The Karlskirche Photo

Photographer’s Note

The ambitious design of St. Charles Church combined architectural elements from ancient Greece - the columned entrance porch -, ancient Rome - the Trajanesque columns -, contemporary Rome - the Baroque dome -, and contemporary Vienna - the Baroque towers at either end.

When it was finished, the church received mixed reviews. It never received the sincerest form of flattery – imitation – and it was regarded as something of an architectural curiosity throughout Europe. Notwithstanding, especially when lit at night, the building is magical.

I didn't had my tripod, so I just installed my backpack as a base for the camera and used a release shutter cable.

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AdmiralD_Snider (10) 2007-12-17 0:37

Great shot. Would correct the horizon line though. Regards!

usnadir (781) 2007-12-17 0:37

Excelent reflection.colour,light and sharpness is fantastic.
best regard
nadir

Floydian (30970) 2007-12-17 0:41

Hi Andre,
I did not know you also have been to Austria on your Europe trip. But seeing this one taking without a tripod...haaaaaaaa, great..!!! So much detail and very good sharpness but most of all the golden and blue colours combining with a superb reflection...great shot.
Regards, Henk

luisafonso (858) 2007-12-17 1:17

Perfect capture of the Karlskirche. You probably don't know, but I lived for 6 months in Vienna after graduating. I am still in love with the city and seeing this huge church so well photographed is a bliss. My memory thanks you! It's a pity you didn't manage to capture a ghost passing by to show how really big this is. But that would probably spoil all this perfection... ;) Great one.

Didier38 (710) 2007-12-17 1:28

Bonjour Andre,

Très beau reflet bien cadré de ce magnifique monument !

Didier

ktanska (17629) 2007-12-17 1:34

Hi Andre,
Symmetry works perfectly on this one. I wonder what kind of pool there is that reflects the light. Exact exposure and colour balance. And indeed those minaret like coloumns are rare on church architecture.
Kari

rigoletto (27600) 2007-12-17 2:16

Tripodless?

What will Cousin Terror say, i wonder.
He should admit that, backpacks serve as very good tripods as well. Otherwise, it would be an impossible burden to go to the hotel and pick those heavy pods with you. Baaaah! No way...

I also wonder, whether it is the result of a pp work to obtain the Trajan columns such straightly standing. My columns were distorted, and gently straightened by bantonbuju.

Best,
Rigo

Bruno40 (6448) 2007-12-17 2:31

Perfect reflection, it is like a mirror!
perfect exposure,
perfect photo
Ver well done
Jorge

pasternak (14575) 2007-12-17 2:35

Perfect symmetry and quality of reflection, 22 sec on a backpack, wow, why on earth would one need a tripod then?... :)

Cheers
Alexander

mesutilgim (39684) 2007-12-17 2:38

Hello dear Andre,
Wonderfull and quite unusual this double "Karls Kirche". Great pov and wonderfull compo. Very good ligth management.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

TopGeo (23423) 2007-12-17 3:06

Hi Andre! I liked the reflection and her symmetry your picture Also the cleanliness and the lighting Love a lot the background and the soft chromatic nuances the building with the architecture splendid,, georgios

sacavem (9449) 2007-12-17 3:16

Olá Andre,
Impressive St. Charles Church,excellent shot of this nice reflections.
The architecture on this facade is glorious. Your very sharp photo shows the detail up very clearly. Thank you for sharing.
Regards,
Filipe

cbrman (19649) 2007-12-17 3:54

Hello André,

Wahouu ! Une symétrie parfaite et très bien saisie dans cette image ! Je vois que tu as eu un temps splendide à Vienne ! Le ciel est parfaitement saisi à la Blue Hour ! Une très belle image au choix de cadrage parfait ! Bravo !
Pour cette prise de vue, sur quoi as-tu fait ta mesure d'exposition ? Sur le ciel ? Sur les lumières de l'église ?
Je te remercie pour ta réponse !

A+

Dominique

Budapestman (46609) 2007-12-17 4:19

Hi Andre,
Wonderful blue hour shot with beautiful composition. I like the amazing details and the fascinating reflection, colours and lights are splendid. Very well done! Have a nice week
George

jalab_temen (2108) 2007-12-17 4:26

Perfect reflection, amazing colours. Many thanks for sharing this shot. Jalab

asajernigan (15295) 2007-12-17 4:30

Andre,
Great blue hour shot! The reflection is outstanding here giving the photo nice symmetry and balance. The lighting and colors are great with excellent sharpness and DOF. The long exposure worked well for you here yielding a wonderful photo.
TFS,
Asa

rgarrigus (0) 2007-12-17 8:41

Hi Andre,

Nicely captured image. You chose the perfect time of day and the reflection is perfect. Well done.

Cheers!

Bob G.

Morac (22636) 2007-12-17 11:00

Bonsoir André,
La rigueur du bâtiment est renforcée par cette double symétrie verticale et horizontale.
Grande netteté du reflet et très belles couleurs
Amicalement

Marc

bibiweb (8) 2007-12-17 11:15

Hello André,
Moi non plus je n'avais pas bu ta photo du jour...
Wow! La symétrie est parfaite aussi bien à l'horizontale qu'à la verticale. Comme d'habitude c'est cadré au poil, la netteté est impeccable et la gestion des lumières est parfaite. Finalement avec ton sac à dos ce n'est plus la peine de te trimbaler avec un trépied! ;o)
Bizzz
Bibi

picus (888) 2007-12-17 11:46

bé cobamp tu sabais que j'abais un rhube?
Je l'ai bu de tous les angles, ta photo...
C'est une superbe réalisation, et j'ai mis un marque page sur ta gallerie pour venir te revoir quand ça ira bieux.
Pascal

gilou530 (37562) 2007-12-17 12:55

salut andré
une superbe photo que l'on peut regarder a l'envers tellement les reflets sont fidéles, des couleurs et une lumiére parfaites, beua travail
amitiés
gilbert

cherryripe (19873) 2007-12-17 13:22

Salut André
Superbe la symmétrie parfait et la nettété impeccable. Pas besoin de trépied ici. Trop sympa les petites fenêtres jaunes (pour une fois je n'ai pas besoin de te workshopper ;-) ) qui contrastent avec le bleu du ciel et de l'eau. Je trouve ce genre d'architecture presque aussi spectaculaire que le moderne.
Bonne soirée
Nikki

sebinho342 (18814) 2007-12-17 15:43

T'aurai pu la mettre dans l'autre sens qu'on aurait rien vu ;)
Ah il est beau le taj mahal ... j'adore ;)

worldcitizen (2478) 2007-12-17 16:54

Hello Andre,
This is wonderful...wonderful symmetry, exposure, lighting. It is amazing that you got such sharp details with a backpack "tripod". The architecture is beautiful, and not only is the church itself perfectly symmetrical, but so is the mirror image, so we have a rare instance of symmetry both horizontally and vertically.

archimatica (14285) 2007-12-18 10:04

Hi, Andre.
Fantastic architectural shot.
Symmetry perfectly, great sharpness.
Best regards
Renzo

Dpbours (220) 2007-12-18 15:07

Hi Andre,

Just wonderful. I'm not sure if the reflection is even better than the original. But I guess it is. Very nice. 22 seconds on a backpack. Funny :-). And a good note as well!

Greetings,
Dennis

markstaples (15670) 2007-12-19 1:55

Hi André
Perfect symmetry in this beautifully executed night shot. Extremely well framed, excellent use of your backpack as a tripod. Superb work.
Best wishes
Mark

DKarine (3862) 2007-12-19 13:37

Salut André. Le monument en lui même est déjà bien beau, mais avec son double ça devient magique.
Les lumières sont fabuleuses, ça fait presque palais des 1001 nuits... :)
1 point bonus supplémentaire pour ton avatar... attention, certains abus te donnent les yeux rouges... et ça n'est surement pas le sucre d'orge.. il ne faudrait pas manquer le seul jour de l'année ou tout doit être magique!
A bientôt
K

jjcordier (27200) 2007-12-20 22:56

Andre
Absolument magnifique! La symétrie impeccable et la luminosité parfaite composent une image splendide de la Karlskirche qui prend ici des petits airs de Taj Mahal. Grande qualité d'image, même avec ton pied de fortune...il faut dire que tu as un sacré équipement photo!
Amicalement
JJ

tibervince (781) 2008-01-08 22:19

Hello Andre,
Superb long expo! The relfection is perfect, colors are stuning (I love the range of blues)... excellent work!
Greetings from Bangkok
Vincent

Hellas (5135) 2008-02-10 23:18

Hi Andre,
you, your backpack and the camera did the best, indeed.
The whole composition is wonderful and the light management, too. The architecture is great.
Thank you very much for sharing.
Best wishes,
Athanasios.

david_P (222) 2008-05-02 0:20

Really Nice shot !
Indrebible reflexion and very good lightning during the blue hour !
TFS
David

lilimih33 (9888) 2008-05-24 16:24

Hello Andre!
Lovely church with great architecture!
Fantastic reflection!
Nice colours and light!
Best regards!
Lili

Photo Information

Copyright: Andre Roberge (InasiaJones) (21676)
Genre: Lieux
Medium: Couleur
Date Taken: 2007-10-02
Categories: Architecture
Camera: Canon 5D, Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 USM
Exposition: f/18.0, 22 secondes
Versions: version originale
Thème(s): Architectural reflections in water II, Symmetry II [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-12-17 0:35
Favoris: 1 [voir]