Street Scene with Fortress, a photo from Salzburg, West

Photographer's Note

he name Salzburg means "Salt Castle". It derives its name from the barges' carrying salt on the Salzach River, which were subject to a toll in the 8th century, as was customary for many communities and cities on European rivers. The Festung Hohensalzburg, the city's fortress, was built in 1077 and expanded during the following centuries
Salzburg is on the banks of the Salzach River, at the northern boundary of the Alps. The mountains to Salzburg's south contrast with the rolling plains to the north. The closest alpine peak� the 1972 m Untersberg� is only a few km from the city centre. The Altstadt, or "old town", is dominated by its baroque towers and churches and the massive Festung Hohensalzburg. This area is surrounded by two smaller mountains, the M霵chsberg and Kapuzinerberg, which act as the green lungs of the city. Salzburg is approximately 150籑m east of Munich, 281籑m northwest of Ljubljana, and 300籑m west of Vienna. The population was well over 200,000 as of 2007. Salzburg's history is volumes and I will not list it here. Suffice to say, it was part of Germany and Bavaria on two occasions and is probably one of the most popular sites for tourists in the whole of Europe. I have probably been there over 100 times in the past 60 years. I took this picture as a street scene in the city as it provided a varied view of church spires, the Fortress, several means of transportation and of course tourists.

PaulVDV, ikeharel, pierrefonds, Cricri, paololg, gunbud, jlbrthnn, asajernigan, adramad, BluSimo, yeln has marked this note useful

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PaulVDV (62944) 2010-08-09 22:34

Hello Roger,
The many flags, nicely on a row, and the people make this street scene lively.
The green dome and the tower point to the castle upon the hill.
There's a lot to see on this picture. Too bad the weather wasn't a bit sunnier.
Best regards, Paul

emka (158198) 2010-08-09 22:41

Hi Roger, Salzburg is the town that is not far, nothing difficult to go there and I haven't been yet. And I would like to see it very much. It has a lot of beautiful monuments, as we can see here, but for me it is firest of all the city o Mozart. And you have been over 100 times in 60 years - so on average almost I like the composition, so much detals here, twice a year, from USA.

So many details here - castle, church, baroque buildings, cabs, tourist - only Mozart is absent.

Warm regards

Malgorzata

ikeharel (113385) 2010-08-09 22:52

Grand architecture, Roger, a nice street life on marvelous town - and horses are a main tourist transportation in Austria...
Tha castle gives depth to image and green towers adds dimention's.
Regards
Ike

bema (26591) 2010-08-09 23:28

Good morning from good old Europe, Roger!

a nice streetlife-scenery you扉e captured here in an real good picture; lot愀 of details to discover..

have a nice day or night, kind regards Bernd

pierrefonds (114494) 2010-08-10 6:06

Hi roger,

The point of view is taking my eyes toward the church then toward the castle which is giving depth and perspective to the composition. It is also allowing me to see the details and colors of the architecture of the buildings. The cloudy sky is giving a good contrast to the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Cricri (176) 2010-08-10 6:50

Bonjour Roger
Une ville tr鋊 anim嶪, pleine de d彋ails et de couleurs, aussi int廨essante au niveau de l'architecture, belle pr廥entation et note
Amiti廥
cricri

paololg (31448) 2010-08-10 10:31

Ciao dear Roger,
beautiful view of Salzburg, with the majestic castle above the hill. You have captured an image rich in palaces and churches, showing us how much this pearl of Austria is beautiful and interesting. A rich photo also of pleasant details as the horses and the flags. Excellent!
Ciao, have a ncie day!
Paolo

gunbud (34066) 2010-08-10 14:55

Hi Roger,
The busy city square is full of a wonderful variety of bright colors.
Excellent light management renders sharp details to the intricately designed buildings and sculptures.
Regards, Tom

jlbrthnn (76043) 2010-08-10 15:09

Good evening Roger,
Indeed it is a scene of the daily life, tourists, very typical. The photograohie is made without concessions with a pleasant realism. An interesting photograph. Good realization.
Have a good evening
Cordially
Jo螔

agjika (3177) 2010-08-10 15:38

Hi Roger,

What a lovley view, what did you do stand in the middle of the road! This is so European and so magnificent. The compostion with the castle above is just superb.

Fantastic photo, thank you for sharing

Greetings

Aleks

asajernigan (21427) 2010-08-11 3:41

Roger,
This is a great shot of one of my favorite city! I made my first trip to Salzburg two years ago and have already planned two more trip there over the next two years. Your photo captures a lot of the splendor of the wonderful city. Your composition is great with the flag lined street leading the eye through the shot. The lighting and colors are great and the photo has great sharpness.
TFS,
Asa

adramad (73004) 2010-08-11 12:04

Hello Roger.
Wonderful image in which samples as magnificent buildings. I like the POV chosen to cover artistic building on the right, the towers at the bottom of the street and the castle dominated everything.
Beautiful colors and lighting adequate for this good work.
Best regards.
Luis.

BluSimo (9392) 2010-08-11 14:17

Hi Roger,
I love this city, and I like your shot, in its ascending composition, you have put together its symbols in a frame. Salzburg shows itself in its being lively and baroque city, elegant and modern at the same time. compliments
have a good evening
Simonetta

AKITA (15125) 2010-08-11 15:49

dear Roger,
wow,
a wonderful shot of cheerful and beautiful view in Salzburg,
people on colorful street look enjoying this old town so much,
the white castle on the hill is splendid, and middle old domes too,
this old but active ambience is superb,
thank you for your beautiful shot,
Akihisa

yeln (11516) 2010-08-12 0:52

Hello Roger
I thank you for the beautiful words written in your critique on my absence. I've been absent for some time and now I'm back to writing my reviews.
great photo of your beautiful "second" country. very well-chosen POV!
colors are great! Many say that Salzburg is very similar to Ljubljana.
congratulations
Regards
Vojko