Rathaus Reflections, a photo from Hamburg, West

Photographer's Note

Rathaus Reflections

Time for a more abstract photo again. It shows the 112-metre tall tower of the Hamburg City Hall (Hamburger Rathaus) in the slowly moving water of the narrow Alsterfleet. Check this photo I posted more than a year ago, if you want to get a clearer picture of the tower: https://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Europe/Germany/West/Hamburg//photo1570540.htm.

The Hamburger Rathaus is the seat of the local government and located in the old town at the Rathausmarkt square. It was built between 1886 and 1897 in neo-renaissance style, replacing the former city hall, which had been destroyed in the Great Fire of Hamburg in 1842.

Exif Data:
Make: SONY
Model: DSC-HX400V
Software: PaintShop Pro 16,00
Exposure Time: 1/100 sec
F-Stop: f/4.0
ISO Speed Ratings: 125
Focal Length: 1564/100 mm
Date Taken: 2020-07-21 20:01
Metering Mode: Pattern
Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
File Size: 1728 kb

Fis2, PiotrF, pierrefonds, mcmtanyel, ikeharel, papagolf21, Royaldevon, jean113, jhm, PaulVDV, sacimar, COSTANTINO has marked this note useful

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holmertz (102650) 2020-07-27 12:23

Hej Lars,
En fin abstrakt akvarellmålning. Jag undrar vem i konsthistorien som hade kunnat skapa något liknande. Det lutar nog åt någon med dragning åt det surrealistiska. Max Ernst?
Hälsningar,
Gert

pajaran (115831) 2020-07-27 12:29

Greeting.
Nice reflex on the water, well shown with nice colors, contrast and good text.
Good idea and realization with beautiful photography.
Nice play of colors and bright water surfaces.
I wish you all the best in the new week that has begun.
Paja.

Silvio1953 (221525) 2020-07-27 13:13

Ciao Lars, fascinating reflection with fantastic deformation, splendid light and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

Fis2 (170693) 2020-07-27 13:50

Witaj Lars!
Good idea, fantastic effect!
Reflection is impressive.
I like framing, colors and sharpness.
Very well done.
Good night.
Krzysztof

PiotrF (54602) 2020-07-27 15:09

Hello Lars,
Picture with great reflecions.
I like good composition, wonderful colours and good quality.
Regards
Piotr

lousat (139220) 2020-07-27 15:16

Hi Lars,wonderful way to show the Rathaus tower in this original and bright reflection,very nice suprise from your trip in Hamburg! Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

pierrefonds (114395) 2020-07-27 15:26

Hi Lars,

You have captured well the ripples on the water. The point of view is showing the details of the reflections. It is like abstract art. Have a nice day.

Pierre

mcmtanyel (68447) 2020-07-27 20:18

Hello Lars,
What a pretty painting! Well seen and rendered. 👍🏻👍🏻
Regards,
MT

abmdsudi (95869) 2020-07-27 22:24

Hi Lars
A stunning imagery filled with dynamic distorted reflections painted by vibrant striking colours and light held together. That's a transformation to gorgeous natural abstract, so crispy and razor sharp. Delightful to look at your usual seamless photo works. Congrats.
Best regards

ikeharel (113291) 2020-07-27 22:54

Hello Lars,
Before I joined TE I did not pay any attention to reflections - now I lerant how to appreciate this phenomenon.
Superbly collected colors under bright light over water.
Have a nice new day,
Ike

jemaflor (147076) 2020-07-27 23:09

Hi Lars,
Interesting and photogenic effect, like an abstract painting, well framed on only water reflections, good rendering nice brightness, tfs.

emka (158092) 2020-07-28 0:14

hello Lars, beautiful abstract picture. Nice refelctions, we can only guess how the original looks like. Wonderful colours and shapes. Best regards MAlgo

papagolf21 (152607) 2020-07-28 0:41

Bonjour, cher Lars,
C'est étonnant quant la nature produit des tableaux aux formes étranges.
L'on dirait une palette d'artiste peintre.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Royaldevon (85896) 2020-07-28 3:09

Hello Lars,

I checked your original photograph and can see the colour connections between this very fluid, abstract example of the building and the original.
This is a very fine photograph of the reflection, the patterns elongating into long fingers of colour.

If you have ever floated coloured oils on the surface of water, you will see patterns emerging, like this.

Hope you are having a great holiday,
Bev :-)
Sadly, we have had a lot of rain over the last few days!

jean113 (27847) 2020-07-28 8:20

Hello Lars, the reflection is an abstract ‘painting’ with such beautiful shapes and colours.
The contorted lines are fascinating.
The ochre/ gold colour looks like liquid gold to me.
Fabulous.
Thanks for sharing, regards Jean.

jimmyjimmy (6164) 2020-07-28 9:39

Hello Lars

Ahhhhhhh, one of my favorites of the day. awesome contrast and almost mosaic in appearance. Well done on the result of the reflection.

jimmy

jhm (211736) 2020-07-28 9:50

Goedenavond Lars,

Bijna niet te geloven maar uw foto zou bijzonder goed passen in een modern galerij.
Een schilder zou dit niet kunnen verbeteren.
Prachtig foto werk, proficiat.

Groeten uit Vlaanderen,
John.

jmdias (115100) 2020-07-28 10:52

lars

a nice view with these reflections. I liked the curved shapes and the colors here. very beautiful.

take care

jorge

Miguel82 (47110) 2020-07-28 12:37

Lars, the moving water creates waves therefore the tall tower doesn't appear clearly on the water. The reflection is blurred. An abstract shot. Fine colors, good sharpness, regards.

PaulVDV (62880) 2020-07-29 14:51

Hallo Lars,
Ik ken het stadhuis van Hamburg helemaal niet maar denk dat ik in de weerspiegeling misschien toch een wapenschild terug vind en uiteraard de groene torenspits.
Prachtig hoe weerspiegelingen in het water de realiteit kunnen vervormen en een abstract kunstwerk creëren.
Vele groeten, Paul

sacimar (38173) 2020-07-30 5:37

Hello Lars,

I like it! It is a beautiful reflection, it is like an abstract painting, you had a good eye and the visual result is excellent, well done,

Best regards,

Sergio

COSTANTINO (116421) 2020-07-31 21:31

Hello dear friend and have a nice day
abstract painting
let your imagination free
to think of....
fantastic reflections
great work
regards
Costantino

kasianowak (17676) 2020-08-15 10:30

Hi Lars
You and Rob took shots the same thing in the same place but came up with very different photos and that's the beauty of photography.
Lovely abstract with beautiful colours.
Best wishes
Kasia

alvaraalto (42804) 2020-10-14 8:16

Dag Lars,
Lichte golfjes zorgen vaak voor de mooiste spiegelingen. De herkenbaarheid neemt af en we mogen meer onze eigen fantasie gebruiken om de schoonheid te ontdekken.
Groet Rob