Continuing with my series on selective color this is a new one from the waterfront of Cologne Germany.
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Cologne Cafe
Selective Color Series–Cologne Cafe
Tag Archives: River
Patterns Along The River
While walking on the The Three Rivers Heritage Trail I became fascinated with the shadows from the trees and fences. My wife suggested the angle, I thought it looked better in monochrome than color.
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Three Rivers Heritage Trail Exploratory Mission
During this pandemic we have started to explore areas we haven’t visited before. In recent weeks we have traveled to Ligonier and North Park ro search for Eagles. Yesterday we stayed closer to home and parked the car in Millvale and walked a part of the The Three Rivers Heritage Trail, This is an urban rail trail paralleling the riverbanks in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Allegheny County for about 33 miles. It is an easy walk offering nice views of the river. Next time we will take our dog.
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My Virtual Vacation Day 17—Heidelberg
We had hoped in retirement to travel the world. So far we have done a pretty good job with trips to Mexico, Hawaii, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain and The Czech Republic. However the pandemic has stopped all of that for a while. So while waiting for Africa, Alaska and Scandinavia, our current travel is going to have to be virtual. Today’s stop is Heidelberg in Germany.
Another wonderful stop along the Rhine River in Germany. Fantastic architecture is everywhere and you could spend a whole day in the partially restored ruins of the castle that overlooks the river. The city has an amazing history, great museums and a nice shopping and restaurant area.
Heidelberg Sculpture
Heidelberg Ruins
Heidelberg Germany
My Virtual Vacation Day 11—Strasbourg France
We had hoped in retirement to travel the world. So far we have done a pretty good job with trips to Mexico, Hawaii, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain and The Czech Republic. However the pandemic has stopped all of that for a while. So while waiting for Africa, Alaska and Scandinavia, our current travel is going to have to be virtual. Today’s stop is Strasbourg in the Alsace region of France
Strasbourg is the capital city of the Grand Est region, formerly Alsace, in northeastern France. It’s also the formal seat of the European Parliament and sits near the German border, with culture and architecture blending German and French influences. Its Gothic Cathédrale Notre-Dame features daily shows from its astronomical clock and sweeping views of the Rhine River from partway up its 142m spire.
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Strasbourg France
Real Onion Soup
Rhine River
Strasbourg FR
Strasbourg FR
Pittsburgh Party Deck
The empty party deck of the Gateway Party Liner provides a colorful frame for a view of Pittsburgh from the SouthSide across the Monongahela River.
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Pittsburgh Party Deck
Ghosts of Köln
Years ago I learned the basics of blur motion photography. Placing the camera on a tripod and using a slow shutter speed allows you to create blurred motion on a still background. If you pan with the movement you will create another type of blur effect like this one entitled Running Deer. I have often thought of this process as creating ghosts.
While relaxing in Köln on the waterfront I decided to try to make some “ghosts” using a monopod. A lot of my attempts didn’t work. A monopod is not as good as a tripod but I still managed to capture a couple of ghosts.
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Ghosts of Köln
Ghosts of Köln
Ghosts of Köln
Köln Fall Foliage
This autumn we will be returning to Europe. Our last visit was during the autumn of 2016. This time we will be in Spain and Italy and I am sure we will not see any colorful fall foliage there. I remembered being disappointed in seeing little dramatic foliage during our last trip through Germany and Austria.
Looking through the files I think I was mistaken. These were taken in Köln (Cologne) Germany during that trip.
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Fall Foliage Köln Germany
Fall Foliage Köln Germany
Strasbourg Revisited
This time of year I like to revisit old images and sometimes edit them with newer tools. This image was originally in color. A friend of mine recently purchased a mirrorless camera and I love that you can actually “see” a color image in black and white before you shoot it. Unfortunately my camera does not have that ability. So I used the NIK Silver FX tool to create the monochrome versions.
It was a dark and blustery day when the original as taken so I thought it might actually look better in monochrome. What do you think?
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Strasbourg France
Rhine Castle Revisited
This time of year I like to revisit old images and sometimes edit them with newer tools. This image was taken from the deck of The Viking Longship HILN as we cruised the Rhine River Gorge, Most of the images I took were worthless because the movement of the ship was so fast that the images would blur. For this one however for some reason the ship slowed dramatically and I was able to take a clear shot.
I reedited this using the NIK color tools and adjusted the color and exposure to make the clouds and sky stand out.
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Rhine River Castle
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