die Reichstagkuppel Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is another view of the dome of the Reichstag in Berlin, but this time not with the central 'Glass Tornado' as main object.

Here you can see another picture from this dome.

This view is taken facing south-western direction.
The dome of the Reichstag was designed by Sir Norman Foster. The dome is made of steel and glass and was placed over the meeting-hall. Foster was awarded the Pritzker Prize in 1999 for his work on the building, from where you've a magnificent view on Berlin!

I took this picture because of the winter sun through the dome. It was almost the last time we saw the sun that day, the rest of the day was cloudy.

I increased the contrast a bit and cropped the picture.
Hope you like it!

MvS, papagolf21, alvaraalto, Fixfocus, singuanti, jpdeloof, pamastro, thohau, jjbach, Steft, apazevedo, riclopes has marked this note useful

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MvS (4163) 2005-03-14 17:54

Lars,
Häftig byggnad med fina mönster och effekter. Jag lyssnar på svensk musik just nu, så det fick bli svenska!
Magnus

cessy (13647) 2005-03-14 18:07 [Comment]

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papagolf21 (57785) 2005-03-14 18:12

Bonsoir Lars,
Le contraste entre le modernisme et l'ancien est particulièrement frappant ! Souhaitons que l'architecture moderne perdure dans le temps !
Très bonne prise de vue.
Philippe

weswang (18223) 2005-03-14 18:48

Hi Lars, This is a very nice shot. I like your composition here a lot: from inde of the comtemprary building to wathc the traditional old building. The contrast is great.

alvaraalto (5353) 2005-03-14 18:53

Hi Lars,
Dat prikkende zonnetjes geeft wat extra's aan deze foto.
groetjes

Fixfocus (9377) 2005-03-14 19:36

Good graphism in this picture,Lars!
The flag in the background adds nice colors to the compo.
groeten!
hermann

singuanti (15240) 2005-03-14 20:25

Great shot Lars! I love these kinds of shots where you get unique angles that create all kinds of interesting shapes. Seems like the lighting was just right to give you plenty of contrast and shadows. Nice job.

jpdeloof (2546) 2005-03-14 23:31

Good photograph of architecture Lars, beautiful made composition of lines, beautiful contrast.
jp

pamastro (7215) 2005-03-15 0:40

This building seems to offer a lot of possibilities for a photographer. I like all the lines you have captured of the dome. it's all very graphic. And it's a nice contrast with the older part outside the dome. It's quite a contrast between new and old and light and heavy. And the sun shining through provides a nice focal point to start the exploration of this image and a point to always fall back to beyond the screen. Good job, Lars.

thohau (949) 2005-03-15 2:58

Hi Lars!
This is a splendid view of a well known building full with points of interest. I like its magnificant architecture, too! Well seen - great job!
Cheers, Thorsten

aloyho (6111) 2005-03-15 7:22

Hi,
Very nice rhythm and movement created by those lines of different length and thickness. Its nice music to the eyes!! Well captured.

Kenny10pin (19301) 2005-03-15 9:45

great patterns captured here, I like the way you captured this, very good light and the sun too,well done

Myriam (273) 2005-03-15 10:45

Dag Tue, ik heb beide photos gezien, prachtig! zij zijn inderdaad "breathtaking" felicitatie! groetjes Myriam

jjbach (9113) 2005-03-15 15:36

Nice and interesting shot Lars. Great contrast between the new and the old! I Like the sun on the left, excellent framing! Well done

Regards John

bertolucci (12024) 2005-03-15 16:05

Hi Lars, This is a fine choice of objects to show us the high tech work of Norman Foster against the backdrop of a far more traditional way of constructing. The angle and rendering of details is great and I love the lightplay. Good job!

mmarina (0) 2005-03-15 16:07

Wow! Interesting architecture and sun! I like the peek at the german flag on the dome behind as well. I bet your dad Rob will like this architecture as well :). Very interesting view you give us here and very well done.

Steft (5962) 2005-03-15 19:35

Ja, inderdaad. Vrolijke lentekleuren zouden ons goed doen. Dat heeft deze foto niet, maar wel een mooi zonnetje dat door dit mooie lijnenspel heen piept.

De vlag (de enige opvallende kleuren) vind ik een mooi element hier - haast symbolisch.

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-03-16 6:22

I like the opposition in between modern and ancient here.
Very good lines and the whole composition is sharp and lighted;
I like it
Jean Michel

Stepan (27181) 2005-04-16 13:12

I'm back and I discover your complete travelogue. Your eye is amazing and you see rare things ! Well composed, well shot !
Stéphane

apazevedo (5469) 2005-06-22 14:20

Very attractive lines, shapes and light here, Lars; a very original and good work!

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riclopes (33487) 2006-03-11 4:10

Hej Lars,
This doesn't please me as much as the other one that have the people in all the levels, but nevertheless it's still a very well suceeded one in the vertical format. The graphic effect of this structure is magnific and it's interesting to see the contrast with the old monument seen outside. The filtered light through this 'skin' in shape of an inverted 'V', must give a special atmosphere inside this amazing space. Sir Norman Foster is a reference to architects and we can see it here why is that. Good work with these shots and thanks a lot for sharing them!
Hilsner,
Ricardo