Along the Spree in Berlin

[DanK]

Not my usual cup of tea, but I was really struck by this view. fortunately, I had my little Lumix LX-100 stuck in a fanny pack with my map of the city.

best viewed in the lightbox.

C&C appreciated, of course.

[Donald]

Colour, shapes, lines and a wonderful sense of scale provided by the people in the image. A really good cityscape.

One thing I wonder about is a slight perspective correction so that the upper horizontal lines on the building run horizontally across the frame, just as the lower lines do.

[Ziggy]

Lot of things for the eyes to see in this one, very nice. Wonder if it would work in B&W?

[Dave Humphries]

It is certainly interesting architecture Dan.

Wonder if it would work in B&W?

My thought on that is it might make it more of a visual jumble because at the moment we can tell pure reflection vs internal structure by the colours; 'internal' being green tinted - take away the colour and we lose that ability (I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing Jim).

[DanK]

Thanks, all. Donald, believe it or not, I didn't know how to change the perspective correction on only one of two horizontal sides, so I doubly appreciate the comment--I just learned how. I'll post the corrected one below. Jim, I did try B&W, but it didn't work well. I think the color contrasts matter in this image.

Dan

[Donald]

I didn't know how to change the perspective correction on only one of two horizontal sides, so I doubly appreciate the comment--I just learned how.

That, I think, makes a huge difference and really lifts the image. Now it is a real beauty.

[IzzieK]

Very nice, Dan...it is like looking at a photoshop image with a grid...every nooks and crannies has to be perfect.

[Shadowman]

Nicely composed.

[marlunn]

Nice Dan, like it a lot, very well seen and captured. Really good multi layer depths to it

[bnnrcn]

Great image Dan

[Mike Buckley]

Such a stunning composition! The runner in the middle adds such a nice touch because he is in the center and the only part of the image that is not static.

[DanK]

Thanks all. It was a stroke of luck for me. I don't have much of an eye for cityscapes and didn't have this setting in mind. I was walking to the Mauerweg from the Tiergarten, for those who know Berlin, and stumbled on this. I was fascinated by the layering of the reflections and the complexity of the forms and took several shots.

[Sam W]

Nice capture Dan!