Cochem along the Mosel, a photo from Rheinland-Pfalz, West

Photographer's Note

The Reichsburg is already illuminated by the early morning sun, while the city of Cochem still rests in deep shadow and morning fog drifts over the Mosel river and still hangs around the castle tower.

In the most romantic part of the Moselle Valley, where the river curves between Eifel and Hunsr�ck - lies the old town of Cochem.
The Reichsburg, situated on a precipitous rock high above the town, dominates the landscape. The many delicate pointed towers, battlements and oriels give the impression of a typical fairy tale castle, particularly as it is one of the few castles in Germany, which was rebuilt in its original style after its complete destruction.
As impressive as the castle itself is the view of the Moselle Valley with its beautiful forests, meadows, fields and vineyards, as well as the old part of the town.
The town of Cochem itself is a sight worth seeing, not only because of its narrow streets and twisty alleys, the lovingly restored half timbered houses with the typical slate roofs, the historical market-place, but also because of its medieval town gates, churches and walls.

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billyboy51 (110) 2009-05-29 10:23

I find you have sold it to me ...I say that,because I lived out there in the 80,s and it brings back fond memories we lived near Ramstein and traveled regularly to Bernkastel as well as up the Mosel to Cochem and sometimes all the way up to Winnigen ....anyway thank you for sharing such beauty, generally a good panoramic view with good detail
Regards
Bill

JudyR (1671) 2009-05-29 11:34

Nice capture of both deep shadow and bright sunlight. Interesting composition which invites further study of its many details. Thanks, Judy

bukitgolfb301 (54014) 2009-05-29 17:30

Hello my dear Paul

Very impressive landscape shot !
Nice contrast between the castle on the top and colorful houses on the below is excellent.
Well composition and sharpness,
Congratulation on your supper job.
Best regards and thanks for sharing.
Takero

stevesaba (8167) 2009-05-29 20:04

Hi Paul!
This is a gorgeous shot. Wonderful architecture shown so well here. Nice work! Regards,
Steve

claudio74 (7263) 2009-05-29 21:48

Hello Paul
Very nice point of view, you managed really well the difference between sun and shadow for a nice result.
well done
regards
Claude

argycon (2769) 2009-05-29 23:43

Hi Paul,
Very good photo to present this beautiful place!
Superb light handling, nice natural colors!
tfs
Have a nice weekend
Kostas

danyy (0) 2009-05-30 0:13

Bonjour Paul,
une vue du cahteau de Cochem un peu inhanbituelle, prise depuis le fleuve, comme je le fis pour les chateauxd en bord de Rhin.
Belles lumi鑽es, difficiles � 駲uilibrer, mais des conditions m騁駮s qui 騁aient parfaites.
Amicalement.
Daniel.

Cretense (68709) 2009-05-30 5:14

Hello Paul!

Impressive place, fantastic photo, great blending of fascinating nature, beautiful architecture and an imposing castle on top! Great framing and composition, great light managment, you have balanced very well the bright and the shadowed areas! Beautiful colours! congratulations!

Hercules

judesta (1006) 2009-05-31 15:02

Hi Paul
You have achieved an almost 3D effect here, with exceptional sharpness of the foreground housing, the hillside and the castle and the background slightly out of focus really gives emphasis to the main body of the photo. Great colour and interesting scene. Great handling of the light to get both good clarity of the village and the castle.
Cheers
Jude

emka (158204) 2009-05-31 23:55

Hi Paul,

Splendid view of the Cochem - town and the Castle. it is a such fantastic place, I like so much the half timbered houses in German towns, and the castle itself is splendid.

Regards

Malgorzata

adramad (73030) 2009-06-01 4:55

Hello Paul.
Very good perspective the one that you offer us of Cochem's villa, I know the place but gray and sadly not with a few so nice lights and such an attractive color. Good work.
Regards.
Luis.

Waylim (25436) 2009-06-01 13:32

Hi Paul,
Beautiful oldtown image of Cochem, I admit I don't know much about it. thanks for the introduction. It is very charming and cozy with the river below and a castle above. Good details and clarity even in the shadow part of the image, the only I would have wish or done different is to include more of the sky so the top of the tower don't touch the frame, but having a little less water on the bottom. Good shot regardless. I enjoyed it.
Way

jurek1951 (42198) 2009-06-01 21:41

Hallo Paul,
das ist wirklich sehenswert, es steht schon so lange auf meiner Liste. Dein Foto �berzeugt mich, es nicht mehr auf die lange Bank zu schieben.
Eine wundersche Aufnahme,
Gruﾟ Georg

sevy (58) 2009-06-03 6:04

Bonjour Paul,

Comme quoi, il n est pas toujours necessaire d aller loin pour avoir des sujets tres interessants.
L emplacement de ce chateau sur cet a-pic au dessus de la riviere, doubl� avec les maisons typique en contre bas donne une vue originale et attractive.
Ca me donne envi d aller visiter cet endroit.

Yves.

darek1978 (13361) 2009-06-03 8:58

Hi Paul,
Very well captured with such a nice mix of colours to define this superb location. The castle on top of hill looks very impressive. The lighting is fine with nice sharpness and DOF. Well done!
Regards,
Darek

Bruno40 (6662) 2009-06-05 5:20

Hi Paul,
beautiful place, well coposed photo. Good level of details and well balanced light, considering big difference between highlights and shadows.
Well done
Jorge

Uhu (8609) 2009-06-08 0:40

Oh so very classic view - feudals up there and burgers are down there! Very good photo, great POV and quite a contribution!

luighi (5303) 2009-06-08 3:54

Hi Paul , wow vaya delicia de lugar , me encantan esos edificios tan pintorescos del lugar.
Impresionante castillo dominando el cielo .
Gran captura amigo.
Un saludo.
Luis

npecanhuk (79329) 2009-06-12 5:28

Hello Paul!
The place is magically beautiful and your photo is wonderful! Sharpness is excellent! exposure is perfect, with the correct balance between light and shadow! Depth of field is very good too! Colors are naturally beautiful! Well chosen pov and well elaborated composition! I'd like to point out the detail of the fog coming out of the river!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

dkeus31 (27739) 2009-06-16 11:59

Hi Paul
nice light on this famous and great castly!
maybe too centered I would perfer it stand more right
didier

andywo (4725) 2009-06-22 5:33

Hi Paul
What a fantastic place! Very interesting view to the castle, good quality and nice, natural colours.
Good and original photowork.
Warm regards,
Andrzej

zhubenov (137) 2009-07-21 0:33

extraordinary :) according to me, best shots are those, that keep the objects atmosphere - just like this one

AKITA (15125) 2009-07-23 21:40

dear Paul,
a splendid panoramic picture,
artistic lined houses still in the shadow by the river and the old castle already lighted by morning sun on the hill are interestingly and beautifully contrasted.
this structure is common in the war age at every country.
anyway houses look designed nicely, and the castle shows us the long severe time.
your capturing is nice to express this wonderful view.
thank you,
Akihisa

romalek (3126) 2009-07-31 10:45

Hi
Interesting place with a beautiful castle, located at the top.
regards
Roman

RPoole5552 (1822) 2009-08-06 19:37

Beautiful architecture and river scenery captured. I know this isn't always possible but I think it would make a better shot if done at a different time of day when the shadows aren't on the houses.

Best regards,

Rob