Limburger Dom, a photo from Hessen, West

Photographer's Note

The Catholic Cathedral of Limburg, also known as Georgsdom or Limburger Dom in German after its dedication to Saint George, is located above the old town of Limburg in Hesse, Germany. Its high location on a rock above the Lahn provides its visibility from far away. The building is one of the most accomplished buildings of the late Romanesque style.

The first church on the "Limburger Rock" was built in 910 by Konrad Kurzbold. Inside today's cathedral, the outline of the former church can still be found.

The date of placing the foundation stone is unknown. However, investigations of the wood used inside the Dom give information about the period in which it was built. According to estimates, construction began about 1200, maybe as early as 1190. The consecration was in 1235 by Theoderich von Wied, the archbishop of Trier.

The former monastery church of St. Georg was upraised in 1827 to be the Cathedral of the new diocese of Limburg. The first bishop of Limburg was Jakob Brand (1827 to 1833). The diocese has currently about 700,000 Catholics and is one of the younger dioceses. On Friday, February 2, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI accepted the age-related resignation of former Bishop Franz Kamphaus. Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst has been named new bishop on November 28, 2007, and took office on January 20, 2008.

(Source: Wikipedea)

The original image was captured on slide film. It has since been digitised and 'cleaned-up' using Photoshop CS2.

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Budapestman (82620) 2010-03-28 1:31

Hi Stephen,
great view, the composition of the photo is very spectacular, the architectural details are beautiful, not an easy photo beacuse of the lights but you solved it splendidly, Tfs! Have a nice Sunday! Kellemes vasárnapot kívánok!
George (György)

besnard (59196) 2010-03-28 1:59

Bonjour Stephen
Une belle image dominicale avec cette imposante cathédrale et son reflet. Le scan est d'assez bonne qualité.
Merci pour le partage et bon dimanche.
Nicole

bema (26591) 2010-03-28 2:36

Hi Stephen,

that´s correct, you can see him out of all directions very clear..
have passed that village several times on my drive to the next village behind, called Diez a.d.Lahn..

have a nice sunday, best regards Bernd

Buin (42580) 2010-03-28 2:50

Good morning Stephen!
This view from the Lahn bridge always again is impressive. A polarizer here would have been good - but nevertheless a worth-seeing sight. Great note!
Greetings from again cold and rainy Germany!
Frank

carper (96) 2010-03-28 3:38

hello Stephen
very beautiful view here, the shot was not easy with the light, but even that a well composed shot, very good photo job, have a good day.
regard jaap

macondo (20449) 2010-03-28 4:18

Hi Stephen.
I suppose the slightly washed out colour made me realise this was another slide scan before I noticed the date. But I like that rather 'old' look - 1991 old?
Nice sharp scan and magnificent and interesting looking church. Your original exposure was pretty good, but today I imagine you could use a CPL filter to bring out the blue in the sky more. Beautiful glinting surface of the water.
Regards,
Andrew

Fante (5429) 2010-03-28 4:20

Hi Stephen,
lovely panoramic photo. Great composition with good DOF and interesting water reflection. Bravo
TFS
Regards, Sasko

Nicou (193806) 2010-03-28 6:13

Hello,

sueprbe vue avec des reflet merveilleux, la végétation en or, quelle cathédrale elle domine le toute elle est fičre et belle grandisoe luminosité et iamge.

Bravo et amitié

Nicou

subhendu_bagchi (26091) 2010-03-28 7:54

Hi Stephen,
you have captured this nice cathedral with fine light. Great depth. Light is harsh but you managed it well. Nice depth and sharpness. Inclusion of the tree in foreground added a lot to it. Tfs.
Have a nice sunday.
Subhendu

Ricx (13495) 2010-03-28 8:03

Hi Stephen, I like the depth in this image. Good strong point of focus on this Cathedral. and good tones. Have a great week ahead.. Ricx

amaryllis (37047) 2010-03-28 9:00

Bonjour Stephen
cette cathédrale a l'air superbe, imposante et particuličre de par ces couleurs
un cadrage excellent avec une belle perspective, l'eau et les arbres
bonne luminosité
juliette

Silvio1953 (205549) 2010-03-28 10:34

Ciao Stephen, great view of wonderful architecture, good natural colors, fascinating reflections, very well done my friend, ciao Silvio

Fis2 (155487) 2010-03-28 11:01

Witaj Stephen!
Beautiful view,
Wonderful cathedral.
I like the frame and reflections in water.
Have a nice weeek.
Krzysztof

mauro61 (53411) 2010-03-28 11:59

ciao Stephen,
bellissimo posto che hai ben reso e se pur con luce trasversale lo scatto č molto bello con l'unione di piu' elementi compositivi,
un saluto
maurizio

jurek1951 (42198) 2010-03-28 12:37

Hi Stephen,
Very interesting architecture. Original POV and composition. Very good shot. Well done
Georg

jlbrthnn (76041) 2010-03-28 14:20

Bonsoir Stephen,
L'église et sa réflection sont bien vues. L'image est habilement construite. Malgré le ciel trčs clair, La lumičre, les couleurs, la netteté sont bonnes. Bravo.
Bonne soirée
Amicalement
Joël

npecanhuk (79329) 2010-03-28 15:23

Hi Stephen!
What a beautiful place!
What an attractive photograph!
I specially enjoy the architecture of those buildings!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

Bluejeans (64251) 2010-03-28 15:59

Ola Stephen ,
Lindo este lugar com aquele castelo de fundo as suas torres se destacam acima das árvores, bonitos reflexos , foi pena o céu estar um pouco branco mesmo assim foi um bom trabalho de scan , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

delpeoples (60326) 2010-03-28 21:50

Hi Stephen, the symmetry here is beautiful. The scan quality is good, but don't you find it annoying that for some reason the scanner blows out the sky? I have so many photos like that. The reflections are lovely and the light, especially off that tree in the FG is beautiful. TFS and I wish you a good week, Lisa

John_F_Kennedy (43797) 2010-03-29 0:48

Hello Stephen,
A very good perspective on this lovely church here. The Limburger Dom and the old town is always worth to be visited. A nice scan.
best wishes,
Achim

asajernigan (21427) 2010-03-29 3:37

Stephen,
Your composition is great using the river to create a diagonal through the scene. The lighting is a little harsh with some washout in the sky but the details of the shaded areas are excellent. The use of a polarizing or ND filter may have helped with the difficult lighting here.
TFS,
Asa

Cricri (176) 2010-03-29 4:25

Hi Stephen
Une belle présentation de la cathédrale malgré la forte lumičre, les reflets et le cadrage donne un plus a cette image agréable
Friendship
cricri

rodgerg (55767) 2010-03-30 1:01

Hello Stephen,

Un POV trčs bien choisi pour présenter cette trčs belle cathédrale. Une végatation déjŕ colorée et de somptueux reflets dans le fleuve apportent un magnifique plus ŕ l'iamge. Excellente profondeur de champ également.
Bonne journée,
Roger

yeln (11516) 2010-03-30 2:12

hello Stephen

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what a wonderful castle presented to us.
beautiful colors and reflection on the water.
Good colors and pov.
Congratulations! TFS!
Regards

Vojko

gunbud (34066) 2010-03-30 19:54

Hi Stephen,
Splendid German castle seen making a striking reflection in the riffling river.
Very informative note to this interesting scene.
Regards, Tom