Ellwangen, a photo from Baden-Wurttemberg, West

Photographer's Note

I do not find many pictures from Ellwangen (Jagst) here on TE, so it may be time for another one.

To the left is the Evangelische Stadtkirche and to the right Basilika St. Vitus.

This town developed in the 7th century as an Alemanic settlement in the Virgunna forest. It was besieged by Swedish troops om May 22, 1632.

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fabianoleite (13575) 2016-06-19 7:22

Hello. The two tops of towers make a nice pair, different but with symilar styles, and looking great. Nice work, congratulations!

holmertz (103584) 2016-06-19 7:30

Hej Gunnar,
Det var en överraskande bild, men kyrkorna är ju fina och den svarta himlen gör sig bra mot det varma ljuset mot kyrktornen. Det låga perspektivet gör mesta möjliga av ljuset.
Hälsningar,
Gert

lousat (139960) 2016-06-19 7:57

Hi Gunnar,useful post,i never heard and seen something from there,it's Always nice to be the first to post a pic from this village.And the pic is beautiful,imposing perspective very bright and sharp,showing us this nice architechture.Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

dta (98848) 2016-06-19 8:02

Hello Gunnar ,
Nice to see you here !
The kind of picture with stormy sky , that i like the most .
Very interesting architecture and perfect framing .
Regards

No_One (4) 2016-06-19 8:50

Hi Gunnar
I love the way the light strikes these towers, especially against that ominous looking sky. The dark sky makes the colors very intense. I like your idea not to include ground level tooCheers
Noel

ikeharel (114535) 2016-06-19 9:34

Good evening Gunnar,
Even with the cloudy grey sky, there was a glimpse of sun rays upon the tower and dome.
The combined beige and red/brown colors of the edifice is a style we saw in several places throughout Germany.
Beautifully lit and in contrast.
My best regards,
Ike

pajaran (117001) 2016-06-19 11:03

Dobro vece.
Interesantan i lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Dobar rad i kompozicija, dobar kontrast i ostrina, lepe boje, lepo pokazano.
Lepo uhvacen trenutak sa svetlom koje je istaklo lepotu arhitekture.
Lepa arhitektura,
Prijatno vece i mirna noc, sve najbolje.
Paja.

Good evening.
Interesting and beautiful view, a good text ...
Good work and composition, good contrast and sharpness, beautiful colors, nice shown.
Beautifully captured the moment with the light pointed out the beauty of the architecture.
Beautiful architecture,
Good evening and peaceful night, all the best.
Paja.

papagolf21 (152607) 2016-06-19 11:52

Bonsoir, cher Gunnar,
Très heureux de vous revoir sur le site. De plus, la photo proposée est de toute beauté. Les édifices ressortent magnifiquement avec cette lumière presque divine, le tout sur un ciel gris ardoise du meilleur effet.
Superbe.
Amitiés.
Philippe

alvaraalto (42804) 2016-06-19 12:11

Hello Gunnar,
This is a fantastic picture. Colourful church in the sunlight and the threatening dark sky behind for the perfect contrast.
You note tells us that the Swedes were in early day not so peaceful if they are nowadays. That suits my observation in museums in Riga and Tallinn.
Groet Rob

PaulVDV (63452) 2016-06-19 12:14

Hello Gunnar,
A beautiful light on the reddish tones of the facade of the evangelical church and also on the tiles of the tower of the basilica. In combination with the very dark sky the view is gorgeous.
A pretty combination of cold and warm colours.
Best regards, Paul

Silvio1953 (222847) 2016-06-19 12:37

Cuao Gunnar, great view of beautiful architectures, fine details, excellent clatity, wonderful colors and splendid light, very well fone, my friend, ciso Silvio

Tue (93374) 2016-06-19 14:20

Hello Gunnar,
A great photo of these church towers of two very different styles of architecture. The light in combination with the dark background is very attractive.
Lars

emka (158744) 2016-06-19 23:46

Hello Gunnar,

How nice to see you here! There are many places that has never been shown here or only a little. Sometimes the whole big country like Kazakhstan :). The dark sky can be more impressive then just the cloudless blue. Nice churches so close together.
Maybe I would correct a perspective a bit.

WArm regrad s Malgo

tyro (30513) 2016-06-20 3:22

Hello Gunnar,

How nice to see you back posting more photographs!

You have written an interesting note and given us a beautiful picture to admire. Your photograph is perfectly composed and presents two quite different architectural styles, each also in quite different lighting. The Evangelische Stadtkirche on the left stands out magnificently as it is brightly lit against the dark and threatening sky while on the right the Basilika St. Vitus is displayed in softer light, perhaps more suited to its older and less embellished style.

Glorious light and colours, perfect exposure and exquisite details and sharpness.

Beautiful!

Kind Regards,

John.

Sergiom (117241) 2016-06-20 5:45

Bonjour Gunnar,

Quelle belle contre plongée mettant en vedette le clocher et le bâtiment à côté mais aussi le ciel noir qui sert de contraste.Quelle belle lumière qui fait ressortir détails et couleurs.

Amicalement

Serge

abmdsudi (95869) 2016-06-20 9:33

Hi Gunnar
Great you posting again!

Excellent crop in brilliant rich tones and contrast of the majestic looking architectures framed side by side in a class of their own. A striking image with powerful colours and immaculate detail taken on a brill light clinched by deep grey sky. It is always nice and rewarding to sit back and watch this vivid beauty even if only for one quick look. You grabbed the moment beautifully Congrats, TFS
Best regards

serp2000 (47063) 2016-06-20 10:09

Hej, Gunnar! Welcome back! I missed your photos, excellent one! Good report from Baden-Wurttemberg, I have never visit this land of Germany. Very nice architecture, fine details!
All the best wishes, Serghei

Fis2 (171877) 2016-06-21 5:32

Witaj Gunnar!
Beautiful towers.
Interesting light and colors.
Photo has climate.
Good POV and composition.
Well done.
Nice afternoon.
Krzysztof

ourania (51103) 2016-06-21 8:51

Hello Gunnar,
welcome back! I like very much this architectural view and the way it's composed. It looks minimal, elegant and focuses on shapes and perspectives in an intriguing way. I like the colours and the contrast with the dark sky, you have managed the lighting contrasts so aptly. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a great evening,
Ourania

ktanska (45048) 2016-06-21 11:34

Hej Gunnar,
Fascinating view of two classic facades against dark sky that tells rain will come down any moment. Strong upwards perspective.
Kari

Nicou (193814) 2016-06-22 6:26

Hello

Superbe vue et contraste architecture entre les deux parties mais la me^me couleur ocre des toits quelle vue quel éclairage tout en douceur splendide vue.
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

COSTANTINO (117726) 2016-06-22 12:08

Hello dear Gunnar and have a nice time
and a happy new day
simple but nice symmetrical and impressive
I like those towers touching the sky
excellent chosen point of view
interesting framing indeed
regards
Costantino

Hansaphotos (11381) 2016-06-22 12:28

Hei Gunnar

Virkelig bra å se at du er tilbake her på TE!

Lyset, med den flotte mørke himmelen som bakgrunn, er jo fantastisk, hvem kan motstå det? En fin komposisjon med en velvalgt vinkel oppover. Det myke lyset frambringer fine detaljer og får det beste ut av fargene.

De gangene jeg har vært i Tyskland, har det vært mer eller mindre en transportetappe på vei mot andre land og reisemål. Dette bildet er et eksempel på at jeg må endre på dette i fremtiden. Tyskland har mye å by på, tydeligvis.

Veldig bra!

Hilsen Erling

rychem (72187) 2016-06-22 22:51

The light makes your photo, fantastic, beautiful bright towers taken against the dark sky, compliments
Ryszard

danos (110407) 2016-06-23 0:33

Hello Gunnar,
nice the view of the upper section of the churches with the grey and dark sky to enhance even more their paintings.Excellent he clarity as the sharpness of the image.

Regards,Danos

gervaso (28387) 2016-06-23 12:31

Hello, Gunnar!

The light over these beautiful buildings gives them very nice colors, making a great contrast with the dark tones of the sky behind. Wonderful composition, with also excellent sharpness! Very well done!

mesutilgim (0) 2016-06-23 12:32

Hello dear Gunnar,
Nice to see you here back to TE !
Of course first of all many thanks to your critics to my todays entry.
And this one of yours from Ellwangen is just a topclass one with its unique light management and nice dark background which puts all details perfectly in sight.
Regarding TE, I often think on my father who was a very wellknown Prof. of Nuclear Physics in İstanbul.
When I was young I asked him a simple explanation of nuclear physics. His answer was allways thesame. "Everything which is been shared gets smaller and smaller and disappeares forewer in universe. Only since and love gets more and more if your share them" . This is my explanation for TE, allthough I also get from time to time serious problems and get quite angry. And of course quite sad when I see that so many good members -like you- are not much happy with it.
With may warmes regards from Istanbul

MESUT ILGIM

Royaldevon (86400) 2016-06-26 11:19

Hello Gunnar,

How lovely to see you posting again.
It is a pleasure to see former contributors, when so many regulars have left!

It is the light that is so noticeable in your photograph, creating such a contrast between the two buildings; one appears to be bright, the other shaded, though they are both equally sharp.
The triangular section, in the f/g, creates a fine lead line to the two, fine edifices which stand out well against the moody, dark sky.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

jhm (211738) 2016-06-27 6:16

Hello Gunnar,

You show us excellent the Evangelische Stadtkirche and to the right Basilika St. Vitus.
I like the enlightenment of the frontage of the tower.
Composition and presentation are pleasant to look at.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John

larsy (28) 2016-07-26 9:28

Snyggt fångade byggnader mot en mörk himmel med solen som belyser husen.

gildasjan (43826) 2016-08-17 2:20

Bonjour Gunar
Beau contraste sous cette lumière avec ce ciel menaçant et les couleurs de cette architecture.
Amicalement
Gildas

s_lush (16602) 2016-09-27 7:44

Hello, Gunnar,
Sunlit tops of these buildings look great against the overcast sky. They give a good concept about architectural appearance of historic part of Ellwangen an der Jagst. Your picture and note, as well as Wikipedia say that this town is worth to be visited. Thanks for the useful information, both visual and textual!
My warmest regards,
Sergiy

kordinator (8738) 2016-10-22 1:37

Hello Gunnar
Nice view of the Evangelische Stadtkirche and of the Basilika St. Vitus.
Buildings are well placed in the frame.
The point of view is showing the details of wonderful buildings.
Excellent composition and presentation.
Kind regards
Saša

npecanhuk (79329) 2016-12-15 0:07

Hello Gunnar!
Lovely and charming details!
Beautiful, attractive and agreeable photograph!
Sharpness, exposure, colors, chosen pov and composition are all excellent!
TFS - congrats,
Cheers,
Neyvan

adores (46979) 2016-12-31 10:05

Hi Gunnar!
The two buildings are very different and make a nice composition. I also like the dark sky, it really adds to the photo.

fotka (9121) 2018-02-06 6:10

Hi Gunnar,
Nice close up two churches. They stand next to each others but they have different architecture.
Well done with good quality.
Kind regards,
Zbigniew

macjake (98544) 2018-12-29 23:17

Hi Gunnar
I know you posted this photo back in 2016, but I just had to take a closer look bc I enjoy it that much. the grey dark sky in the bg really sets the tone, and it allows for the two buildings to really shine through. excellent sharpness and clarity as well. nice shot here. cheers
Craig