Tom Tauber, APSA, MPSA  

Rothenburg ob der Tauber, city hall by Tom Tauber, APSA, MPSA

May 2025 - Rothenburg ob der Tauber, city hall

May 2025 - Tom Tauber, APSA, MPSA

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May 2025 - Tom Tauber, APSA, MPSA

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Rothenburg ob der Tauber, city hall

iPhone 15 Pro, 6.76 mm (35mm equivalent: 25mm), 1/35 sec, f/1.8, ISO 1000

The river on which Rothenburg is situated is called the Tauber, my family name. My ancestors came from Bohemia, not Bavaria, so it’s probably a coincidence. Rothenburg is the best preserved medieval town in Germany, having been spared allied bombing in WW2. Apart from the most-photographed place in all of Europe (see original 1), the town is famous for a late gothic altar carved by Tilman Riemenschneider (see original 2). Grace and I drove the Romantic Road from Würzburg to Augsburg in early April. Rothenburg is one of the medieval towns along that road, together with other charming towns like Dinkelsbühl and Nördlingen. At that time there were relatively few tourists in Rothenburg, unlike the throngs in the summer. The photograph was taken at about a half hour after sunset during the blue hour.

4 comments posted

Alan Lichtenstein   Alan Lichtenstein
This is the classic blue hour. Central focus image with incandescent light surrounded by the blue hour of the atmosphere. The image is sharp, with excellent control of depth of field. You created the image in the time between the ending the sunset and the emerging blue hour, and you got both in your image. The dying sunset indicated by the slight purple color in the distance and the blue hour. emerging in the atmosphere. But Tom, have you given up your a-1 for your iPhone?   Posted: 05/01/2025 14:53:49
Tom Tauber   Tom Tauber
Alan, this was a family trip and I didn't want to carry my "big" cameras. Besides, I probably damaged the A1 when I stumbled in Spain near the windmills in the dark and need to get it looked at. I bought a Sony RX100VIII before the trip to use as a "walk around" camera and was impressed with its compactness, the collapsible viewfinder and the pop-out flash (see picture). It also has the customary Sony menu which I am familiar with and, amazingly, the same autofocus system as the bigger Sony's. However, in the field I found that the viewfinder is too small, the display in the back too dim in the sun and the noise at ISO's above 1600 unacceptable. So I used the iPhone more than that camera. I continue to be impressed with the iPhone's handling of exposures, low noise, sharpness and color rendering.   Posted: 05/03/2025 13:02:20
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Alan Lichtenstein   Alan Lichtenstein
Tom, the built-in flash is the one thing I really miss after switching from Olympus to SONY. Olympus, even with their top-of-the-line models has a built-in flash. Nobody other than Olympus has it, except possibly the other micro 4/3rd manufacturers. I generally don't use the flash except for fill-in, reducing shadows in sunny environments, and I miss that capability on my SONY. A big drawback, IMHO. But I'm not about to purchase a SONY; I can still use my EM-10, which I kept after I switched to SONY if I need a very lightweight walking around camera for trips that don't warrant my "big" camera.   Posted: 05/04/2025 08:13:36
Dr. Isaac Vaisman   Dr. Isaac Vaisman
Tom, do not be humble.... anyway, the sharpness, colors and composition are great regardless the tool used to create it. The complementary images, great as well, give us more of the story. The architecture is 100 % Bavarian and with Medieval touches.   Posted: 05/02/2025 10:13:03

 

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