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Cochem on the Mosel


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Reflections of Cochem Castle on the Mosel river. I have a similar reflection shot posted on Flickr a while back although this one was taken at river level, while the other one was on the bridge. I would have preferred more lighting on the houses on the left, but surely, the bright red light on the castle makes up for it. The river Mosel is a windy river, snaking its way from France until it meets the Rhine in Germany.

I was fiddling around with older photos and found quite a few that needed some attention.

While living in Germany, one of my favorite cities was Cochem. It’s most famous for its Imperial castle – the Reichsburg Cochem – which dates back as early as the 1100′s and has its history of ruins and restoration. Set on the Mosel river, it makes for a really romantic scene and depicts a classic German scene of picturesque castletown. This is the part of Germany that I miss right now. [...See more photos here!...]


The Best of 2010 – Reflections


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As the year is drawing to a close, I thought I’d put together a short list of what I consider my  most memorable shots of the year. The selection is based on both viewer feedback and my own attachment to a particular shot. For behind each photograph is a story to tell, a little something for me to remember them by, and some have proven to be more memorable than others. If you have not followed my work on Flickr, this is a good sampling of my work.

I’ve decided to categorize them into such : (1) REFLECTIONS (2) BRIDGES (3) FOUNTAINS (4) LIGHT TRAILS and  (5) MY PERSONAL FAVORITES.

Starting off with my Top Ten Favorite Reflection shots of the year.

#1 MOST MEMORABLE REFLECTIONS of 2010

I love to shoot where there is water – rivers, canals, rain and puddles, fountains, moats, pools, even a baptismal font as I’ve recently discovered. So I have many photos to choose from in this category. If I had to guess, I’d say about 80% of my shots has water in it, and probably half of that involves rain before or during the shot. When planning for travel, I usually go where there’s lots of water; if there’s none, I’ll find it. Or sometimes it finds me, in the case of rain.

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - View of Gamla Stan from Slussen. Stockholm is without any doubt a beautiful city, but by nightfall it loses its luster, at least to a photographer. I would have liked to have seen more light in the city. This shot of the popular district Gamla Stan was taken on my second night after a disappointing rainy previous night. Scandinavian countries have long blue hours and I must have shot non-stop for at least an hour-and-a-half this night, walking about a mile and a half from Slussen to Skeppsholmsbron with hardly any people on the streets.

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