Photographer's Note
A view of the German town of Laufenburg taken across the Rhine from the Swiss side last week. With such warm temperatures on this day it felt like summer, though the colours and bare branches give away that it is still barely spring. Also, the river is rather a murky colour compared with the greener hue in summer. The Rhine marks the border between Switzerland and Germany along this stretch of the river, and also marks the divide between the Black Forest to the north and the Jura to the south. Originally called Louffenberg, the town was founded in 1207 by Rudolf II von Habsburg as a strategic and political seat, and the town remained Austrian until 1801 when Napoleon declared the Rhine as the Swiss-German border and the town was thus divided. Today, nothing much seems to happen in this town, which sits sleepily in the sunshine.
Song title: "The Other Side of Summer" by Elvis Costello
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Albrecht
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(11283) 2006-04-02 14:42
Hi Susanna
Beautiful scene;good compo and colours and a wonderful place to be.
~ greetings Albrecht ~
alainh
(33209) 2006-04-02 14:45
Hello Susanna
i like a lot the light in the town and the shadow in the river. Welle framed with the branches.
have a good week
alain
shal
(944) 2006-04-02 14:59
Hey Susanna,
lovely compo. good POV
very soothing sky with the reflections off the water and vivid colours of the houses :)
Cheers TFS,
Vishal Sabharwal
dkeus31
(27739) 2006-04-02 15:35
Hello Susanne,
Nice composition well framed: the brigde, the upper leaves.
Nice reflexion in the water.
Regards,
Didier
PixelTerror
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(0) 2006-04-02 17:34
Salut Susanna, tiens tu es retournee a Laufenburg ?
Tres beau point de vue le long de la riviere la lumiere est top pour produire une superbe reflection, jolie vue. amities de Kyoto, JY
nwoehnl
(122) 2006-04-02 19:43
Beautiful light in this view of Laufenburg across the Rhine, Susanna. Fine use of the polarizer to deepen the blues, nice colorful reflections and the included branches at the top work quite nicely, too. Greetings from Japan.
kclai
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(2267) 2006-04-02 23:11
Hi Susanna
A beautifully captured landscape shot with good angle. And the framing of thie tree twigs are cool.
And good use of the polariser to make the sky the best color against the cool country side.
Well done, Susanna.
Eric Lai
feather
(51130) 2006-04-03 6:59
I am particularly drawn to reflections, and if the Rhine is murky at the moment it doesn't show here as the reflections take the prize. Well composed shot in beautiful light. Roll on summer!
Kath
bibiweb
(8) 2006-04-03 13:06
Hi Susanna,
This looks like a postcard! The light is perfect, the reflection is beautiful and I think your POV is well chosen with the bridge on the left leading us into the village. And yes, it does feel like it was taken on a warm summer day... too bad winter is coming back on wednesday (from what I've heard).
Have a nice evening.
Brigitte
fabio_ts
(13696) 2006-04-04 3:56
Excellent view Susanna, the reflections in the light troubled water is lovely, great colors too, excellent shot, compliments!!
have a nice day,
Fabio.
capthaddock
(28790) 2006-04-04 9:48
Hi Susanna - the slow moving river enhances the sleepy atmosphere, charming façades and reflections.
jbweasle
(9393) 2006-04-09 4:12
Hello Susanna, this is a colourful and contrasy shot. It's very striking. The composition is great too with the bridge leading the eye in from the side and the tree filling the sky. Nice reflections too.
danyy
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(0) 2006-04-11 15:57
Bonjour Susanna,
ce que j'adore dans cette photo, c'est que le l'aurais cadrée exactement de la même manière et que probablement j'aurais obtenu le même genre de résultat.
Un joli ciel d'un bleu tendre qui séduit et qui se reflète dans ces eaux calmes.
Parfait cadrage et POV, expo et lumières bien gérées.
J'aime beaucoup.
BIen à toi.
Daniel.
starbug
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(6924) 2006-04-19 6:01
hi Susanna, something else than the Middle East:-) but still a beautiful view, the colours you caught are perfect, and th reflection is really nice. i like this low angle whic allowed to divide the frame into two halves.
regards
A.
elmec
(12210) 2006-05-14 14:18
Hello Susanna!
Very nice photo!
I like the symetric composition with the reflections in the water!
Good work!
Regards!
thaprem
(2566) 2006-10-01 21:13
Susanna,
A fantastic Picture perfect composition!...
Deep colours, fine sharpness & fantastic lighting..
Lovely one!.
Thanks,
Prem.
Photo Information
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Copyright: Susanna Leon (sleon)
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(9402) - Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2006-03-26
- Categories: Daily Life, Nature, Architecture
- Camera: Canon EOS 350D, Canon EF-S 10 - 22 mm F3.5 - F4.5, Hoya circular polariser
- Exposure: f/9.0, 1/80 seconds
- More Photo Info: view
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Theme(s): Borders / Frontières, Photos with Titles of Songs 07 [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2006-04-02 14:41
