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Kodak Gold 200, 35mm Color-Negative-Film, expired
Wien, Vienna
Steinhofgründe und Rosental
Die Steinhofgründe sind ein weitläufiges, idyllisches Naherholungsgebiet am westlichen Stadtrand von Wien. Sie bieten eine perfekte Mischung aus Natur, Geschichte und Ruhe, ideal für Spaziergänge, Wanderungen oder einfach zum Abschalten. Sanft geschwungene Wiesen, alte Baumbestände und kleine Pfade laden dazu ein, die Natur zu genießen. Das Areal ist besonders beliebt für seine Aussichtspunkte, die oft spektakuläre Blicke auf Wien ermöglichen.
Das Rosental, ein Teil der Steinhofgründe, ist ein ruhiger und abgeschiedener Bereich, geprägt von weitläufigen Grünflächen, die sich wie ein natürliches Amphitheater ausbreiten. Die sanften Hügel und die umgebende Natur schaffen eine friedliche Atmosphäre, die sowohl bei Einheimischen als auch bei Besuchern geschätzt wird.
The Steinhofgründe is a serene recreational area on the western outskirts of Vienna, perfect for walks and relaxation. It features rolling meadows, old trees, and peaceful trails, offering stunning views of the city.
The Rosental, a tranquil part of this area, is known for its open green spaces and gentle hills, creating a calm, natural retreat. Together with the nearby historic Otto Wagner Church, the Steinhofgründe provide a unique blend of nature and history close to the city.
My wife Lihua in one of our favorite places in Vienna: the natural recreation area Steinhofgründe on the western edge of Penzing, the 14th district.
My wife Lihua (left) in one of our favorite places in Vienna: the natural recreation area Steinhofgründe on the western edge of Penzing, the 14th district. In the background you can see the forested highlands of the Vienna Woods (Wienerwald). They form the northeastern foothills of the Alps.
The smc PENTAX SOFT 1:2.2 85mm can be a tricky, sometimes even disappointing, lens to use, but if you follow the advice of the instruction leaflet, it can produce images like no other! Pentax recommended that it be used for portrait, still-life, and close-up photography, further, with an extender (tele-converter) and/or extension-tubes. I understand that to mean that it is not intended for landscapes, unless an extender is used. For this image I used the Rear Converter-A 1.4-L.
I'm thrilled with the painterly rendering, the extended depth of field (despite an effective focal length of 120mm combined with a medium aperture) and the lovely "sfumato" effect in the corners and on the edges. I was on the point of posting an SOOC jpg in sepia, when I took a look at the RAW image, which had its own appeal in colour - again I was tempted to post it SOOC. A little cropping, some slight adjustments to "exposure" and colour, and some vignetting resulted in this final image.
PENTAX K-1
Minimal processing using dark-room style techniques only in SilkyPix Developer Studio Pro 9. No Photo-shop!
For best effect please view large on full-screen! ("L" + "F11")
Vienna is Metropole with almost 2 mio inhabitans, but despite the size, the city offer also an big diversity of nature. The vienese forrest (with mountains behind, like on the picture), Danube, fields and hills on the east and south, Prater, lot of parks such as Schönbrunn, Augarten, Belvedere etc. The city try to keep balance between nature and infrastrucre and even that to perfection is still lot of things to do, the life here feels good. It feels like this picture.
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Sunrise over Vienna, viewed from Leopoldsberg, during a bitterly cold Winter morning.
Definitely worth the view! In the back you can see Schneeberg.
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