Tom Tauber, APSA, MPSA
July 2024 - Hallstatt, Austria
About the Image(s)
This is a picturesque town about 50 miles south of Salzburg, squeezed between the lake and a mountain. The word “Hall” (as well as the word (Salz”) means SALT. Above the town is a salt mine that has been worked since the Bronze Age. Hallstatt gave its name to an entire late bronze/early iron age in central Europe since spectacular artifacts and tools found in the mine demonstrated that the salt was widely traded throughout Europe. Hallstatt has become so popular as a tourist destination that the Chinese built a replica in China (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallstatt_(China))
Sony A7III, Sony 12-24mm F4G @16mm, 1/200 sec, f/8, ISO 100
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4 comments posted
First of all like the history of the place and your writeup. The shot is from the side though. Posted: 07/11/2024 15:17:44
Interesting story about Hallstatt. It looks as though you photographed in the morning on the lake with lovely side-light. I was noticing the buildings of this town seem so very close to the lake. Not much edge or boardwalk. It would have been interesting to see the front of the buildings. Posted: 07/11/2024 17:04:06
Nice little village with the mountains in the background. I would like to see more off the buildings from a front view rather than just from the side. Posted: 07/21/2024 19:26:47
Agreeing with the other comments - the side view of the town doesn't provide much of a sense of the village. The mountains are great and I'm thinking to get the right perspective you have to be sailing on a boat on the lake. Posted: 07/21/2024 19:46:41