Cologne nightview I Photo

Photographer’s Note

Cathedral and Hohenzollern Bridge.

As I did not have a tripod i had to use the stone wall
at the Rhine river.

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castellano (708) 2005-10-31 16:25

Hallo Thorsten,
The combination of different light elements in your picture is fantastic. The cathedral and the bridge are well known from postcards of Köln, but you have gone a step further, playing with the red, white and blue lights, and making some reflections on the river. The sharpness is excellent, and the POV is really good as we can have an overview of this side of the river.
Congratulations, I think it's superb!
Regards,
Javier

joni (869) 2005-10-31 17:18

Maybe Cologne is not my favourite city but your photo is sharp, very god POV and the lights playing in the background are marvelous. Amazing.
Marcin

Clochette (8076) 2005-10-31 17:20

Could it have been more perfect with a tripod ?.. ;-)
Just excellent, Thorsten. A gorgeous night-shot, congratulations.

meirpaz (310) 2005-10-31 17:39

Nice shot.

Gdouble (5245) 2005-11-01 5:29

Hi Thorsten,
Great nightshot. The Dom is magnificent with is beautiful lightning.
Guy

stefanocer (10412) 2005-11-01 8:53

Great night shot Thorsten , the colours are really very good , Compliments
I like it very much I'll add this to my favorite .
Stefano.

sines (0) 2005-11-06 16:00 [Comment]

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ahmetgedikli (22128) 2005-11-07 1:21

The colors of the bridge are wonderful, also the reflection in the water its splendid, you did very good with these night picture, well done.
Ahmet

rajhema (1867) 2006-01-20 13:17

Simply superb Thorsten. The Shapes of all structures are very sharp and the blue is perfectly burnt too!
So, this is Cologne huh! Superb place. Should be a downtown. I have colleagues I work with from here. That times i imagine how the city would look based on what they describe.

aklanac (264) 2006-02-06 15:53

oh well, this goes well with my posting, to wrap up the other side of the bridge. good work. i am glad that you managed to catch the river reflection. i guess your wife was more patien than mine! ;D

By the way, thanks for adding so much of you photos to the theme. i really think that the Dome deserves its special place on TE.

Cheers, Alan

Maddog (4436) 2006-02-22 15:56

Belle photo de nuit, belle lumiere!

Maddog

TomekWalkiewicz (233) 2006-03-02 5:58

very nice shoot, i like that kind of pictures very much

lotis (132) 2006-03-06 17:43

Very nice photo. The reflection on the water is really great. The lights are very well captured, and the Cathedral occupies a very nice place in the photo.
Thanks for sharing!
Cheers
Louis

beijokense (498) 2006-03-07 12:40

Hi Thor,
lovely Cologne, I miss it... kölsch, Paffgen...
I know how it is difficult to get a good POV in night shots without tripod!
The reflections on Rhein are quite good.
Cheers,
Beijo

MLINES (10976) 2006-03-21 23:33

Good night view with spectacular blue reflections. Good balanced scene. Well portrayed.

SampraS (617) 2006-03-28 15:46

Hi!

So many great things on one pic!

You could make 2 snaps:
right (blue)
left (old-stylish colours)

cheers
Adam

larevedere (1257) 2006-04-01 14:54

Wow!!
It looks so unreal, but it's beautiful... I hope I shall have an ocassion to be there and see this "live"...
Regards,
Olaf

Ramy (771) 2006-04-05 15:05

Hi Thorsten,
This is a very nice composed night picture, great night colors.
Stone wall seems to be doing a great job! I will keep that in mind. lol
Regards, Ramy.

rosaline (0) 2006-04-05 15:08

Hi Thorsten
A great shot of this famous land mark. I love the rich brown colour reflected in the water. Good composition and nice definition to the shot. Well done.
Aubrey

raymutlu (199) 2006-04-11 8:29

Hi Thorsten,

Great photo, the bridge is very clear but too much reflected blue in the middle does spoil the river view a bit.

Well done..

Br, Ray

keanfan (696) 2006-04-15 9:39

Superb night scene, you've created a very unique photograph, with different emphases foregrounded by the lights. I hope I can do something like that too!

malina82 (590) 2006-04-15 16:32

Hi Thorsten,
wow! This foto is great! I like frame and light!
Regards
Ewelina :]

osse (2806) 2006-04-15 18:40

Hi Thorsten
Great night shot.Just WOW
Very well done

osse

azadys (711) 2006-04-26 8:40

Hi Dear Thorsten.
nice night shot from thtat place.
i really like the reflex of lights.

regards
azad

Niara78 (0) 2006-05-15 16:31

Beautiful night shot, very sharp, lovely colourful reflections on the water. And no tripod? Well done! :)

Best regards,

Nathalie

s_a_s_h_a (607) 2006-06-04 2:25

Hi Thorsten,
This is a wonderful night shot.
Excellent colors of the bridge, nice reflection in the water...

Alex

osh (372) 2006-06-07 16:21

very good use of lights.... the purple reflection is very nice... was there a concert or something going on?) anyway, the church and bridge are also very sharp.

well done

osh

Yffic (6106) 2006-06-11 7:50

Hello Thorsten.

This POV is quite popular theses days but when I see your picture I understand why.
Composition is a nice one and colors are beautiful.

Regards.

Yves

jordilara (820) 2006-06-12 17:04

Hi Thor what a masterpiece You have captured!
Cristal colors seems like i'm watching from a window.Perfect exposition and colors really worth, nothing else to say, just enjoy.

fayeulle (26547) 2006-06-27 12:15

Hi Thorsten
Vry nice shot with great reflexion. I like the way you framed the bridge giving deepthness to this shot.
Cheers
JP

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wanna_yu (0) 2006-07-21 9:32

This is one of my favourite views ever. Great shot, very very sharp and excellent reflection. All compliments

Regards
Ivana

TheMystic (896) 2006-08-18 14:30

Hi Thorsten. The colors are unbelievable, but the purple/blue reflections on the right are a bit over the top. I do like the bridge and cathedral, by themselves they would be a stunning picture.
Cheers
Otto

saguzar (862) 2006-08-24 17:34

Hello Thor,
You live in a contrasting and nice city! I love the magic of the light, they have beautiful different colours; and I like the contrast between epochs of the bridge, cathedral and modern buildings.
Very good exposure time.
Regards
Hernán

moshebu (67) 2007-05-12 8:43 [Comment]

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emka (22357) 2007-12-04 13:52

Hi, Thor,

Beautiful shot of night Koeln. Superb sharpness and colors. Excellent POV. I used to live in Koeln, but it was a long time ago. Thank you very much for this photo

Malgorzata

Loic_bzh (7061) 2009-02-27 9:06

Hi Thorsten,

wow, what a nightshot. I talk about that with my girlfriend yesterday night: we really have to visit Köln!

Have a good week-end,

loïc

mkamionka (4968) 2009-06-08 2:07

Hi Thorsten,
fantastic nightshot. It is a classic. I spent about 7 years in Germany and yet I have never visited Koeln.
This view is really encouraging to visit.
I would personally try to do it at the blue hour so the sky and the river would have more color but it is the matter of personal preference.
TFS
M

trips (1537) 2009-06-23 3:34

Beautifull image! Great composition, where the sharpness and the 3 different main elements and its tones play a very special role: the bridge, the cathederal and the blue/ neon lights. Of course the reflexions on the water are great too. Very good work and good help from the stone wall :)Rgds
Pedro