Postcard from Liubice, a photo from Schleswig-Holstein, West

Photographer's Note

Have you ever heard about Liubice? It was a Slavic settlement from which the present-day Lubeck derived its name from. I suppose many of you have not heard about Lubeck either but probably everyone heard about Hamburg which is a city very near Lubeck.

It is interesting how the history favours the winners, they write the history. In the middle ages Lubeck was a very important port along the coast of Baltic Sea. It was a capital seat of the Hanseatic League and most major Baltic Sea ports were controlled from here. Even at certain point decisions like who should be the king of Denmark were taken in Lubeck town hall (in this photo). Port towns like Bergen in Norway, Gdansk in Poland, Tallinn in Estonia and many more belonged to this trade organisation. However, when the sea route to North America was discovered, another port town appeared: Hamburg. After a while, for many reasons Lubeck and Baltic Sea trade became much less important than transatlantic trade. Hamburg is now the second largest city in Germany while Lubeck is just a little town known mainly for German tourists and for the connoisseurs of marzipan.

If you read about the history of Lubeck, many sources start on the day when German town was founded there but only few mention that before the German settlement there was a Slavic settlement in this area called Liubice. In fact, the area which covers the whole Eastern Germany before Germans was inhabited by Slavic nations. Recently, Fis2 has showed for example a reportage from Saxony where some traces of Slavic people living there still exist, mainly on cemeteries though. Some present-day German town names come from Slavic predecessors. I mentioned Lubeck which derives from Liubice (meaning “lovely”), but for example Potsdam originates from Slavic Poztupimi (meaning “under oaks”).

Read more about Liubice HERE.

Steft, snunney, johnjmoe, jhm, alvaraalto, PaulVDV, Fis2, Royaldevon, papagolf21, ChrisJ, sacimar, COSTANTINO, macjake, mcmtanyel, adramad, cornejo has marked this note useful

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Steft (6109) 2019-03-31 3:01

Hello Mariusz,

Beautiful picture with pleasant warm light. I love the shapes of buildings. Also the blue sky is very nice. Excellent work.

Thanks for sharing,

snunney (130967) 2019-03-31 3:05

Hello Mariusz,
I do know about Lubeck as I spent a weekend there very many years ago when I was visiting Hamburg on business! Well exposed blue hour composition featuring the beautiful City Hall with its arcade. Excellent colour contrasts and very good sharpness.

ifege (49223) 2019-03-31 3:05

Hi Mariusz
I definitely have to visit Lubeck!
Another of your good night time photos.
Cheers
Ian

Tue (93280) 2019-03-31 3:11

Hello Mariusz,
You really make me want to jump into my car and drive to Lübeck this very minute! A fantastic photo of this wonderful building. I love the contrast of the white façades and its many elaborate details and the large, old brick wall and the three small towers behind it. Everything was illuminated most beautifully. Great work!
Lars

Nicou (193814) 2019-03-31 4:17

Hello

fantastique jeu de lumière et image quelle vue et architecture superbe avec des plans différent quelle maîtres des lumières et cadrage superbe
Bravo t amitié
Nicou

lousat (139890) 2019-03-31 4:21

Hi Mariusz,great choice of the moment Another time,this late blue hour is a masterwork,the blue of clean sky contrasts in the best way the warm colors of the illuminated facades of the Church,perfect exposure and sharpness. Have a nice Sunday and thanks,Luciano

Silvio1953 (222721) 2019-03-31 5:41

Ciao Mariusz, fascinating blue hour, excellent exposure, splendid light and wonderful colors very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

jhm (211738) 2019-03-31 6:30

Hello Mariusz,

Taken during blue hour with wonderful result.
Lovely view about the completely renovation after WW II.
Composition and presentation are superb.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice day,
John.

alvaraalto (42804) 2019-03-31 7:26

Hello Mariusz
Lubeck is of course known as one of the famous Hanseatic cities of which there are also several in the Netherlands. In many of these places there is fortunately still a lot that reminds us of this old covenant. I visited Lubeck only for a few hours, but I still remember the special atmosphere that these Hanseatic towns have in common.
Excellent presentation
Have a good Sunday, groet Rob

PaulVDV (63402) 2019-03-31 11:53

Hello Mariusz,
Of course I've already heard about Lübeck, but I admit I know nothing about its history. With the exception of Berlin and Cologne (very close), German cities are not that popular in my country.
This picture shows that we probably are wrong.
A fantastic view during the blue hour that looks quite magical. The white front facade looks so much different from the part behind it that towers above it.
Excellently done!
Best regards, Paul

Fis2 (171763) 2019-03-31 13:29

Czesc Mariusz!
Piekna fasada, ladnie podswietlona.
Ciekawe co do czego by³o dobudowane?
Mur z wie¿yczkami jest bardzo ciekawy.
Ladny kadr i kolorystyka.
Milego nowego tygodnia.
Krzysztof

Royaldevon (86318) 2019-03-31 14:29

Hello Mariusz,

You have included some interesting notes with your photograph.
Many towns that were important during earlier times have drifted into insignificance, quite often due to rivers silting or the products for which they were famous, ceasing to be popular. In some ways, it is to the advantage of the town's history for buildings survive, without being swallowed up by motorway developments or shopping malls.

This is a very beautiful building, looking romantically beautiful in the blue hour! The artificial lights advertise the repeating arches, at ground level and the majestic turrets high up.
It's a fine close-up with excellent clarity.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

Miguel82 (47110) 2019-04-01 4:37

Mariusz, that photo displays a standout architecture. The three towers dominate the surroundings, a restaurant terrace with tables and chairs is established at the foot of the building. Beautiful white facade. Fine colors, excellent night report from Lubeck

mesutilgim (0) 2019-04-01 12:56

Hello Mariusz
Nice blue hour capture from Lubeck.
Good ligth management and sharpness, nice warm colors.Many interesting and usefull notes makes your entry a perfect TE job.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

pajaran (116885) 2019-04-01 22:07

Dobar dan.
Lep pogled i trenutak, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Lepo pokazano, dobar kontrast, lepe boje, lepo uhvacen trenutak.
Lepa fasada i detalji, lepa stara arhitektura.
Zelim vam lep i uspesan dan, sve najbolje.
Paja.

Good day.
A nice view and a moment, interesting and good text ...
Beautifully shown, good contrast, beautiful colors, beautifully captured moment.
Nice façade and details, beautiful old architecture.
I wish you a beautiful and successful day, all the best.

papagolf21 (152607) 2019-04-01 22:33

Bonjour, cher Mariusz,
C'est en découvrant la note et la prise de vue que je mesure ma méconnaissance de l'histoire !
L'image est grandiose et superbe à la fois, c'est la première fois que je vois une telle architecture.
Le résultat est magnifique.
Très bonne journée.
Amitiés.
Philippe

rychem (72187) 2019-04-02 7:46

Super zdjecie z Twojego archiwum, bardzo nastrojowe, technicznie perfekcyjne i kolorystycznie atrakcyjne, moje gratulacje
Ryszard

jmdias (116287) 2019-04-02 11:58

mariusz

I got a post card of this town when I was a boy, it was in the times of communism and I was surprised how beautiful the town was. this building is curious and not ordinary, it is like a mix of styles, like a collage. amazing! excellent nocturne view. a place I want to visit someday.

take care

jorge

ChrisJ (172338) 2019-04-02 12:38

Hello Mariusz,

Fantastic warm cold colour contrasts between the blue hour sky ant the rusty reddish orange tint of the cathedral. The donut holes in the side are unusual. Tfs!

sacimar (38173) 2019-04-03 6:04

Hello Mariusz,

this is a beautiful postcard, the light management is excellent, you chose a perfect moment to take the photo, the result is awesome, well done!

Best regards

Sergio

ktanska (45018) 2019-04-03 11:28

Hi Mariusz,
I once spend a Sunday evening in Lubeck waiting for a night train to Copenhagen. I can tell you it wasn't a lively place at that time.
Beautiful architecture with all those white details. Superb illumination and perfect timing with the blue hour.
Kari

Cricri (176) 2019-04-03 23:28

Hi Mariusz
C'est de belles photos que vous poster de ce voyage ancien, celle ci prise a heure bleu est superbe, l'angle, la prise des éclairages, la netteté parfaite, très belle présentation
Amitiés
cricri

COSTANTINO (117616) 2019-04-04 11:09

Hello dear friend and have a nice time and a happy new day
thanks for sharing with us this wonderful postcard
from Lubeck with a wonderful blue color exposed
composition
great choice of the moment
welldone and wellseen
regards
costantino

macjake (98544) 2019-04-04 19:52

Hi Mariusz
gotta love blue hours! I'll have one coming up for posting soon as well :) its so strange to see the round holes on the exterior...i don't think I've ever seen that before. I like it a lot. and its great to have 3 spires, not 2 or 4, 3 is much more balanced in the frame. lovely blues, impactful UP pov, perfect. cheers
Craig

carlo62 (81265) 2019-04-06 6:05

Ciao Mariusz
splendida notturna, le doppie luci artificiali hanno due tonalità diverse che mettono in risalto le architetture.
Eccellente esposizione, ottima nota di accompagnamento.
Saluti
Carlo

gervaso (28375) 2019-04-08 4:47

Hello, Mariusz!

Curious and beautiful architecture of the town hall, and you photographed it at the best time of the day, the blue hour gives wonderful colors to the scene, and the illumination is also great here! Very nice composition! Well done!

mcmtanyel (69063) 2019-04-08 19:32

Hello Mariusz,
And what a great postcard it is! It is a well-exposed blue hour photo of an impressive building.
Regards,
MT

adramad (73374) 2019-04-09 11:35

Hi Mariusz.
We are back in TE, after a few days of vacation, in the beautiful province of Huelva, in Andalucia.

Magnificent note that illustrates us about this German city, this City Hall is surprising, which seems attached to that higher structure with its ancient turrets and pinnacles, is a beautiful night image, with the sky still blue.
Wonderful image, sharpness, exposure, colors and POV are excellent.
Photo very well made. I like it
Enjoy a good day.
Very best regards.
Luis.

cornejo (61504) 2019-04-11 10:23

Witaj Mariusz, very good photograph of this interesting building at the blue hour, very well composed in this interesting image with good sharpness, light, color and quality. Great and interesting work perfectly done, my congratulations my friend. Thanks for sharing this interesting work.

Good night and happy weekend.
Warm greetings from the south of Spain.
Angel.

ikeharel (114409) 2019-10-13 5:31

Hello Mariusz,
Somehow I skipped this picture, but sure to critique it now.
A fantastic illuminations both atop the town-hall and bellow the arcade. Different colors of the lit areas contrasting by the white façade.
A night scene which you always present in a beautiful way.
Good afternoon,
Ike