Axial symmetry Photo

Photographers Note

Luxembourg city enjoys probably the most unusual natural setting of all European capitals. The Old Town consists of the upper part, perched on top of a 100m sandstone outcrop with steeply sloping slides skirted by two rivers, Alzette and Petrusse, and the lower part, situated in the tranquil valleys of these two rivers. The two parts are completely unlike each other and feel in fact like two different towns. While the upper part is a lively city, complete with its European institutions, the lower part feels like it is frozen in time from 200 years ago. For pedestrians, the two parts are connected by an elevator cut inside the sandstone rock.

This image is a little experiment. It was produced from two separately scanned photos taken from the same point in the lower town. The upper part of the image shows the upper town on the cliff, while the lower part shows the reflection of the same scenery in the quiet waters of the Alzette river. Because I couldn't use a stitching software here, I have just put two images next to each other on the same canvas in Paint Shop Pro, and blurred the border. In this way, a small part of the cliff, which in reality was "between the two images", was left out. I find it an interesting way to "compress the reality" without causing distortion. I haven't cropped any of the two images, as I wanted them to have exactly the same size, so the border would divide the frame into two equal parts: the real world and its reflection.

PixelTerror, imrek, leo61, carper, lotis, danyy, Haseeb, Silke, kermit350 oznaczył to zdjęcie jeko użyteczne

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roamermark (1588) 2006-07-27 5:56

Interesting technique Alexander...I certainly can't see anything missing. The scene itslef is lovely but I am very impressed reading about how you put this together...with very good results.
Cheers
Mark

beatak (578) 2006-07-27 6:18

Your picture has impressed me. It's very lovely point of view of Luxemburg. Regards, Beatrice

alana (2607) 2006-07-27 6:32

Hello, Alexander
Your experiment was quite successful, very interesting composition with vivid colors, great perspective and beautiful reflection. Great job, Sasha

**Alana**

Voltri (1724) 2006-07-27 6:32

Sasha, try to find 10 differences:)

http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Europe/Luxembourg/photo409417.htm

imrek (4) 2006-07-27 7:20

Hi Alexander,
A great view and good POV...nice composition with vivid colors... well done!!!
regards,
imre

Paolo (40753) 2006-07-27 8:06

Hi Alex, amazing reflection and colours on that image with a vintage look and an amazing mood.
excellent light and POV.
thanks, ciao

leo61 (43668) 2006-07-27 11:39

Hi Alexander!
You chosed an excellent POV.Good composition with nice reflections in the foreground and the branches at the top.I like the combination of brown and green colors.
Regards,Leo

capthaddock (28640) 2006-07-27 13:23

Hi Alexander - splendid work, a little on the bright side, the presence of so many shadows made the light somewhat challenging, but the paerspective is perfect and the chosen subject is a very pretty view of this sometimes not so pretty city.

carper (65566) 2006-07-27 13:28

Mooie foto Alexander,
Ik vind de sfeer erg mooi, de compositie is goed genomen en technisch ziet het er ook fraai uit, mooi werk.
gr. jaap

lotis (132) 2006-07-27 17:55

Hi Alexander,
This is a fine shot. The colors and overall atmosphere are very warm. The reflection on the water is very nice too and reminds me of an impressionist painting (I think it's impressionist, but my artistic painting knowledge is limited..!). Anyways, I will only say that it is too bad that the foliage in the left foreground turned out so dark. Excellent photo nonetheless.
Good work.

Best Regards
Louis

avigur_11 (21301) 2006-07-27 22:38

Excellent PP work, Alex, the border is not visible, you mafe it better by manual-stitching!
The POV is great, showing bothe the city and the small creek, with warm colors and soft light, Good job.

AiresSantos (42782) 2006-07-28 2:46

Hi Alexander,
Gorgeous composition in pastel colours. Amazing reflections, excellent light and POV.
Thanks and have a nice weekend

PixelTerror (86763) 2006-07-28 4:09

Privet Alexander,
Lovely view from this good PoV, the vertical format was here the right choice to include the essential elements, the archi and the reflection. Funnily the fortification angles give the impression the photo leans to the right but it dies not. To me your PP looks good, the fact the lower small wall is not reflected does not bother, what remains as an impression from your work is a pleasant summer view.
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

danyy (69377) 2006-07-28 11:33

Bonjour Aleksander,
Tu as parfaitement réussi la prise de vue de cet endroit incontournable de Luxembourg.
Une maničre bien personnelle de nous présenter le coin avec cette symétrie et ces jolis reflets.
Bien ŕ toi
Daniel

Haseeb (127) 2006-07-28 13:42

Well done Alexander! Your experiment worked really well. I like the composition and the blending of real world and its reflection.
Regards,
Haseeb

Silke (3023) 2006-07-28 17:46

Another most attractive composition and quite remarkable in that I'd never have guessed at your technique. TFS
Silke

kermit350 (8988) 2006-07-29 7:29

Hello Alexander, very pretty place that you this place day proposes to us with it is water if not transparent but so much attaching that one will not like to see d`une another way, finally it is my case bus not to more see and even if I do not know this place with the reading of your beautiful image to the quite hot colour is reflected with such a diversity that a painter could not provide so much it as much there version of green that it is vegetable or watery but to diversify so much that in spite of this dominant colour is not to charge of the whole, sincerely

rosaline (0) 2006-07-30 5:00

Hi Alexander
Interesting technique and very creative too. You have succeded in producing an original piece of work. The reflection looks great and the blending of the two shots works well. Nice piece of PP.
Cheers
Aubrey