Prague Skyline

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Jan 232012
 

I took this on my last night in Prague. I went out for what I thought was a couple of hours, it turned out I was out for 5 hours just wandering and taking photos. I discovered this viewpoint in a park by the river up from Charles Bridge. This photo is most interesting viewed at full size where you can scroll around the details of the skyline. On the right you see St. Vitus Cathedral jutting above the Prague Castle. Moving to the left the dome of the Church of St. Nicholas is visible with the gateway to Charles Bridge leading into the bridge itself to the left. Up on the hill opposite the castle can see an Eiffel Tower like structure. You could probably take photos all night long in Prague on an overcast night as the lights from the city give the clouds a yellow glow.

Nighttime view of Prague skyline including St. Vitus Cathedral, Church of St. Nicholas, gateway to Charles Bridge leading into the bridge with lights reflecting on river.

 

My First Shot from Prague

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Jan 152012
 

This is probably not what you’d expect my first picture from Prague to look like. However, I slept through two key points of the day – sunrise and sunset. I’m not sure what happened this morning, either my alarm didn’t go off or I just didn’t wake up for it. I went out midday and took a bunch of pictures of the Charles Bridge and the castle up on the hill. I got back to the hotel room and didn’t feel particularly inspired to work on any of them. They’re all a bit too much like the standard postcards I’m seeing everywhere here. So, I resolved to go out again later, at sunset. Then I woke up and it was dark outside. I don’t remember going to sleep.

I still went out. I’d spotted this building in the taxi on the way to my hotel, it’s just around the corner. I knew exactly what I wanted this photo to look like and needed long exposures to get it. This is  composition of 5 shots at the following shutter speeds: 1 min, 2 min, 4 min, 8 min, 16 min.

Also, it’s bloody cold in Prague! Fingers crossed for sunrise tomorrow. It’s also supposed to snow on Tuesday, which I think would be great.

 

Milunić and Gehry's Dancing House in Prague lighted at night with traffic streaming past.

 

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