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Vienna 2024
St. Anton’s exterior is characterized by a 48.5-meter-high dome, two main towers each 51 meters high, and a 25-meter-wide front facade. Around the building, there are 31 mosaics depicting saints.
Rows
Bulbs
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Vienna 2024
The interior of St. Anton von Padua was originally adorned with a cycle of paintings executed by young artists under the direction of Professor August Wörndle von Andelsried. However, after being damaged during World War II, the interior was painted white during restoration due to the high cost of reconstructing the original paintings.
Shadowplay
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Vienna 2024
St. Anton von Padua, located in the tenth district of Vienna, is a significant religious and architectural landmark. The church is built in a Romanesque-Byzantine style, designed by architect Franz Ritter von Neumann. The foundation stone was laid on November 10, 1896, in the presence of Emperor Franz Joseph I., and the construction took exactly six years, completed with generous financial donations from the public.
Fluffy
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Tulln 2024
The floodplains along the Danube River play a crucial role in maintaining the health of this waterway. Their significance comes from:
- Flood Control and Risk Reduction:
- Floodplains act as natural sponges, absorbing excess water during heavy rainfall or snowmelt. By doing so, they help prevent downstream flooding in urban and rural areas.
- When the river swells beyond its banks, floodplains provide a buffer zone, allowing water to spread out gradually. This reduces the impact of sudden floods and protects communities, infrastructure, and agricultural land.
- Water Purification:
- As water flows through floodplains, it undergoes natural filtration. Wetlands and marshes within floodplains remove pollutants, sediments, and excess nutrients.
- This purification process enhances water quality, benefiting both human consumption and aquatic ecosystems.
- Biodiversity Hotspots:
- Floodplains support diverse plant and animal species. Their unique habitats include wetlands, meadows, and riparian forests.
- These areas provide breeding grounds for fish, amphibians, and waterfowl. Many migratory birds rely on floodplains as stopover points during their journeys.
Blue
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Vienna 2023
During the blue hour, the sun is positioned approximately 4 to 6 degrees below the horizon. The resulting light is cold, steely, and imbued with rich hues of blue. Contrary to its name, the blue hour doesn’t last a full hour; its duration varies based on your location, the time of year, and weather conditions. However, it typically encompasses at least civil and nautical twilight, extending beyond what most people expect.
Recommended Camera Settings for Blue Hour Photography
- ISO: Keep your ISO low (around 100-400) to minimize noise.
- Aperture: Opt for a smaller aperture (higher f-number) to achieve greater depth of field.
- Shutter Speed: Since light levels are lower, use a tripod and longer exposure times (seconds to minutes) to capture the scene without blur.
- White Balance: Set your white balance to “Daylight” or “Tungsten” to enhance the blue tones.
- Composition: Pay attention to framing, leading lines, and silhouettes. Experiment with different angles and perspectives.
Plenty more fish in the sea
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Vienna 2023
“There’s plenty more fish in the sea
Dry your eyes, mate”
Lyrics from Dry your Eyes by The Streets
Turquoise
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Vienna 2016
Timber has a natural beauty that lends warmth and character to buildings. Its grain patterns and colors can vary widely, offering a range of aesthetic options.
Orange
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Vienna 2016
The color orange is a hue that embodies a peculiar mix of energy and warmth. It’s a color that stands out, refuses to blend in, much like an individual who values their uniqueness and isn’t afraid to show it.
Oh, the water is wild
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Vättern 2004
The sea devours all—hope, love, and strife,
Its hunger insatiable, its depths unseen
Wisingsborg Castle Ruins
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Visingsö 2004
“Visingsborg” is the designation for a county and a castle on the eastern side of the island Visingsö in Lake Vättern, Sweden. Both are historically closely connected with the Brahe family.
The castle was built in the 1560s as a square with four towers and a moat. Stones from the Alvastra Monastery were also used in its construction. The old castle on Visingsö, Näs slott, had long been a ruin by this time. The county included locations on the island as well as in Småland and Västergötland, totaling 468 farms in 1569 and an additional 100 in the 1640s. In 1654, Count Per Brahe the Younger obtained jurisdiction over the inhabitants of Visingsö.
As a result of a fire on the night of December 22 to 23, 1718, the castle was ruined. Russian prisoners of war from the Great Northern War, relocated there at the time, were accused of starting the fire.
The builders of the castle were:
- Per Brahe the Elder constructed the west wing.
- Magnus Brahe, son of the former, built the south wing, which with its halls and other chambers constituted the most stately part of the castle.
- Per Brahe the Younger added a north wing for the servants. During his time, a harbor was also established. The castle was crowned with six towers with gilded spires. Inventories from his era show an extensive library and an armory with weapons for 800 men. The ramparts were equipped with cannons, and a small army of 200 men was stationed in Visingsborg. Additionally, Per Brahe the Younger built Brahehus as a widow’s residence for his wife. Against the church’s resistance, he also founded a school on Visingsö, which was established in the church of Kumlaby.
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