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The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is located on Argyle Street, in the West End of the city Glasgow, Scotland. The gallery was opened in 1901 as a Palace of Fine Arts for the Glasgow International Exhibition held in the year. There is a popular myth in Glasgow, that the building was accidentally built back-to-front, but the grand entrance was always intended to face into Kelvingrove Park. I took 3 different exposures (-2, 0, +2) and processed the pictures with Photomatix Pro and Photoshop. Glasgow Cathedral, also called St Mungo’s Cathedral was built before the Reformation from the late 12th century onwards and is located beside the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. I took 3 different exposures (-2, 0, +2) and processed the pictures with Photomatix Pro and Photoshop. These photos were taken during a very sunny April day in Glasgow, Scotland. Glasgow is a very interesting city and has a lot of great new architecture mixed with old industrial buildings and beautiful art nouveau houses. I took 3 different exposures (-2, 0, +2) and processed the pictures with Photomatix Pro and Photoshop. These photos were taken during a very sunny April day in Glasgow. Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and has a lot of great new architecture mixed with old industrial buildings and beautiful art nouveau houses. The Clyde is the major river in Scotland and 21 bridges cross it only in Glasgow… I took 3 different exposures (-2, 0, +2) and processed the pictures with Photomatix Pro and Photoshop. The Cruickshank Botanic Garden is situated near the University of Aberdeen in Old Aberdeen. It built on land bequested by Miss Anne Cruickshank to commemorate her brother Dr. Alexander Cruickshank. I took 3 different exposures (-2, 0, +2) and processed the pictures with Photomatix Pro and Photoshop.  Comments are closed  Images  Aberdeen, Flowers, Nature, Old Aberdeen, Scotland, Spring, University of Aberdeen Old Aberdeen is situated in the north east of Aberdeen city centre, Scotland and was for a long time nearly isolated at the edge of the city. From the early 13th century it was the centre of the doctor’s, a influencing group of bishops. Nowadays, the centre is rich in historical buildings, a few are dating back to the Middle Ages and are built in the locally grey granite. Old Aberdeen is effectively the main campus of the University of Aberdeen. To the north of the university you can find St Machar’s Cathedral and Seaton Park. South of King’s College Chapel lie the Powis Gates and the entrance leads to the University dormitories. These photos were taken in Darmstadt (Hesse), Germany. The artists’ colony “Mathildenhöhe” was founded in 1899 by Ernest Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hesse and the first exhibition of the artists’ colony took place in 1901. Ernest Ludwig motto was: “My Hesse should flourish, and the art in Hesse too” and he brought together several artists of the Art Nouveau (Jugendstil) in Darmstadt: Peter Behrens, Hans Christiansen, Ludwig Habich and Joseph Maria Olbrich. I took 3 different exposures (-2, 0, +2) and processed the picture with Photomatix Pro and Photoshop . The Herrngarten is the biggest and oldest park in Darmstadt, Germany. The castle Frankenstein is situated about 5 km south of Darmstadt (Hesse) and was built in the year 1250. From the year 1363, the castle was splitted into two parts and owned by two different families of the Lords and knights of Frankenstein. During the 15th century the castle was „modernized“ and expanded. In the 18th century the castle was falling into ruins and the two remaining towers are the historically inaccurate restorations from the 19th century. The influence of the castle on the work of Mary Shelley (Gothic novel „Frankenstein“) aren’t grounded in facts, because she never visited the castle during her journey on the river Rhine. Nowadays, American soldiers stationed in Darmstadt founded an annual Halloween festival at the castle. This event became one of the biggest Halloween festivals in Europe. The pictures were taken in Eppstein (Hesse), Germany. The picturesque city lies west of Frankfurt am Main and is at the edge of the Taunus mountains. The Kaisertempel was built in 1894 as a memorial to commemorate the Prussian victory in the Franco-Prussian War (1870/71). This victory unified the German Empire under King Wilhelm I of Prussia. From the area, you have a wonderful view of Eppstein as far as Bremthal. I took 3 different exposures (-2, 0, +2) and processed the picture with Photomatix Pro, Photoshop and Topaz Labs. |
