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Photographer’s Note

This is the Gothenburg synagogue. It was inaugurated in 1855 and design by master-builder August Krüger. It was one of the few Jewish religious buildings in Europe to remain unscathed after the Second World War.

Of course, this is a veryical flip of the reflection in the moat surrounding central Gothenburg. I couldn´t avoid this picture although I have used this technique before, like here and here. But this was quite irresistable.

After this upload, I will be away on holiday for some weeks, but I´ll be back!

ChrisJ, mikolaj_kawa, Royaldevon, holmertz, jlbrthnn, snunney, s_lush, fanni, vasilpro, Fis2, feather, Budapestman, Graal, Clementi, Longroute, ellelloo trouve(nt) cette note utile

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danyy (69319) 2009-10-06 0:12

Bonjour Gunnar,
il y a de l'idée et de l'imagination là derrière et j'aime beaucoup. La vignette n'était pas encourageante, mais la photo est de qualité.
Bravo.
Daniel.

rodgerg (24773) 2009-10-06 0:29

Hello Gunnar,

A superb reflection rich in details very well collected. Good framing too and nice warm colors. title well selected too.
Have a nice day,
Roger

ChrisJ (70419) 2009-10-06 0:31

Hi Gunnar

Wonderful inverted reflections, with superb colour & sharpness. Looks like an oil painting. Tfs!

dta (5879) 2009-10-06 0:32

Hello Gunnar ,
An interesting shot ! The reflection is superb , as you say , it looks like a painting .
Have a good holiday time .
Regards

jasmis (50891) 2009-10-06 0:36

Interesting effect, but actually I don't prefer such tricks.

Regards.

mikolaj_kawa (30985) 2009-10-06 0:49

Hello Gunnar! Nice mirror, very nice reflection, good light and colours, very good contrast. Original picture. Well done!

Royaldevon (5938) 2009-10-06 0:58

Hello Gunnar,

What a shock when I opened your thumbnail - surely not camera shake!!
A wonderful reflection! Nicely positioned in the frame and saying so much about the sunniness of the day!

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

Buin (38136) 2009-10-06 1:25

Good morning Gunnar!
You are an artist with the camera! What an interesting and fascinating photo! Like a paiting of an expressionist. The wonderful light here helped you to catch this wonderful effect of mirroring. Hats off!
A most worth-seeing picture!
Greetings from a grey and very wet Siegen!
Frank

emka (22131) 2009-10-06 1:45

Hi Gunnar, you are a fan of reflections :) Interesting picture, nice effect. Have a nice holidays. Where are you going this time?

Warm regards

Malgorzata

holmertz (9901) 2009-10-06 1:46

Hej Gunnar,
A good trick can be used many times. The tiny ripples certainly give the impression of a peculiar painting technique. The colours also get a special quality when mirrored in the water.
I hope you have a fine holiday.
Hälsningar,
Gert

jlbrthnn (38727) 2009-10-06 3:07

Hello Gunnar,
I like to employ my expression, “photograph with the brush”, to qualify beautiful images of painter photographer like this one. The colors are excellent. congratulations.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

graffer (1764) 2009-10-06 3:37

Hello Gunnar,

This is another of your very fine reflection shots, possibly the best yet.

Lovely soft colours, enough of a ripple to stir the surface and yet leave fascinating detail in the image.

Enjoy your holiday - I hope the weather is kind to you - I look forward to seeing a whole new lot of pictures on your return.

Kind regards,

Peter.

sandpiper (1635) 2009-10-06 3:59

Hi Gunnar

Great relection, I like the abstract nature of the image. good composition.

Chris

snunney (35350) 2009-10-06 4:07

Hello Gunnar,
The reflection in the shimmering waters of the moat make for a lovely composition; very painterly as your title implies. Lovely warm/cool tonal contrasts. Very well observed and presented. Bon voyage, a bientot.

alibasarir (14495) 2009-10-06 9:01

merhaba Gunnar,
inanılmaz güzel bir yansıma görüntüsü.özellikle suyun blur hali çok etkileyici görünüyor.ayrıca renkler ile ışıkta mükemmel elinize sağlık.
selamlar
Ali

skai (143) 2009-10-06 10:06

Hi Gunnar,
A beautiful, painting like reflection of the synagogue. The colors are rich autumn shades. Strong composition and cropping.

Best regards, Kai

wolf38 (13085) 2009-10-06 11:01

Hi Gunnar. Reflections are suitable for any surprise. A really great image. Best regards, Wolfgang.

s_lush (2424) 2009-10-06 11:26

Hello Gunnar,
This image really looks like a painting in water-colors. Such a technique has allowed you underlining the general features of the architecture and prevailing color scheme, when some insufficient details are avoided. Very good idea and its realization! Great job!
Best regards,
Sergiy

jurek1951 (26072) 2009-10-06 11:54

Hi Gunnar,
wonderful mirror image.
good pov.
perfectly composed and captured.
great clarity and sharpness.
Georg

fanni (8791) 2009-10-06 13:23

Hello Gunnar,
as a painter I appreciate this photo which surely looks more like a picture painted with oil on canvas :) I always welcome ideas of taking photos of reflections! sometimes they turn out to be unusually interesting :)
I also like the combination of two domineering colours: yellowish-ocherous and bluish-grey.
I wish you a very good holiday and, of course, find weather and sunny days!
I'll be looking forward to new photos :)
Kind regards,
Elena

patdeph (18244) 2009-10-06 13:33

hello Gunnar
the effect of this reflection is fabulous,as you say in your title,it looks like a painting!I like the golden colors of the monument,standing out a splendid blue sky,and I love the kind of blurred given by the numerous tiny ripples!Wonderful!
Regards
pascale

vasilpro (9258) 2009-10-06 14:04

Hello Gunnar,
Excellent reflection composition. Great shot. TFS!
Have a nice evening, Vasilis.

Fis2 (46253) 2009-10-06 14:30

Witaj Gunnar!
Wow suuuuuuuuuuuuuper!
Good idea beaytiful effect.
I like the colours.
Very impressive picture!
Regards
Krzysztof

jafadabret (40185) 2009-10-06 23:52

Bonjour Gunnar
Cette photo fait en effet une belle aquarelle. J'aime les mille reflets de lumière sur l'eau qui font comme autant de coups de pinceau.
Amical salut !
Jacques

nirvana73 (8822) 2009-10-07 0:37

Hello Gunnar
very nice architecture
good idea
i like reflections from the water
thanks for sharing
have a good holiday
see you
best regards
Ozhan

feather (50040) 2009-10-07 4:00

Even from the thumbnail, the slight haziness made me wonder if this was an inverted reflection. The result resembles a Monet painting, although he probably went nowhere near Sweden, back in the 19th/early 20th centuries. :D
Excellent and creative shot helped by good light.
Kath
'on holiday for some weeks' - sound good. Have a great time.
K

Budapestman (42660) 2009-10-07 4:12

Hi Gunnar,
splendid impression, you took an impressive photo of this synagogue, the composition is very attractive, beautiful photo, Have a nice day!
George

Graal (58577) 2009-10-07 5:43

Hi Gunnar,
superb reflections, amazing image like painted. Friends all told You. I like this photojob also. Good idea and realize.
Gr., Aleksander

Clementi (44919) 2009-10-07 6:26

Ciao Gunnar,
the water with its reflexes, believes both a great painter, demonstration is this image, it seems gone out of the hand of an artist,
very beautiful
Giorgio

mafegan (4425) 2009-10-07 18:54

Hi Gunnar
The uniform shimmering effect in this reflection is great. Well seen and have a great holiday. Tfs, Marlene

hardyuno (2553) 2009-10-09 4:52

Hello Gunnar,
this is a fantastic refelection, really like a painting. Great idea, well done.
I wish you a great holiday
regards
Hartmut

Glint (3052) 2009-10-09 10:07

Hello Gunnar,
beautiful and artistic capture of this golden place. I love the way it shimmers and the combination of blue and gold.
regards,
Bev

mortijo (12364) 2009-10-12 5:08

An excellent 'painted' shot. It looks more like an exercise in 'pointillisme', but it is superb. The colors are really fabaulous.
Regards
john

UlfE (9110) 2009-10-13 10:28

Hej Gunnar,

A wonderful reflection picture. I guess it might be difficult to find relections of building like this in Gothenburg even though it is a city by the sea. You have painted a perfect acquarelle with your camera. TFS and have a nice evening!

Kind regards,

Ulf

scroller (2883) 2009-10-15 2:16

Hej Gunnar,
A wonderful photo with great colours! Enjoy your vaccation!
Hälsningar
/Stefan

Longroute (9713) 2009-10-17 7:40

Truly an acquarello! Unbelievable!
The effect is stunning and finer than perhaps the real building. You couldn't choose a better way to photograph it. The illusion is perfect!
I love the light and the warm soft colours.
Compliments,
Donato

ellelloo (4919) 2009-10-21 23:50

Hej Gunnar,
You are not only a fan of reflections but also a master of them! It is a stunning photo, amazing clarity of the reflections and a good framing. Nothing wrong in using the same technique repeatedly, if the result is this amazing! :-)
Hälsningar,
Lasse

Photo Information

Copyright: Gunnar Holmertz (saxo042) (16164)
Genre: Lieux
Medium: Couleur
Date Taken: 2009-10-02
Categories: Architecture
Camera: Canon PowerShot G10
Exposition: f/3.5, 1/160 secondes
More Photo Info: view
Map: view
Versions: version originale
Thème(s): Water Reflections, Water reflections, Water reflexion [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-10-06 0:08