clocktowers of salzburg, Austria

the raw file gave an severely underexposed impression, but this retained the sky instead of letting it become just white. masking in (lightzone/linux allowed to keep the sky and brighten the clocktowers to realistic values again. this is just a great piece of software.

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and here is a b&w version of this picture. i have to admit that i am still undecided which one to prefer

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onion spire, reloaded

this is an emblematic picture for the governing period of the still-in-charge bavarian premier e. stoiber. he was harvesting the fruits of an ongoing change since the end of ww2 in bavaria from a rural and somewhat backward country to a modern habitat for hi-tec companies.

the onion spire on the clocktower was almost a badge for bavarian villages, and now the antennas for mobile services are the new hallmarks.

brave new world...

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