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Bridges
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Windows
Orangerie Schwetzingen castle gardens © Julian KöpkeOrangerie Schwetzingen castle gardens © Julian KöpkeThe old greenhouse at our botanicum in Heidelberg © Julian KöpkeThe old greenhouse at our botanicum in Heidelberg © Julian KöpkeWindow Neuschwanstein © Julian KöpkeWindow Neuschwanstein © Julian KöpkeWindow Rohrbach cemetery © Julian KöpkeWindow Rohrbach cemetery © Julian Köpke -
Entrances
Kyoto Nijo Castle inner gate © Julian KöpkeKyoto Nijo Castle inner gate © Julian KöpkeEntrance Rijksmuseum Amsterdam © Julian KöpkeEntrance Rijksmuseum Amsterdam © Julian KöpkeEntrance of former venetian town hall of Heraklion © Julian KöpkeEntrance of former venetian town hall of Heraklion © Julian KöpkeLeaving the chapel on Württemberg © Julian KöpkeLeaving the chapel on Württemberg © Julian KöpkePiazza Duomo, Orvieto, at sunrise with clouds and rain © Julian KöpkePiazza Duomo, Orvieto, at sunrise with clouds and rain © Julian KöpkeEntrance historic town hall Osnabrück © Julian KöpkeEntrance historic town hall Osnabrück © Julian KöpkeEnumeration of stones at the archwayEnumeration of stones at the archwayHotel Sully entrance south. Paris.Hotel Sully entrance south. Paris.Kyoto Heian Jingu shrine entrance © Julian KöpkeKyoto Heian Jingu shrine entrance © Julian KöpkeWintertime at Neuschwanstein Castle © Julian KöpkeWintertime at Neuschwanstein Castle © Julian Köpke -
Buildings
Green roofs © Julian KöpkeGreen roofs © Julian KöpkeMatsuyama Castle © Julian KöpkeMatsuyama Castle © Julian KöpkeOrangery castle gardens Schwetzingen © Julian KöpkeOrangery castle gardens Schwetzingen © Julian KöpkeBarn at IS 5 © Julian KöpkeBarn at IS 5 © Julian KöpkeOperaen Oslo (Opera house) © Julian KöpkeOperaen Oslo (Opera house) © Julian KöpkeCemetery chapel Heidelberg Rohrbach © Julian KöpkeCemetery chapel Heidelberg Rohrbach © Julian KöpkeBlack church at Budir © Julian KöpkeBlack church at Budir © Julian KöpkeKyoto Nijo Castle © Julian KöpkeKyoto Nijo Castle © Julian KöpkeLa tour Vauban Camaret-sur-Mer © Julian KöpkeLa tour Vauban Camaret-sur-Mer © Julian KöpkeLeipzig fair at sunset © Julian KöpkeLeipzig fair at sunset © Julian KöpkeKönigstuhl cable car top station © Julian KöpkeKönigstuhl cable car top station © Julian KöpkeAbandoned farm Skinnalón © Julian KöpkeAbandoned farm Skinnalón © Julian KöpkeBasilique Sacré Coeur de Montmartre, Paris © Julian KöpkeBasilique Sacré Coeur de Montmartre, Paris © Julian KöpkeÉglise St. Etienne du Mont, St. Germain des Prés, Paris; France © Julian KöpkeÉglise St. Etienne du Mont, St. Germain des Prés, Paris; France © Julian KöpkeHotel Sully entrance south. Paris.Hotel Sully entrance south. Paris.Stairwell Samaritaine © Julian KöpkeStairwell Samaritaine © Julian KöpkeLate evening at Operaen, Oslo © Julian KöpkeLate evening at Operaen, Oslo © Julian KöpkeHamburg New Philharmonic Hall © Julian KöpkeHamburg New Philharmonic Hall © Julian Köpke -
Cityscape
Sunrise in Valletta's harbour with clouds © Julian KöpkeSunrise in Valletta's harbour with clouds © Julian KöpkePonte Vecchio, Florence © Julian KöpkePonte Vecchio, Florence © Julian KöpkePalazzo Communale e Torre del Mangia © Julian KöpkePalazzo Communale e Torre del Mangia © Julian KöpkeEdinburgh Parish Church St. Cuthbert © Julian KöpkeEdinburgh Parish Church St. Cuthbert © Julian KöpkeNightfall over Cathedral of Speyer, distant view with my spotting scope. Every now and then birds were flying through the scene. © Julian KöpkeNightfall over Cathedral of Speyer, distant view with my spotting scope. Every now and then birds were flying through the scene. © Julian KöpkeSunrise in Ikebukuro, Tokyo © Julian KöpkeSunrise in Ikebukuro, Tokyo © Julian KöpkeLe Panthéon at sunrise © Julian KöpkeLe Panthéon at sunrise © Julian KöpkeMorning stroll in Paris XVI © Julian KöpkeMorning stroll in Paris XVI © Julian KöpkeLes toits de ma fenêtre © Julian KöpkeLes toits de ma fenêtre © Julian KöpkeOn our way to San Marco we left sestiere San Marco and entered sestiere Castello crossing Rio de la Fava. „Fava“ means „bean“. © Julian KöpkeOn our way to San Marco we left sestiere San Marco and entered sestiere Castello crossing Rio de la Fava. „Fava“ means „bean“. © Julian KöpkeThe day wakes up at Ponte Scalzi © Julian KöpkeThe day wakes up at Ponte Scalzi © Julian KöpkeWonderful sunny day, a bit of warmth coming up and light winds. How can I portray that feeling of softness surrounding me ? The parish belongs to sestiere Castello, the island belongs to sestiere San Marco. © Julian KöpkeWonderful sunny day, a bit of warmth coming up and light winds. How can I portray that feeling of softness surrounding me ? The parish belongs to sestiere Castello, the island belongs to sestiere San Marco. © Julian Köpke -
Architecture
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Narni
The drive to Narni took us from San Gemini through beautiful landscapes that we did not expect. The overcast sky offered rich variations of composition. With a series of HDR shots, more expressive images can be achieved later. An abandoned house became a harmony of cold colours.
The abandoned house near Narni © Julian Köpke In Narni, it was the old town that interested us first and foremost, with alleys and archways, already devoid of tourists and being prepared for winter.
Narni passage © Julian Köpke Famous is the Via del Campanile, which you automatically come across when you ascend the city from the car park.
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Oslo
Our journey to the Land of the Midnight Sun starts in Oslo. The hotel is just a stone’s throw from the harbour. A lot of rain and constantly changing light from more or less dense clouds greet us. Because we don’t want to miss anything, we start our first tour right after arrival, despite a certain tiredness.
The first building that caught our eyes is the opera. Built with Carrara marble is white.
Operaen Oslo (Opera house) © Julian Köpke 
Operaen Oslo (Opera house) © Julian Köpke A sculpture in the middle of the harbor attracted me. It took me some moments to see the resemblance to a painting of Caspar David Friedrich („Eismeer“).
Failed Hope (Sculpture inspired by "Eismeer" by C.D. Friedrich). A flexible mounted sculpture in the harbour of Oslo. Light is different every moment: it will be never the same. © Julian Köpke -
Fragile in Amsterdam
A lot of things are falling apart these days. We feel how fragile we are. How do you show fragility in a picture ?
Entering the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, a new, modern entrance area has been created. Light and shadow in rapid succession through concrete door arches.
Entrance Rijksmuseum Amsterdam © Julian Köpke The arches are unadorned, yet the eye clings to them. Despite – or due to ? – the simple concept, every perspective offers a new impression.
Entrance Rijksmuseum Amsterdam © Julian Köpke A still life painting (not „life style“) may be irritating by its compositional elements, like objects at the edge of a table top. Just these elements evokes a feeling of fragility. The next image is a photograph I made in the museum without tripod as indicated. The painting by Willem Claeszoon Heda was about 1635. It is a Vanitas theme, 13 years before the end of a 80 years long war in Netherlands, the end coinciding with the 30 years long war in Germany 1648.
Nature morte Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Netherlands By Willem Claeszoon Heda 1635. Photograph. © Julian Köpke -
Train ride
Lockdown drives us crazy. Official measures increasingly breathe the spirit of decay. The Age of Enlightenment is over. It is no longer a reasonable reflection that counts or thoughts, that are discussed. Politics behaves more like a war management. The first victim of a war is the truth. That’s more and more disturbing.
This morning I stepped over an enigma. A structure in the roof of our Main Station in Heidelberg. As an image, there are many ways this structure could be thought of: a top-down bowl, a flying saucer – or a light dome. As it was still dark about 6 o’clock the windows appeared in a dark blue, like the adjacent ceiling.
Other perspectives show a content that could be seen as a china plate. I couldn’t stop to photograph this dome.
Longtime exposures made from a train window have a look and feel of their own. Perspective loses its sense. A moment loses its meaning. But these images are inspiring.
How to photograph the feeling of eternity ? Can there really be a feeling of eternity or are we subjected to a deception when we perceive it ? Does time fusion help although a finite process ? The following image was captured with the Slow Shutter app on my cell phone with 8 seconds.
