Camera: Sony NEX-6 Lens: Sony E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS Focal Length: 16 mm Aperture: f8 ISO: 100 Exposure: 1/320 s Technique: Panorama
About the photo
During our road trips, we are tending to avoid the big cities. First of all, after living for eight years in a city with about three mln people, we just hate traffic. The second reason, we are just more up to natural beauty. However, staying at our friends' house in Stuttgart, Germany, we couldn't resist of a short one-day trip to Strasbourg, France. The cities are just about 150 km (90 miles) from each other.
The main aim was Petite France in the heart of Strasbourg. And it is a lovely place. After a walk there and getting a bit wet under the rain we went to the iconic bridge Ponts couverts (covered bridge in French) built by famous military architect Vauban. However, as you can see the bridge is not covered after the destruction of canopies a couple of centuries ago, the name is still the same.
There was a golden hour, and the light made the fantastic contrast with the rain clouds. Ideal conditions for photography.
And again this is a case when I like black and white more than color. But as always I have a color version as well.
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And a view from another perspective with the ducks and pieces of rainbow pro bono.
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About the place
(wikipedia)
The Petite France is the most picturesque and one of the best preserved parts of the historical centre of Strasbourg. Its bridges, half-timbered houses, and winding streets make it a magnet for visitors.
Entry to the city was guarded by four massive towers connected by bridges over the River Ill. The towers were covered by wooden canopies to protect the soldiers. In 1686, military architect Vauban, who considered the defences of the time to be inadequate, built the eponymous dam, which prevented attacks from along the river. An extra level was added to the structure in 1865, and in 1966, it was turned into a panoramic terrace, offering the finest view of the Petite France.
