Your eye for these details is remarkable. Seeking perspectives that don’t overdo shading or brightness. Your work capturing this structure engendered curiosity about the architectural firm’s portfolio and its principle designers.
I count it my good fortune to have discovered you and your work, KewtieBird, mostly by good fortune. Some “delight-scrolling” was also required ;-)
Ha! That is interesting that you found it eerie, may I ask for a detail or two? (It was very hot when we were there so that zapped much of our energy.) Thanks so much for your nice comment. We went to Luxembourg because we were driving from Oslo to London via Paris on the way there and none of us had ever been to Luxembourg. I figured: why not check it out?
I think maybe because we got in a bit late in the evening? We got in on the train and found there was a notable divide across the bridge between the train station side and the old town; gave a bit of an odd impression. We had just come from Zurich so expected a similar vibe as both are wealthy banking states but first impressions were a bit more like Birmingham UK. Still defo was worth a visit though, something fun about going to a place a bit out of the ordinary!
I like the abstract shots with a monotone look. As an engineer, I appreciate the geometry and the intersection of lines, curves, and shadows...well done.
Thank you! Personally, I am drawn to pipes — of any variety. And it’s fun to try and capture geometry/shape especially in more modern buildings which tend to be clean without the fussy details older buildings have (which I love but not for this kind of abstract shooting). So glad you liked the output!! And I appreciate your comment, thanks again.
These are really nice! Sad to say that despite living a couple hours from Lux, I've never really visited the city (or country) proper. I'm inspired by your photos to get down there.
Oooo, I hope you enjoy it if you get the chance. As an aside, just after Luxembourg, we had a weekend in Paris. In the Louvre, I saw one large painting from afar of a landscape with an old city included. The topography in the image seemed so…familiar and I wondered out loud to my better half, “Hey, is that Luxembourg over there?” We went over and, sure enough, it was. Those deep ravines surrounding the city made a deep (😊) impression upon me it seems.
That's the beauty of travel, you start to see influences and things in a different context! I had one like that last week. Saw an excellent painting at the Rijksmuseum that caught my eye and noticed it was of the ruins at Villers Abbey in Belgium. Then visited those ruins a couple days later and was trying to find the vantage point where the painting was made.
Ha! Thanks!! Well, this was near the end of June and on a quiet weekday during an unusually hot bit of weather. There really weren’t all that many tourists generally in the city and none up in this area. The only people outside were one skater dood (failed at getting a good shot of him) and another guy up a ladder doing some repair work (shot him and he will go out in some “street photography” post in the future I think). Thanks for the kind comment and question!
Your eye for these details is remarkable. Seeking perspectives that don’t overdo shading or brightness. Your work capturing this structure engendered curiosity about the architectural firm’s portfolio and its principle designers.
I count it my good fortune to have discovered you and your work, KewtieBird, mostly by good fortune. Some “delight-scrolling” was also required ;-)
Wow, what a really kind comment that is so very much appreciated. You literally made my day. Thank you very much!
Beautiful photos, very other worldly and ethereal. How did you find Luxembourg? We found it to be very interesting but a bit eerie.
Ha! That is interesting that you found it eerie, may I ask for a detail or two? (It was very hot when we were there so that zapped much of our energy.) Thanks so much for your nice comment. We went to Luxembourg because we were driving from Oslo to London via Paris on the way there and none of us had ever been to Luxembourg. I figured: why not check it out?
I think maybe because we got in a bit late in the evening? We got in on the train and found there was a notable divide across the bridge between the train station side and the old town; gave a bit of an odd impression. We had just come from Zurich so expected a similar vibe as both are wealthy banking states but first impressions were a bit more like Birmingham UK. Still defo was worth a visit though, something fun about going to a place a bit out of the ordinary!
Yeah, those ravines are major! It is strange, the topography, for sure!!
I like the abstract shots with a monotone look. As an engineer, I appreciate the geometry and the intersection of lines, curves, and shadows...well done.
Thank you! Personally, I am drawn to pipes — of any variety. And it’s fun to try and capture geometry/shape especially in more modern buildings which tend to be clean without the fussy details older buildings have (which I love but not for this kind of abstract shooting). So glad you liked the output!! And I appreciate your comment, thanks again.
These are really nice! Sad to say that despite living a couple hours from Lux, I've never really visited the city (or country) proper. I'm inspired by your photos to get down there.
Oooo, I hope you enjoy it if you get the chance. As an aside, just after Luxembourg, we had a weekend in Paris. In the Louvre, I saw one large painting from afar of a landscape with an old city included. The topography in the image seemed so…familiar and I wondered out loud to my better half, “Hey, is that Luxembourg over there?” We went over and, sure enough, it was. Those deep ravines surrounding the city made a deep (😊) impression upon me it seems.
That's the beauty of travel, you start to see influences and things in a different context! I had one like that last week. Saw an excellent painting at the Rijksmuseum that caught my eye and noticed it was of the ruins at Villers Abbey in Belgium. Then visited those ruins a couple days later and was trying to find the vantage point where the painting was made.
Very cool!! Did you?
Not entirely. It looks a little different some 160 years later :)
The painting is, "Monk Meditating near a Ruin by Moonlight" by Frederik Marinus : https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-A-5032
Those are fabulous photos. The different perspectives are great. Very well done!
I really appreciate that, thanks so much!
Wow! 🤩
Amazing eye for detail!
Thanks very much!! 🙏
Love the light you have captured in the photographs.
Thank you!!
These are great! Thanks for sharing. Was there no one there when you went? Or did you erase the people out?
Ha! Thanks!! Well, this was near the end of June and on a quiet weekday during an unusually hot bit of weather. There really weren’t all that many tourists generally in the city and none up in this area. The only people outside were one skater dood (failed at getting a good shot of him) and another guy up a ladder doing some repair work (shot him and he will go out in some “street photography” post in the future I think). Thanks for the kind comment and question!