The City Hall of Stockholm Photo

Photographer’s Note

The City Hall of Stockholm is one of the most beautiful and well known buildings in the world and the most exclusive ballroom in Stockholm, frequently used for e.g. the yearly Nobel Banquet.

The City Hall is known for its hospitality, its unique art treasures, magnificent banquettes and an intriguing history attracting close to 400,000 visitors a year.

Architecturally Stockholm’s City Hall is one of Sweden’s foremost examples of “national romanticism”. After twelve years of construction overseen by architect Ragnar Östberg, the building was inaugurated on Midsummer’s Eve in 1923.

More than 8 million bricks were used in the building of City Hall. The City Hall Tower, topped by three crowns, the Swedish national coat of arms, rises 106 meters above the edifice. City Hall with its many offices, meeting rooms, council chambers and stupendous banquet halls provides a workplace for politicians as well as civil servants.

The Political Center:
From the City Hall, which is the main symbol for the capital of Sweden, the City of Stockholm is being governed. Around 200 politicians and civil servants have their offices in this building.

The Tower:
Rising 106 meters into the air, the City Hall Tower offers a breathtaking view of Stockholm. An exciting walk up the 365 steps through narrow passages is well worth the effort. There is an elevator that goes half-way to the top. The Tower Museum located in the Tower is also worth a visit.

Muse, jhm, Cretense, s_lush, UlfE, JanD, Didi trouve(nt) cette note utile

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Muse (31047) 2009-10-09 9:07

Hello,
Très belle vue nocturne de ce superbe édifice.
Un bon cadrage et de jolies lumières.
Best regards
Denise

darek1978 (11401) 2009-10-09 16:16

Hi Ismojo,
A good night time composition captured at just the right time. Very beautiful color of the sky and great sharpness. Well done!
Regards,
Darek

Waylim (11081) 2009-10-10 18:36

Hi Ismojo,
This is a fairly nice shot, I like the time of day, there is still enough colors in the sky, dark blue hour. the city light is slowly coming on. Normally, the placement of thing right in the center doesn't work too well for composition, but here it seem to be just fine, but I still would have taken one off center. Otherwise, it is a very nice shot. I like it. Thanks
Way

mauro61 (16152) 2009-10-11 5:18

ciao Ismojo,
un bel notturno sulla città con un definizione leggermente carente .
La resa è comunque buona e crea una bella atmosfera.
buona domenica
maurizio

Graal (58577) 2009-10-11 23:53

Hi Ismojo,
nice view and effect by night. I like the composition, colours and lights. Well presentation from Stockholm.
Gr., Aleksander

jhm (83161) 2009-10-12 2:52

Hello Ismojo,

You took these picture during it blue hour.
A little dark, but I like of the little enlightenment generally.
Thank you very much for your interesting note
Sharpness and clarity are excellent.
Good perspective and depth, lovely picture
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

Cretense (56866) 2009-10-12 3:19

Hello Ismojo!

Beautiful nightshot (I am a nightshot lover), great balanced framing, the "central" composition works perfectly well in this case! Great light management under given conditions, althought I think that the result would be even more impressive, if you had taken it, a few minutes earlier, with a little bit more blue in the sky!

Hercules

s_lush (2424) 2009-10-12 8:45

Hello Ismojo,
This is a very attractive presentation of this remarkable building, the Stockholm's political center. Excellent technique of capturing night scenes and perfect point of view. Great job!
Best regards,
Sergiy

testmaniac (12256) 2009-10-13 0:10

Hi Ismojo, not bad night photo! More light in the shadows will be better!

TFS

Phil

UlfE (9110) 2009-10-13 10:17

Hi Ismojo,

A beautiful and well-composed night shot. The centered position is actually the best choice here. I agree with those saying that it would have been better to wait until it was a bit darker. The result would actually have been better. I believe that it would also have been good to use a tripod here. TFS and have nice evening!

Kind regards,

Ulf

JanD (15019) 2009-10-15 3:54

Howdy Herowono!
Wonderful city hall, amazing night shot. Good frame.
Regards.

kevinos (6927) 2009-10-17 3:47

Hi Ismojo, The lines of this composition are simple and clean.It is a nice, night exposure with a strong mood.Although this night view does not allow us to see the detail, we get a clear idea of its its strength and presence. It makes a most imposing sight. regards kevin

Didi (36364) 2009-10-17 4:07

Hello
Interesting picture in the end of the blue hour.
To give more attraction to your picture I suggest you to not put the main subject in the center.
Best regards

jemaflor (39675) 2009-10-19 10:43

Hi I,
Good night shot, good capture for this light with a beautiful bluenight sky, ideal to have a good silhouette with this monument.

Angshu (33995) 2009-10-19 20:40

Hello Ismojo
Nice shot of the structure...but maybe the result would have been better if shot some minutes earlier to get advantage of the blue hour..and maybe some more light in the dark areas. An off-centre composition with the tower more to the left could have also worked. But overall a nice night shot
Best Regards
Angshuman

Photo Information

Copyright: Ismojo Herowono (herowono) (470)
Genre: Lieux
Medium: Couleur
Date Taken: 2009-10-08
Categories: Architecture
Camera: Canon EOS 5D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM, B+W 77mm 010 UV-Haze 1x MRC
Exposition: f/4, 1/1.25 secondes
Versions: version originale
Date Submitted: 2009-10-08 11:14