Cities in Germany

[thereyougo!]

Thanks for the very positive feedback so far guys.

Left Heilbronn around lunch time to glorious sunshine that remained with us whe we got to Nuremberg.


Got to our hotel and my room has a balcony with a view to the castle which is a mile's walk away


Pentax 645D FA 400mm f/5.6 at f/13 and 1/250 ISO 320



Nuremberg CAstle from 1km away by singingsnapper, on Flickr


I took a stroll up to the castle to grab some evening shots as and after the sun set:


Pentax 645D FA 33 - 55mm at 33mm and f/16 4 exposures



Evening from Nuremberg Castle by singingsnapper, on Flickr


Nuremberg TV tower


Pentax 645D FA 400mm f/5.6 at f/8 and 1/25



Nuremberg TV tower silhouetted in the evening sky by singingsnapper, on Flickr


A waning full moon on show so I grabbed my tripod and my 400mm lens


Pentax 645D FA 400mm at f/11 and 1/125 ISO 400



Moon above Nuremberg by singingsnapper, on Flickr

 

[thereyougo!]

Berlin at 0340 this morningPentax 645D FA 120 f/4 at f/16 line of Berlin wall to Brandenburg Gate by singingsnapper, on Flickr

 

[Scarecrow]

Very nice shots you got there man thanks for sharing!!!!!! Did you get any of the holicost memorial in Berlin while you were there?

 

[thereyougo!]

Thanks - I've been to Berlin several times but not treally photographed the holocaust memorial very much.

 

[thereyougo!]

Here's the Frauenkirche again in Dresden, adjusted contrast in Silver efex pro 2



frauenkirche night adjusted-2 by singingsnapper, on Flickr


For the benefit of Troy, here is the same shot in colour I have given it a similar contrast boost in LR3



Nighttime Frauenkirche colour by singingsnapper, on Flickr


I like them both personally....


Edit to add...


and with more contrast:



Nighttime Frauenkirche colour more contrast by singingsnapper, on Flickr

 

[thereyougo!]

Pityt I can't make this any bigger on flickr, but for this pano of Chemnitz from my hotel's roof garden is 12 shots with the Pentax 645D and FA 120 f/4 all shots at f/16 and 1/4 sec. The full file is too big for a .tif file at 4.8 GB. It took 3 hours to process on my MacBook pro.



chemnitz panorama by singingsnapper, on Flickr


Took a walk down to local lake as the afternoon turned into evening:


Pentax 645D FA 120 converted to black and white on silver efex



Chemnitz autumn leaves by singingsnapper, on Flickr






Pentax 645D FA 120 f/11 25 secs ISO 320



parochial reflections by singingsnapper, on Flickr

 

[Scarecrow]

Man I love Japan but your pictures are making me wanna go back to Europe....

 

[Scarecrow]

Frauenkirche with the silver is awesome btw. Just thought I would let you know

 

[thereyougo!]

Another panorama this time from Koblenz -


Pentax 645D FA 120 f/4 @ f/13 1/10 11 shots merged in CS5



Koblenz panaroma by singingsnapper, on Flickr

 

[thereyougo!]

This is a two shot stitch in CS5 and also using fusion in Photomatix. It's the Bridge over the Mosel (the other pano being the Rhine) in Koblenz


Pentax 645D FA 120 f/4 at f/11



Mosel bridge by singingsnapper, on Flickr

The River police are out!


Pentax 645D FA400 at f/5.6 1/400 ISO 250



River police on the rhine by singingsnapper, on Flickr

 

[thereyougo!]

Another from Dresden. I stood on the path as the dusk set in. Really a very special place

Pentax 645D FA 33-55 at 43mm f/13


Dresden road and churches by singingsnapper, on Flickr

 

[thereyougo!]

Mannheim's main sight is the watertower. This is a nightview of it and the Christmas market.


Pentax 645D FA 33-55mm f/4.5 at f/13 and 30 secs ISO 100



mnnheim watertower night by singingsnapper, on Flickr


I got even more funny looks when I stood at the pedestrian refuge taking photos of the tramlines and the trams. Every other person was asking whether I was a photographer for the local paper
I converted this to Black and white in Silver efex


Pentax 645D FA 120f/4 at f/16 and 13 secs



Trams in Mannheim by singingsnapper, on Flickr


After I strolled around the Christmas markets went to the back of the square by the Rosengarten with this view of the fair


Pentax 645D FA 120 at f/16 and 8 secs



The wihnachtsmarkt in full swing by singingsnapper, on Flickr

 

[thereyougo!]

Am on a quick trip to the beautiful city of Cologne in Germany. Took a stroll in the cold after dinner to the Rhine where there is a great view over the river of the rail bridge and the Cathedral:


Pentax 645D FA 75 f/11 25 secs ISO 125



Cologne-2 by singingsnapper, on Flickr


The row of lights attracted me on the way back as I approached the Dom


Pentax 645D FA 33 - 55 at 33mm f/11 and 30 secs ISO 100



cologne dom-2 by singingsnapper, on Flickr

 

[tbrunke]

Dresden at night:

Dresden by night by singingsnapper, on Flickr

this is an amazing photo! the lights and the reflections work great and its all together beautiful!

 

[thereyougo!]

Back in Germany over the weekend, this time in Wiesbaden where we had wonderful weather and 30 degrees!


There is a stunning venue called the Kurhouse right in the middle of the city and either side of the Kurhouse were two collobnades, one is a casino, the other a row of shops.


Canon 5D mk III EF 24 - 70 at 24mm and f/11 1/40 ISO 250 converted in silver efex:



wiesbaden-collonade by singingsnapper, on Flickr


Inside the Kurhouse itself there was a sweet postcard box:


Canon 24 - 70L at 52mm and f/8 1/40 ISO 1250



Post-card-box by singingsnapper, on Flickr