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Stockholm Town Hall


Stockholm Town Hall
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Copyright: Donato Dettori (Longroute) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 352 W: 81 N: 380] (1744)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-12-09
Categories: Architecture
Exposure: f/4.8, 1/400 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-04-06 23:33
Viewed: 694
Points: 16
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
On King's Island in Stockholm, on the shores of the Riddarfjärd, is the Town Hall (Stadshuset), a red brick building with green copper roofs which is the great landmark and emblem of Stockholm (by Ragnar Östberg, 1911-23). At the southeast corner of the building is a square tower crowned by an open lantern, on the tip of which (106m/350ft) are the three golden crowns of the Swedish coat of arms. From the platform below the bell cote (lift) there are fine views.

During my whole stay at Stockholm the weather was awful. I hoped it would snow, instead it rained all the time.
This picture is shot in the only moment (half an hour) when the sunshine decided to show.

A Kungsholmen (L’isola del re) una delle molte isolette che formano Stoccolma, sulle sponde del Riddarfjärd, è situato il municipio (Stadshuset), un edificio di mattoni rossi e col tetto ricoperto di lastre verdi di rame che costituisce uno dei principali punti di riferimento ed emblema di Stoccolma (Ragnar Östberg, 1911-23). Nell’angolo sud-orientale del fabbricato si trova un’alta torre quadrata coronata da una lanterna (m 106) sopra la quale sono poste le tre corone d’oro che costituiscono l’insegna reale della Svezia.

Durante tutto il mio soggiorno a Stoccolma il tempo è stato infame. Speravo nevicasse, invece non ha fatto altro che piovere. Questa foto è stata presa nell’unico momento (durato una mezz’ora) in cui è uscito il sole.
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Ciao Donato, bentornato.
Paesaggio urbano classico e ineccepibile, con tonalità molto gradevoli. Ti faccio due rilievi: la grana elevata del cielo ed il fatto che il riflesso della torre non sia completo. Devo dire però che non compromettono l'impressione positiva generale della foto. Ciao, Bobo.

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  • dumbo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 215 W: 52 N: 114] (1214)
  • [2008-04-07 1:22]
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Hi Donato!
I like the contrast between dark sky and bright buildings. The composition is also nice.
I feel bad about the weather of your trip (I live in Finland so I know how awful it can be). The last winter in Finland was the warmest winter in a long time. The weather was dark and rainy and we had white ground only in a few days (normally 2-4 months). Maybe it's a consequence of the Global warming.

All the best,
Eino

Donato, nice capture but I am sorry about the weather, I have just had a time like that and understand how frustrating that can be. I think I like most the scale of the shot, there can be no doubt that this is a massive structure. Nice job.

Greg

Penso che in quella mezz'ora ti sarai dato da fare per scattere tutte le foto che le condizioni climatiche ti avevano impedito fino ad allora, ...povero otturatore della tua finepix :o)

ottim lavoro Donato, ben composto e con una luce splendida, complimenti!!

buona settimana,
Fabio.

Hi!!

Amazing view of the city and mesmirizing reflection of the town!! Great background of the sky with angry clouds. Nice compo and POV.

regards,
Sayan

Ciao Donato,
questa bella foto è simile ad una diapositiva che ho scattato circa 30 anni: non è cambiato nulla (allora però c'era il sole). Mi hai fatto venire la voglia di tornarci.
Ludo
P.S.: ma ci sono ancora le svedesi che prendono il sole nude nei giardini? ma tu non puoi saperlo, pioveva sempre...)

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  • Muse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2290 W: 198 N: 5323] (22148)
  • [2008-04-12 2:59]

Hello Donato,
The light is superb on this beautiful architectural.Même unit the moon is with go:-). The pov is very quite selected. A very good framing, pretty colors and a superb sky.
Excel Saturday
Denise

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  • makis Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 13 W: 1 N: 29] (182)
  • [2008-04-28 6:19]

Ciao Donato,
very nice light, I like a lot the contrast between light and dark on the tower and the mirroring on the water surface. Also the point of view and composition are excellent. It's a shame about the weather. During my stay in Stockholm last March it was sunny but very cold and windy. So for 2 minutes of photographing you had to warm your hands for another half an hour!
Best regards
Thomas

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