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English: Panoramic view of the old town of Cologne, Germany taken from the other side of the river Rhine

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Català: Vista panoràmica de la ciutat vella de Colònia presa des de l'altra banda del Rin
Deutsch: Panorama-Aufnahme des Kölner Altstadtufers bei Abenddämmerung (gegen 21:58 Uhr) von der anderen Rheinseite aus. Von links nach rechts kann man das ehemalige Lufthansa-Gebäude, die Deutzer Brücke, die Kirche Groß St. Martin, den Kölner Dom, das Museum Ludwig, den Kölner Fernsehturm Colonius, die Hohenzollernbrücke und die blauen Lichter und Reflektionen des Musical Dome erkennen. Fünf Bilder wurden jeweils mit 3 unterschiedlichen Belichtungszeiten aufgenommen (insgesamt 15 Bilder) und zusammengefügt. Das daraus entstandene 32bit HDRI wurde in ein 8bit LDRI konvertiert. Benutzt wurde eine Canon EOS 1000D und ein 18-55mm Objektiv mit einer Blende von 5,6.
English: Panoramic view of the old town of Cologne ( North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) taken from the other side of the river Rhine at dusk (09:58pm). You can see (from left to right) the former Lufthansa corporate headquarters, the Deutzer bridge, Great St. Martin Church, Cologne Cathedral, Museum Ludwig, the Cologne telecommunications tower Colonius, the Hohenzollern bridge and the blue lights and reflections of the Cologne Musical Dome.Five images with 3 exposures each (15 images in total) were merged together. The resulting 32bit HDRI was converted to an 8bit LDRI. Images were taken with a Canon EOS 1000D (EOS Digital Rebel XS or EOS Kiss F) and 18-55mm lens at f/5.6.
Français : Vue panoramique de la vieille ville de Cologne, en ( Rhénanie-du-Nord-Westphalie ( Allemagne), prise depuis l'autre rive du Rhin au crépuscule (21h58). On peut voir (de gauche à droite) l'ancien siège social de la Lufthansa, le pont de Deutz, l' église Saint-Martin de Cologne, la Cathédrale de Cologne, le Musée Ludwig, la tour des télécommunications de Cologne, le Pont des Hohenzollern et les lumières et reflets bleus du Musical Dome. Image panoramique obtenue en assemblant 15 images (5 cadrages × 3 expositions) prises avec un appareil Canon EOS 1000D équipé d'un objectif 18-55mm réglé sur f/5.6.
Date 20 March 2009
Source Own work
Author Ahgee

Camera location

50° 56′ 20.51″ N, 6° 58′ 6.32″ E

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Camera Model Canon EOS 1000D
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Aperture f5.6
Film speed (ISO) 100
Lens Canon 18-55mm AF
Focal length 18 mm
Film digital

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