hi Chris.
Very good POV in the capture of the facade of the railway station, striking the vivid colors of the image, as strong contrasts that give more force to the image. Well done.
Have a nice day.
Best regards.
Luis.

P / D. Indeed, my last summer holiday in your country were fascinating and I did a good time. In my gallery I have a selection of different places.

dip (21921) 2012-03-22 12:28

Γειά σου Χρήστο,
η γωνία λήψης που διάλεξες και τα κορεσμένα χρώματα,δείνουν μία ξεχωριστή χροιά στη φωτογραφία,
καλή η ιδέα σου !
Δημήτρης.

Sonata11 (28375) 2012-03-22 18:47

Hello Chris,
What a lovely shot of architecture and amazingly beautiful contrast, colors, sharpness, fantastic POV, Perfectly well done. Like it. Thanks for sharing. AWESOME !!!! Congratulation.
All the best,
Barbara

agulberk (3792) 2012-03-23 1:24

Hello Chris
Very nice architectural building decorated artful embroideries , designs ,patterns and very good wall-clock. Excellent presentation with good perspective.
Thanks for sharing
Regards,good friday
Adnan

lakshmip1949 (19110) 2012-03-23 4:17

Hello Chris,

I like this upward pov showing the clock on a blue glass. I like the color contrasts between the red and blue. I like different geometrical shapes.

Lakshmi

pajaran (36270) 2012-03-23 8:34

Dobar dan popodne.
Vrlo interesantan i dobar tekst sa datim podacima, i istorijom ...
Lep pogled na fasadu stare arhitekture i sat, dobra kompozicija.
Dobar snimka, kontrast i prikaz, lepe boje.
Imajte lepe dan za odmor, sve najbolje za vikend.
Paja.

Google.

A good day in the afternoon.
Very interesting and good text with the given data, and history ...
Nice view of the facade of the old architecture and the clock, good composition.
Good recording, and display contrast, beautiful colors.
Have nice day to relax, all the best for the weekend.
Paja.

diomed (13926) 2012-03-23 11:25

Hi Chris,
superb capture played on a great and original POV. The station facade is a fantastic graphism rich of contrast and colors. Great work, my friend, congratulations!
NIce WE
Antonio

patdeph (35738) 2012-03-23 11:36

gello Chris
a beautiful and original way ti have framed this facade, the architecture is beautiful,and I like the colors very much with the contrast of the blue parts.Very well done.
Regards
Pascale

golus (2889) 2012-03-23 14:29

Hello Chris,

Here you have achieved a highly artistic interpretation. I very much liked your extraordinary perspective and your preference to use aggressive saturation and contrast. A very creative and original work, very well done. thanks for sharing. have a nice WE.

Suleyman

aliabazari (10105) 2012-03-23 14:58

Hi Chris
Very beautiful and lovely. Well done. Good three-dimensional case suggests to the viewer.
Thank you

bertolucci (13351) 2012-03-23 15:21

Kali spera Christo,
A fascinating take on this famous station. I really dig the asymmetric and close crop - together with the strong highlights and the deep shadows there's lot of atmosphere to be enjoyed in this archi-graphism !
Best regards from Rotterdam,
Bert

TopGeo (37994) 2012-03-24 0:39

Γειά σου Χρήστο!
Άριστη καθημερινή σκηνή και όμορφη φωτογραφία αρχιτεκτονική την ίδια στιγμή που μια λάμψη αριστερά δίνει την τρισδιάστατη υφή στην πρόσοψη! Μεγάλη σύνθεση και τη διαμόρφωση, τέλειο φως της διαχείρισης, υπέροχα χρώματα! Συγχαρητήρια!
Γεώργιος

AliMoein (780) 2012-03-24 1:25

Hi Chris
This is a very nice Architecture photo
It has a very good contrast and warm color
All the best
Ali

vrabieionut (2189) 2012-03-24 23:58

Hi Chris,

The composition is wonderfu.Very interesting picture of this clock with much details.

Regards,
Ionut

baddori (18988) 2012-03-25 1:44

Chris
Lasciate le grandi stazioni ferroviarie del Baden W. ....Francoforte appare come una regina.
La foto è un tributo alla maestosità.
Ottima la presentazione
GF

angel66 (1006) 2012-03-25 2:40

Hi Chris
What a PP! Very well done and brave! My compliments
Have a nice Sunday
Ciao
Giuliana

Ninello52 (7065) 2012-03-25 9:44

Hello Chris!
Very interesting and particularly your style! High contrast images with continuous tones exasperated characterize your photographs, as in this case! Here is very beautiful and also the shot contradsti enhance the architecture! Great job!
Best regards, Nino.

anokutan (15097) 2012-03-25 11:08

Hello Chris,
A spectacular photo of this building with effective composition and superb details.

ourania (12427) 2012-03-25 11:09

Καλησπέρα Κώστα,
πολύ όμορφη και εντυπωσιακή εικόνα, θαυμάσιο κάδρο και γωνία λήψης. Το τμήμα της πρόσοψης που απομόνωσες παρουσιάζεται με δυναμισμό, οι γραμμές, τα σχήματα και τα χρώματα που τη συνθέτουν αποδίδονται- ή ίσως ερμηνεύονται- εξαιρετικά. Σπουδαία η ευκρίνεια και η διαχείριση του φωτός. Χαίρομαι που δεν αφαίρεσες τη λάμψη στο πάνω μέρος, έγινε, κατά τη γνώμη μου, ένα σημαντικό μέρος της σύνθεσης. Μπράβο και ευχαριστώ!
Να είσαι καλά, καλή εβδομάδα,
Ουρανία

robmal (1548) 2012-03-26 0:46

Hello Chris.
This is a spectacular photo of this station building with effective composition and superb details, the POV is very attractive, I like it,well done.
Best regards Robert.

mauro61 (52527) 2012-03-26 6:06

ciao Chris,
una immagine che colpisce subito chi la osserva.
Ottimo POV, tonalità scura e grande forza dei colori.
Uno splendido lavoro,
buona serata
maurizio

maxifred (2419) 2012-03-26 8:44

Hello Chris,
The saturation and slight under-exposure due to the highlight of the sun gives an extra "lomo effect" to your picture,wich I like very much.
Interresting and nice...
Best regards,
Fred,Brussels

abmdsudi (26295) 2012-03-26 23:02

Hi Chris
Your creative viewpoint and those bright colors certainly draw attention and makes the shot. Coupled by the architectural design has transforned this to something special. A pleasing shot, good exposure, overall contrast and sharpness. Great effort and beautifully done.
Best regards

Fis2 (73124) 2012-03-27 6:42

Witaj Chris!
Interesting POV.
A very curious colours.
Photo has climate.
Nice day
Krzysztof

vasilpro (40194) 2012-03-28 9:33

Γεια σου Χρήστο,
Ωραία τα έντονα χρώματα και η προοπτική της φωτογραφίας, πολύ καλά διαλεγμένη γωνιά λήψης, ίσως το έντονο φως στη πάνω γωνιά να χάλασε λίγο την ομοιογένεια του φωτισμού αλλά έδωσε μια άλλη χροιά στη φωτογραφία και τόνισε την αντίθεση και τις λεπτομέρειες της αρχιτεκτονικής.
Περαστικά στην D3000!

Schnappilic (7929) 2012-03-28 11:31

Hello Chris,

Congratulation for this beautiful composition with interesting architecture of railstation facade.

Best regards,

Ovidiu

jhm (122474) 2012-03-29 4:43

Hello Chris,

Thank you very much for your interesting note about this railway station.
You show us on a very well way the Hauptbanhof am Main.
This is a wonderful presentation
Excellent composition, good light management.
Nice photo work, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

mursaloglu (8047) 2012-03-30 7:18

Χαιρετίσματα αγαπητέ μου φίλε
great picture and I like the saturated clors here very fantastic composition with great perspective. wonderful sharpness. συγχαρητήριά μου......ihsan

Afsanehbagheri (3206) 2012-03-30 7:49

Hi my friend

Beautiful color to the best environment

Nard (6913) 2012-03-30 8:07

Chris
Original POV giving a creative composition. Nice contrast management, the brown is beautiful and I like the mixt with the bleu windows.
Regards
Bernard

ikeharel (37378) 2012-03-31 3:31

Kalimera Chris,
You a good idea with the POV looking upwards.
Just the sun gave a bit of backlight, as it was taken on high noon, if the clock was on time...
Nice archi. details collected.
Enjoy a nice weekend,
Ike

ybx (251) 2012-04-01 5:45

Hello Chris,
very pleasant detail of the Frankfurt Central Station.
The strong contrast and the saturated colors give a dramatic enphasis to the scene.
Right point of view for this shot.
Thank you for interesting historial explanation.

Best regards & ciao

Corrado

karacabeylis (1287) 2012-04-04 5:41

quite dark and far away from its real sense.

REZA_V (700) 2012-04-04 9:30

Hello
Photography is beauty.
These that I just did Ksm into Photoshop.

brianmcc (5536) 2012-04-06 13:19

hi chris,
your viewpoint here is very interesting and creates an intreging perspective. the blue tones contrast wonderfully well with the richly saturated golden browns of the stone work. this image has great visual impact.
regsrds,
brian

delpeoples (45006) 2012-04-10 4:54

Kalimera dear Chris

This is such an artistic photo, with a superb post processing. I admire the fact that we can still tell what it is your photographing, yet it's presented in such a unique and imaginative fashion. Great shot.

Warm regards
Lisa

danyy (0) 2012-04-11 5:20

Bonjour Chris,
une manière très personnelle de nous montrer cette belle garde de Frankfurt, des couleurs hyper saturées et des contrastes hyper marqués. Une contre plongée efficace et bien cadrée, une photo qui mérite son succès.
My best regards.
Daniel.

Morteza_E (879) 2012-04-11 12:54

Hello
Architecture is very beautiful and has great composition. Color and lighting is good.
Thank you.

jemaflor (69011) 2012-04-13 9:30

Hi Chris,
Good choice for this original pov, well mananged with this particular light, excellent sharpness, tfs.

adores (28236) 2012-04-15 18:36

Hi Chris!
This is a really good detail of the beautiful station! I really like the way you framed it and also the sharpness and the well saturated colours!

CanmoreKevin (2111) 2012-04-17 19:09

Chris,
This photo has crisp beautiful details. The high contrast works really well on this photo.
Kevin

Bartleby (12741) 2012-04-19 5:39

Hi Chris,
I like the low point of view enhancing the lines of the building, the strong contrast and the burst of light on the left contribute to make a very striking image.

Philippe

paprika-jancsi (2505) 2012-04-19 12:02

sure looks different from the way I remember it. Mind you it was long time ago, probably before you were born :)
Thanks for your points, but I am not really entirely happy with your photo. Your colours are much manipulated for effect, not at all natural.
Otherwise it's a well seen, sharp photo, but i think you can do much better than that. Best Jancsi

macjake (39235) 2012-05-05 14:06

Hi Chris
yes, i'm glad you're fully aware of the bright overexposed light in the corner!
but of course the main features here are the architectural details.
love the arch, the colors, the details.
a beautiful building.
nice shot
cheers
craig

nikkitta (5896) 2012-05-22 20:55

Hola Chris

Good low pov and capture with lot of saturated colors
Good frame and interesting note
And yes , the problem with the light at the left exist but anyway you obtained more than 100 point , so no so significant

Greetings and TFS

Maria

tatadalou (3273) 2012-06-04 14:20

Hi Chris,
I love the point of view and the high contrasts that underline the details of this rich architecture. The sun at the left isn't a problem for me, I find it fits well with the global atmosphere of your picture.
Regards,
Delphine

jmdias (45820) 2012-06-14 17:50

chris

beautiful details of this marvelous building. I liked this POV, cacthing many aspects of this façade. nice job.

hugs

jorge

gus72 (2508) 2013-02-23 16:42

Hi Chris
I remember this place ..... I had the best Frankfurt sausages of my life !!!
Your photo is quite dramatic.... looking up where there are so many interesting elements.
The colours are very rich .... that makes it spectacular.
have a nice Sunday.
Cheers from Moss Vale
Gus