1000th postcard, a photo from Sachsen, East

Photographer's Note

Please right click on this photo and select “view image” or “open image in a new tab” to see much larger and sharper original version, as I have prepared it.

I didn’t want to disappoint Craig who encouraged me to prepare a blue hour photo for my 1000th upload on TrekEarth. The latest opportunity for blue hour photography which I had was in Dresden. It is a great place for blue hour, however, ironically, I had a new camera there, which is always bad. It is like wearing a new pair of shoes for a hike. I remember using a new camera for blue hour photos in Paris. All of them came up not sharp because I didn’t know that long time exposure causes a lot of noise in that type of camera. This time I made another mistake. For day photography I decided to start using Auto-ISO setting. I always avoided high ISO because of course the lowest ISO setting the higher quality of the image. However, at certain point I realized that higher ISO translates into higher dynamic range as well. So having a better sensor now I decided to let it go: I thought, so what if the ISO gets sometimes a bit higher, as long as the dynamic range gets better. For the blue hour though the high ISO is a disaster! Of course, in darkness the camera tries to increase the ISO to the limits and the quality drops a lot. I realized that towards the end of my only blue hour evening in Dresden. It was too late, my blue hour photos were of poor quality. This photo, the last one, I saved by multiple exposures.

Views from across the river towards Dresden old town are quite important. As you may know, Dresden was badly damaged in WWII. Almost the whole old town was bombed. It is really hard to feel sorry for Germans on this occasion. For example, they have on purpose destroyed Polish capital, Warsaw, to the ground, for pure desire to destroy it. Dresden destruction was unfortunately a collateral damage of the terrible war started by Germany. There is however something else what joins both Warsaw and Dresden. Both were very lucky to have been painted by Master Canaletto. The painter is known for his photographic attention to detail. Canaletto’s paintings were used to rebuild old town in Warsaw and later the same idea was used in Dresden. He has painted several works exactly across the river towards the old town.

The tower in the right belongs of course to the recently rebuilt Frauenkirche. It was originally left in ruin as a war memorial but quite recently it was rebuilt. Most of other buildings which you see along the quay belong to the Academy of Fine Arts. The building with Greek style columns in the very left I have already showed here before in the daylight. The elevated promenade along the River Elbe is known as Bruehl’s Terrace.

I should have probably written something on TrekEarth but the long essay which I already wrote on my TrekEarth profile site is still valid. I am sorry to see this website being neglected by the owners, a website which could serve like Canaletto paintings someday,

Fis2, ikeharel, vjmite, pajaran, macjake, Royaldevon, jean113, jhm, johnjmoe, PaulVDV, PiotrF, papagolf21, COSTANTINO has marked this note useful

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ifege (30455) 2020-09-16 0:23

Hi Mariusz
A good choice for your 100th posting and it definitely deserves being viewed in the large version. An excellent blue hour photo.
cheers
Ian

Fis2 (154179) 2020-09-16 0:31

Czesc Mariusz dzisiaj sasiad na TE!!!

Moje gratulacje 1000 zdjêc na TE!!!

Taki jubileusz po sasiedzku i niebieska godzina, coz wiecej mozna chciec.
Drezno to piekne miasto przywolujesz wspomnienia.
Znakomity panoramiczny kadr i kolorki.
Dobra robota.
Zycze nastepnego tysiaca zdjec ;)
MIlego dnia.
Krzysztof

ikeharel (105122) 2020-09-16 0:38

Reading the note on your #999 picture, I knew you are about to show a stunning picture for youe #1000, Mariusz.
Wonderful night scene from across the river along the "Europa-Balcony" in Dresden.
A marvelous picture, my cong.s,
Ike

vjmite (4776) 2020-09-16 0:49

Hi Mariusz,

This photo turned out very well, with good sharpness and just the right exposure to bring out colours in the buildings and their reflections. The people in the foreground are enjoying the view too.

Vince

pajaran (101576) 2020-09-16 1:22

Pozdrav.
lepa fotografija za jubilej 1000 fotografija na TE.
Lepa arhitektura na obali i brodovi u luci, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom, uhvacenim trenutkom i dobrim tekstom, lepa panorama.
Zelim vam sve najbolje u daljem radu sa lepim fotografijama i dobrim tesktovima.
Sve najbolje.
Paja.

Tue (81106) 2020-09-16 1:26

Hello Mariusz,
Congratulations on reaching 1000 photos! And you chose a really great one, perfect blue hour photo with the majestic architecture of Dresden, wonderfully illuminated also to create a great contrast between the deep blue sky and the golden lights.
Lars

lousat (128895) 2020-09-16 1:38

Hi Mariusz,many difficulties with the new camera, but in the end the result is really excellent.This blue hour from Dresden open in the wide version has some truly remarkable details and colors. And the view is also spectacular. Craig will be happy, and of course you will be happy with your 1000th photo. It is really a pity that this site is left to itself and all new bugs are never fixed, Treknature has even been dead for 6 months and nobody does anything. Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

macjake (96143) 2020-09-16 4:59

Hi Mariusz
haha...glad to see you posted a blue hour for #1000 and you took my advice! Love it :) congrats on this nice round #, its always a good feeling. I opened up the image in the large file format and its super super crisp/sharp. Nothing to complain about at all, you should be very proud and happy with this end result. well done, the hard work paid off. cheers
Craig

Royaldevon (73798) 2020-09-16 5:42

Hello Mariusz,

Congratulations on your 1,000th post!
By comparison, I am feeling quite old!!

If, as you say, you had to resurrect this photograph, you have done a fine job.
The details are much clearer in the large format and I struggle to see any problems with it!
It is a good and wise choice. Craig advised you well!

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

Silvio1953 (203916) 2020-09-16 9:09

Ciao Mariusz, congratulations for your 1000th postcard, fascinating blue hour with fantastic reflections, excellent clarity, splendid light and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

jhm (201645) 2020-09-16 9:35

Hello Mariusz,

Congratulations 1000th postcard on TE.
Real a wonderful panorama picture with the nice building during blue hour
Your picture is technical well, have good composition.
Sharpness and colours are pleasant to look at.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John

jean113 (21331) 2020-09-16 10:51

Congratulations Mariusz on this your 1000th post on TE.

I read your note with interest, it is always a good read.
I never knew that Canaletto had painted Warsaw or Dresden.
I will have to look out for those pictures.
I have never tried to take shots in the blue hour, this looks an excellent example to me. The details are still clear to see, and the illumination is perfectly managed in my opinion.
Thanks for sharing, kind regards, Jean.

PaulVDV (53756) 2020-09-16 12:19

Hello Mariusz,
I could have thought so :)
You kind of announced your 1.000th picture on TE and I remember you do love photos taken during the blue hour.
So here it is!
It has all the elements that make up a very successful photo.
We see wonderful architecture, a line of boats, water with the reflected lights and a foregound where people are having a nice time.
A very pleasing picture! Well done!
Best regards, Paul

cargus (13261) 2020-09-16 12:27

Superbe scène de nuit, joué dans les plus belles couleurs, image claire et bien fait.!!
cordialement
Adrian

PiotrF (52146) 2020-09-16 16:41

Czesc Mariusz
Oby spelnily sie zyczenia i zebysmy mogli ogladac kolejny tysiac znakomitych fotografii Twojego autorstwa w tym serwisie.
Swietne podsumowanie pobytu w Drzenie. Dobry kadr i perfekcyjna jakosc, ktore sa domena wszystkich Twoich zdjec!
pozdrawiam
Piotr

papagolf21 (152393) 2020-09-16 23:00

Bonjour, cher Mariusz,
Félicitations pour cette 1000e publication sur le site.
En plus, le sujet est de toute beauté et vient couronner un album bien rempli.
Un grand merci du partage.
Amitiés.
Philippe

COSTANTINO (102869) 2020-09-17 2:18

Hello ear friend and have a nice evening
many wishes for your 100th postcard remitted
from you to all of us..
many wishes for ore new photos
in the future...
welldone
regards
costantino

Miguel82 (47104) 2020-09-17 3:24

Mariusz, the light is perfectly managed at the blue hour. The domes of the most prominent monuments stand out by their shape. The lights of the city are reflected on the water of the river. Two boats carrying passengers were moored here that evening. Fine colors, good sharpness, regards.

jmdias (101434) 2020-09-17 10:14

mariusz

a very beautiful image, the monuments are fabulous against the blue sky. I got some images this way from moscow too, some were very nice. I understand what you say about a new camera, it is necessary some time and many photos for us to reach a better interaction with the camera. I watched on TV once a photographer in poland had did lots of photos before varsaw have being destroyed and they used this same photos to rebuilt the monuments. I presume canaleto artworks were used too.

take care

jorge