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Hoexter


Hoexter
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Copyright: Frank Kaiser (Buin) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 3451 W: 0 N: 6887] (24053)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-04-01
Categories: Architecture
Exposure: f/10.0, 1/250 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
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Map: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2008-05-04 20:54
Viewed: 308
Points: 18
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is a view of Höxter (about 32.000 inhabitants) the most eastern town of the federal state North Rhine-Westphalia, situated on the left bank of Weser river.

Höxter in the time of Charlemagne was a "villa regia", and it was the scene of a battle between his forces and the Saxons. The emperor Louis the Pious - a son of Charlemagne - awarded Höxter in the year 822 to the nearby monastery of Corvey and the town gradually increased in prosperity, and became the chief town of the principality of Corvey. Later it asserted its independence from the monastery and joined the Hanseatic League. It suffered severely during the Thirty Years' War. In 1643 the Catholic League after a long siege here held a bloodbath in which 1500 citizens of Höxter were killed. After this Höxter sank into poverty.

Today Höxter is a county seat and it is famous for its wonderful medieval half-timbered houses in style of Weser-Renaissance. It realy is worth a visit.

In my picture you can see (from left to the right) the tower of the city hall, the church St. Mary from 1283 and the church St. Kilian from 1100.
In the next days I'll show you some pictures taken in Höxter.


In the workshop you can see a closeup of this view.

Using the map view at the left you can zoom in to the place on the eastern bank of Weser river where my photo was taken from.
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  • Great 
  • jasmis Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2906 W: 618 N: 3165] (38157)
  • [2008-05-04 22:38]

I would prefer WS photo as the main one. Nevertheless impressive presentation.

Regards my dear friend from wet Silesia.

Hi Frank,
Beautiful view with attractive architectural details. The composition is spectacular and the colours are splendid. Picturesque view, Very well done! Have a nice day
George

Bonjour Frank
beau cliché de la ville de Höxter avec la rivière et le pont en avant plan, beau travail.
Amitiés
Jean-Pierre

Hallo Frank,
klares Stadtbild mit schönem Blick über die Ufer und vielleicht wäre weniger mehr? Mir gefällt die Auswahl für den Workshop besser, obwohl weniger drauf ist, bietet es in meinen Augen mehr. Die Weser so klein zu sehen finde ich immer wieder faszinierend, für mich ist so viel breiter.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

Hallo Frank,
wonderful panoramic image ,beautiful colors you have captured, sharp and detailed landscape. well done.
Georg

  • Great 
  • Uhu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 488 W: 0 N: 1037] (4576)
  • [2008-05-05 8:12]

Lot of bad things happenes here, yeah, 30-years War was such a gruesome event. I rememeber first reading about it according to the Sack of Magdeburg, there were also a great bloodshed then.
But regardless to all these ancient evils, place look so homely and you captured it's great!

HAllo Frank,

sehr gute Landschaftsaufnahme mit hervorragendem Bildaufbau und sehr guten Farben.Seht gutes Foto.

Mit den besten Grüssen aus Luxemburg

Jean-Claude

  • Great 
  • dip Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1858 W: 0 N: 928] (8897)
  • [2008-05-05 11:40]

Hallo Frank,
guter Standpunkt mit der Brücke auf der linken und die Äste auf der rechten Seite,schöne Farben und gute Klarheit,
ein schönes Foto!
Grüße,
Dimitris.

Hhello Buin,
What a pretty photo,again and again as all the
previous.Good framing and generally a lovely shot suitable to celebrate teh Nature...
Thanks for sharing
Costantino

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