Belvedere

[Pete Askew]

I love the dark avenues leading to Belvedere in Park Sanssouci in Potsdam.

Leica M9 + Leica Summilux M f1:1.4. PP in LR and Nik SilverFX Pro 2.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Nice photo, Pete, but what is Belvedere? Sxuse my ignorance!

 

[Pete Askew]

Belvedere auf dem Klausberg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It was a ruin until fairly recently but has now been restored.

 

[David Mitchell]

I was hoping for a drawing my MC Escher lol

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, Pete.

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Nice. Like the way you haven't taken it dead centre.

 

[David Mitchell]

Nice. Like the way you haven't taken it dead centre.

This is so that the right hand side can be cropped to make a square image

 

[Brian Moore]

Is that where they make the vodka?

Lovely image!

 

[Pete Askew]

Not telling!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Oooo that is nice Pete - did you use a filter to get the dark foliage?

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks Chris. The foliage was a very dark green anyway and the shadows were dense under the trees (which I wanted to keep). I used a red filter which darkened the foliage a bit but my main intention was to make the path more luminous. I burned the foliage in a touch at the end of the avenues as well as Belvedere itself. I wanted to enhance the sense of stillness and mystery.

 

[Nihat Iyriboz]

The arch grass line with the building's dome and the perspective forest line, all contribute to a wonderful composition, Pete.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thank you Nihat. I like the curves also.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Thanks Chris. The foliage was a very dark green anyway and the shadows were dense under the trees (which I wanted to keep). I used a red filter which darkened the foliage a bit but my main intention was to make the path more luminous. I burned the foliage in a touch at the end of the avenues as well as Belvedere itself. I wanted to enhance the sense of stillness and mystery.

worked very nicely Pete

 

[Beth Anthony]

excellent tones and comp. and more importantly, did you bring us any of that vodka they may or may not make there?

 

[Pete Askew]

Er Vodka, what vodka (hic!).