Upside down? Photo

Photographer’s Note

Oops, I posted this photo upside down. Or not? Check also the workshop.

Here is one of the canals of Gothenburg.

Gothenburg was founded in 1619 by Gustavus the Second Adolphus as a port on the Göta river, by the west coast of Sweden. The king thought that the west coast was the right place for a new Swedish city, because that city could be a resistance against the Danes.

To make sure the city would grow rapidly, the king gave immigrants lots of priviledges.

As a buisinessmand and a Calvinist, Gustav much admired the Dutch merchants and invited them to come to Gothenburg to live and trade and to help with building canals in Dutch style. But also lots of Germans, English and Scottish came. If you walk around in Gothenburg, you still can see those influences (like the canal here, which is build in a somewhat Dutch style).

I cropped the photo a bit by the top, warmified the photo a bit, gave it more contrasts and saturation and I gave the sky a bit more colour. The last thing I did was reseizing and sharpening in InfranView.

To post a photo upside down was actually Rob Zwemmer's (Alvar Aalto) suggestion when I posted another photo with canal reflection of Gothenburg. So thanks for that idea!

weswang, singuanti, Tue, elihesamian, ChrisJ, Coyotyto, bertolucci, danyy, saintclaude, jrj has marked this note useful

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quantabeh (5203) 2005-07-27 18:38

hi Stef,
beautiful composition. I like how you have managed to incorporate a rich composition to the foreground, including reflection of buildings, trees and the sky. It's really well composed.
nice work!

lukie (0) 2005-07-27 18:52

Dag Steft,

terug een juweeltje uit Zweden. Enkel spijtig van de nogal grijze hemel, wellicht in tegenlicht genomen ?

groeten,

Luc

joaoferreira (0) 2005-07-27 22:35

Great reflexions! perfect shot! Regards!

singuanti (15240) 2005-07-27 22:42

Hi Stef, you should have posted this on April Fools day to eternally mess with our heads! :) IMHO I think the shot is right side up but you are right it could be either way. Technically everything is perfect. Awesome shot Stef!!

Tue (25608) 2005-07-28 4:30

Dat is wel weer een haarscherpe weerspiegeling. Mooie kleuren en lichtval ook. Goed werk weer. :-)

elihesamian (26091) 2005-07-28 5:17

An attractive scene with wonderful reflection symmetricaly,great perspective and I saw WS,too,great idea really,I do enjoy your works here and WS,Excellent clarity and sharpness and very well captured with a nice composition,Thanks for posting,Stef!
Best to You
M

feather (50122) 2005-07-28 7:26

It's raining here today and your approach to this has given me something to smile about.
A wonderful shot; as you set out to show with your WS the reflection is as clear as the main buildings. The light is superb. Well captured
Kath

ChrisJ (70443) 2005-07-28 7:28

Hi Stef

I like the superb reflections in the mirror image water. Excellent color, contrast, & saturation. Good work!

jhm (83276) 2005-07-28 7:32

Dag Stef,
Hoe dan ook het is schitterend dergelijke foto, hoe dikwijls staat het water zo stil om een echt spiegelbeeld te kunnen nemen zoals deze, prachtig werk en zeker zijn twee punten waard!
Groeten,
John.

danby1 (3689) 2005-07-28 8:24

hey stef, very impressive shot, the rotated version looks exactly the same apart from the smallest details! very well seen and reproduced! well done! great shot and idea

sergecross (3438) 2005-07-28 9:21

Stef, excellent shot, great architecture and sharply water reflections. This colorful image are very nice. Congratulations!
Sergio

oochappan (22032) 2005-07-28 10:44

Mooie heldere reflectie, de lucht is zelfs beter doortekend in het water, leuk om ons even aan het twijfelen te brengen, een zuiver sherp beeld met prachtige contrast en kleuring Stef
Een uitstekede foto
Henk

weswang (18223) 2005-07-28 11:41

Hi Stef, You are right. This is almost perfect mirror image. It is hard to tell which side is mirror and which side is the original. A well composed picture with a new view of the clean city on the side of the canal. A good timing to take the picture with the sunset at the tip of the building in the far side. A well taken picture with sharpness, depth, and nice contrast.

Graal (58688) 2005-07-28 15:32

Very good photo of architecture. I like the reflections and colours, too. Well done.
Rgs, Aleksander

devimeuxbe (56300) 2005-07-28 16:29

hi Steft
La pureté de l'eau est incroyable. On dirait un véritable miroir.
C'est absolument superbe comme cadrage.
Bien vu
Bertrand

huynt (5077) 2005-07-28 20:47

Hi Steft
wow great shot. wonderfl reflection. I will stay in Stockholm sweden from 2-8 Sept. I hope you guide for me some idea to take some photo in here. Thanks. Soory later Gr smil. Huy

sayzey (2358) 2005-07-29 7:36

Hey Stef, great capture, the water is SOOO still! Looking at the WS and this view it is only a few ripples that give it away which is the reflection!

In the original the sky looks bright in the actual sky but we can see detail of the sky in the reflection, so I thnik I like the WS better :P

Well done though it was a good isea and a godo shot!

Kenny10pin (19301) 2005-07-29 9:37

very nice reflection shot here, I like the calm waters and the buildings are nicely placed, well done

bertolucci (11994) 2005-07-29 12:49

Mooi werk Stef met een grappige titel. Door de werkelijk perfecte weerspiegeling is het zeer fraai graphisme geworden. De kleuren en de PoV zijn ook goed gekozen door de bocht rechts. Erg goed gezien en gedaan!
Groeten uit Rotterdam, Bert.

drymd29 (448) 2005-07-30 4:05

Gave rust op het water; dat maakt die spiegel mogelijk natuurlijk. De spiegel is altijd zachter met de lucht dan het origineel.
Ik zag eens dat iemand zo'n foto inderdaad op de kop plaatste; er zijn dan maar een paar details die je doen vermoeden dat dat gebeurd is.
De linker en de rechter helft zijn aparte foto's waard; die boompartij is geweldig.

groet,
Huub

danyy (69393) 2005-07-30 4:34

Bonjour Stef,
il est vrai que le reflet est tellement limpide et calme et à peine froissé que l'on pourrait presque retourner cette image, il aurait fallu la cadrer un peu plus haur pour obtenir un renversé encore plus déroutant.
Bien à toi.
Daniel.

saintclaude (1398) 2005-07-30 8:16

Well done, Stef, really a good job!
Nice symetry, colors and sharpness are perfect.
Bravo!
Claude

sAner (112) 2005-07-31 8:58

PRachtige compositie en schitterende reflectie. Dit is een heel mooie foto. Jammer dat de lucht zo grijs is. Well done and TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

Michael_Gan (2772) 2005-07-31 11:59

Hallo Stef. The reflection in your picture is marvellous! Beautiful warm colours on the buildings as well. What is nice to see in reflections, is the fact that pale skies often get more colour and contrasts in their reflections. This is also the case in your photo.

john_c (24635) 2005-08-02 13:04

Hi Stef,
What a well composed shot! The large format is wisely chosen here to portray the full magnificence of this canal area. The reflections are marvellous and the clarity of the buildings is outstanding, as we are able to discern all of the fine points of architecture. A satisfying scene, rendered with great artistry from a good POV. Well done.
John

erdna (5360) 2005-08-05 20:16

Hi Stef! This photo is the right side up. Am I correct? The stillness of the water indicates there is really no breeze. It makes the river like a mirror. Very beautiful!

Andre'

Steve_T (421) 2005-08-11 15:53

Mooie foto Stef! Het kan aan mij liggen hoor (of aan de spiegeling) maar het LIJKT dat hij een btj scheef is.... Ik hoop dat het aan mij ligt! Hoe dan ook... goed gedaan!!

alvaraalto (5301) 2005-08-12 18:42

Hi Stef,
Prachtige weerspiegeling van deze bekende "gracht"in Gotenburg. Je moet maar boffen met zulk fraai windstil weer. Uitstekend werk.
groet Rob

jrj (34779) 2005-08-13 8:35

Good use of the reflection Stef, and almost a special effect when one can not decide whats up and down. Peaceful part of Gøteborg, informative notes.

ninix (951) 2005-08-13 16:05

He steft,

Mooie scherpe frisse prent. Er spreekt rust uit. Ik vind de softtone kleuren erg goed en dan die rode kerktoren erbij, erg goed.

(Hij staat niet helemaal rechtop)
De workshopversie vind ik net zo goed.

Hendrik

joergen115 (2244) 2005-08-26 10:09 [Comment]