Cologne

Photographer's Note

This photo was taken on Saturday morning.It´s my second attempt at HDR photography.I´m not became suddenly a big fan of HDR,but I must admit that in some situations, this kind of pictures significantly improves their quality.One of these situation is a cloudy weather,where HDR could help to improve color saturation and lighting.

BennyV, Sonata11, danos, fritzi007, Royaldevon, Hansaphotos, bebbetto, kordinator, mvdisco, lakshmip1949, nikkitta, ikeharel, pajaran has marked this note useful

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BennyV (12785) 2012-02-24 2:08

Hi Krysztof

Not a big fan of HDR, but here the result is very appealing. The light and touches of colour on the various facades are great.

In itself the contrast between these two very different styles of architectue are the core of the picture & why I like it.

Cheers

Benny

bayno (16209) 2012-02-24 3:16

Hi Krysztof,
impressive composition, i like so much the right angle to form the two buildings and their strong contrast between ancient and modern, beautiful colors in the sky, great POV, very good work with the HDR and with the exposure...
have a good day,
Valter

JFS (32153) 2012-02-24 3:46

Hello Krzysztof!
A very special shot, I find it fascinant; the contrast of architectures, the ,light, the color...I love it!

Cheers,
Juan

ChrisJ (86876) 2012-02-24 7:11

Hi Krysztof

A good hdr result with excellent light contrasts and superb sharpness. The soft pastel colors of the sunset enhance this shot. Superb shadow detail in the dark façade of the Köln cathedral. Tfs!

Cricri (86463) 2012-02-24 11:15

Hi Krzystof
Un énorme contraste de l'architecture des bâtiments, beau rendu des couleurs et de la lumière,intéressante réalisation
Belle soirée
cricri

Sonata11 (28341) 2012-02-24 13:27

Witaj Krzysztof,
Ciewie wykonane zdjecia w ujeciu dwoch roznych architektur. Ciekawe ujecie, ciekawy punkt widzenia. Musze sie przyznac bez bicia, ale nie bardzo wiem co oznacza ten skrot HDR. Ciekawa twarz duszka nad ta najwyzsza kolumna hehehe. Moze tylko ja to widze. Podoba mi sie to zdjecie, jest poprostu inne, ciekawe.
Serecznie pozdrawiam i zycze milego WE,
Barbara

jhm (122458) 2012-02-25 1:22

Witaj Krzysztof,

Thank you very much for take my picture as favorite.
Nice contrast between the wonderful old entrance of the church and the modern building to the rightside is great
Excellent compositon with depth and perspective.
Sharpness and clarity are perfect.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

macjake (39235) 2012-02-25 4:17

Hi Krzysztof
i'm actually a big fan of HDR, i believe the overall depth and textures of a scene can be easier seen in HDR.
here, we get to see alot of detailing on the church, i'd like to see a full blown front on hdr shot of the church!
keep working on it.
cheers
craig

danos (74020) 2012-02-25 8:58

Witaj Krzysztof,
nice and this second attempt using the HDR methond.I like the coexist of the new and the old as the charmy colour tints of the sky.

Have a good weekend,Danos

adramad (27556) 2012-02-25 10:32

Hello Krzysztof.
Superb composition with the remarkable contrast between the two buildings so different, the stately home of the cathedral, leaving even more insignificant the current building we see in the background, the sky is beautiful and adds charm to a job with good management of light and color.
Have a nice weekend.
Best regards.
Luis.

raszid62 (18204) 2012-02-25 14:23

cze¶æ
Wspania³e pezedstawienie trzech stylów architektonicznych,; wspania³y gotyk katedry, secesyjna stara kamienica i nowoczesny budynek z betonu iszk³a. Niesamowite niebo.
Perfekcyjna jako¶æ obrazu.
Pozdrawiam
Józek

emka (58152) 2012-02-25 23:52

Witaj Krzychu,
ja też nie jestem fanem zbyt intensywnego HDRu, choc często zdjęcia wychodzą bardzo efekowne. Udana próba. Ciekawe zdjęcie placu przed katedra, nioebo robi wrazenie.

miłej niedezieli

Małgorzata

fritzi007 (7580) 2012-02-26 2:26

Hallo Krzysztof,
für dieses Wetter sicher kein schlechtes Foto, mit guter Info. Aber auch mich interessieren mehr Fotos von Land und Leuten und Brauchtum. Wünsche mir von dir ein paar Fotos aus deiner Heimat Polen.
Viele Grüße
Wolfgang

Royaldevon (17791) 2012-02-27 1:06

Hello Krzysztof,

I have to agree with you. I think you have achieved a much better depth of colour with your HDR, in this situation. Like you, I am not a fan of it generally, for it seems to procuce unnatural colours.
A fine pov has confined the attention to the courtyard and buildings and used a novel use of thirds.

Have a good day,
Bev :-)

eldancer1 (17064) 2012-02-27 18:28

Whoever built the building on the right has to be ashame to be building it next to this beautiful cathedral. Love the colors of the clouds. Good details. Very well done, tfs.

Zengi001 (2093) 2012-02-28 3:04

Hi Kryzstof,
I like the soft lights and effect of th cloudy sky here!
Good job,
Regards,
Engin.

Hansaphotos (5433) 2012-02-28 12:20

Hello Krzysztof

Another fine shot from the famous cathedral. You have managed the difficult light very well, and perhaps with a little help from the HDR treatment, we can enjoy the high degree of details here. A nice cut, but I agree with Craig that want to see the whole facade of the impressive building. However, in this shot we get a very good impression of the huge dimensions of the impressive cathedral, thanks to the surrounding buildings. A good idea to include some of the beautiful stonework as a foreground. Very nice work:) TFS. Have a nice evening.

Best regards, Erling

bebbetto (12) 2012-03-01 10:29

ciao Krzys
Nice shot. You are right about the HDR. Sometime it helps, like in this case, if you have strong contrast.
Must be used carefully. Here you made a very good job
Regards

Silvio1953 (98183) 2012-03-02 11:25

Ciao Krysztof, fascinating composition with fantastic architecture, great view of wonderful square, splendid light and colors, very well done my friend, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

kordinator (13411) 2012-03-08 7:38

Hello Krzysztof
I like this combination of colors and architectural details.
Amazing composition.
Well taken and well seen.
Best regards
Saša

PecoBud (3778) 2012-03-14 17:59

Hello, great detail for little light. Awesome POV. Keep them coming!!

Buddy

mauro61 (52527) 2012-03-15 2:48

ciao Krzysztof,
la tonalità dà molta forza a questa immagine dove mi piace il rapporto tra la cattedrale e il palazzo.
Antico e moderno legati insieme sulla grande piazza,
buona giornata
maurizio

mvdisco (16456) 2012-03-16 11:41

Hello Krzysztof,
I am a big fan of HDR. picture and you are doing a great Job in this composition,
Wanderful contrast and light with the architecture and cloudy atmosphere,
great details of this beautiful cathedrale too,
Excellent Point of view and amazing shot..
all my compliments
Michel

lakshmip1949 (19110) 2012-03-23 19:51

Hello Krzysztof,

I like the juxtaposition of this modern building and the old cathedral. The colors look to be soft. The details are well presented. The sky is spectacular with a bit of pinkish tones.

Lakshmi

danyy (0) 2012-03-25 1:54

Bonjour,
un ciel dramatique mais lumineux tout de même, pas de soleil et des lumières presque crépusculaires. Une photo très détaillée de la façade de cette cathédrale mais je dois avouer que j'aurais peut-être choisi un autre angle de prise de vue.
My best regards.
Daniel.

nikkitta (5886) 2012-03-25 15:10

Hola Krysztof
Not very fun of HDR, but it works in some cases as in this capture,it helps to add contrast
Like the angle or POV chosen , just in the middle of the old and the modern

Well done, congrats
Maria

aliabazari (10105) 2012-03-29 17:52

Hello
Very beautiful and lovely. Well done.
My friend Krzysztof

tenretin (236) 2012-04-01 2:06

Hello!
Nice composition with an evolution of the architecture of this place from the left to the right original.
Pretty plate!
Good weekend
JP

Hello !
Belle composition avec une évolution de l'architecture de cette place de gauche à droite... original.
Joli cliché !
Bon week-end
JP

ikeharel (37356) 2012-04-05 9:27

Hi Krzysztof,
I admit I am not a great fan of HDR's, prefer the natural light coindition, yet this image conveys a nice POV and early morning ambiance.
The facade of the Cathedral has a fine archi. details worth photo of it's own.
Nice effort made and applied.
Ike

ruisc_pt (10121) 2012-04-07 6:53

Fantastic scenario for this fantastic POV. Not bad for 2nd attempt.
well done.
Krzysztof
TFS
R

lpi (4424) 2012-04-11 5:02

Salut Krzysztof!
Ton point de vue sur ce contraste de l'architecture des bâtiments est réussi!
J'aime les couleurs et la lumière.
Amicalement,
Lpi

batalay (32860) 2012-05-02 20:47

Greetings Krzysztof,

You've captured a superb sky, while managing the light well on the facade of the Cathedral. Well done.
Warm regards,

Bulent

jmdias (45804) 2012-05-16 7:11

krzystof

a curious framing catching the contrast of the huge cathedral and the modern buildings around. that corner of the sky with a rounded clouded is interesting too.

hugs

jorge

abmdsudi (26281) 2012-12-14 3:26

Hi Krzysztof
A cool shot so creatively captured allowing us to enjoy this amazing amounts of delicious details, the compo is balanced with lovely positioning and proportions in great depth of this fine architeture. Clarity and colors look natural with the sky offers a special treat there and the HDR pp appears to give this image an effective shot, Well done.
Kind regards

pajaran (36246) 2013-04-02 10:43

Dobro vece.
Lep pogled na oblake koji donose nevreme ...
Dobar trenutak snimka, kontrast, lepe boje.
Dobar rad u HDR tehnici, lepa fotografija.
Prijatno vece i sve najbolje.
Paja.

Good evening.
Nice view of storm clouds bring ...
A good time recording, contrast, beautiful color.
Good work in HDR technique, beautiful images.
Good evening and all the best.
Paja.

jcpix (3299) 2013-05-06 16:20

Hi Krzysztof,

This is great, the atmosphere here is both calm and electric! I know that probably makes no sense, but it's the feeling I get by seeing this...maybe it's the HDR, maybe it's the stunning detail and architecture...but whatever it is, I like it! I'd be interested to see the original, I have to imagine there's still plenty of sharpness, contrast and mood to the scene. I think the open space being void of any people also makes for a bit of mystery...I mean, why wouldn't anyone want to be out to enjoy this moment, where are they?? :) Thanks for sharing this moment of solitude and serenity. Great work! Have a good day.

Friendly regards,

Jason