Salzburg

[StephanN]

I've been told by some friends fromt the USA that outside of Austria everybody knows "The Sound of Music", of which there is a musical and a movie; both of which most Austrians know nothing about, and the ones that do, know that are one or two slight () factual errors in it, and that it brings busloads of tourists to Salzburg and Mondsee. Salzburg, apart from being famous for the romantic story of Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, also prides itself for being the birthplace of one Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, but probaly fewer people know about him than do about the Trapp family (if you ask Austrians about the Trapps, they'll think you're talking about them: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trappists.)

 

The main attractions of the town, in terms of photo-spots, are the fortress Hohensalzburg, the Festungsberg with the fortress Hohensalzburg on top of it, the cathedral (very beautiful inside), the Mirabell-gardens (in spring and summer), oh, and did I mention the fortress Hohensalzburg? Since I went in winter and the interior of the cathedral is too dark for UV-photos, you won't be surprised that quite a few of my shots are of ... the fortress

 

If you want to know how the sights look like in VIS, this might be a good starting-point: https://www.salzburg.info/en/sights/top10. I went on a cold day, so didn't feel like carrying a third camera or whipping out my mobile every few minutes.

 

Equipment:

UV: Canon EOS 6D, b/w, UV-conversion, Steinheil Cassar-S 50mm f/2.8

IR: Canon EOS 5DSR, full-spectrum, with 850nm filter, Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8

 

The UV-photos are ISO 1600, the very first one even 3200, f-stop is 8 for all photos, also the IR, and the IR-photos are ISO 400-800, as the day started out overcast, with the sun coming out only later, around noon. With a 670nm, for example, I could have gotten the ISO down pretty far, I reckon. I'm sure I missed some spots from the sensor-dust, especially in the UV-pano, apologies for that.

 

Since the Steinheil is a manual lens, and the 850-filter virtually blackens out the viewfinder, I took a couple of shots with the hyperfocal thingie, but mostly used LiveView to focus, which turned out quite ok.

 

I chose 850nm, because I thought the photos would be extra crisp and clear, but I'll go back in the next weeks and try out 670 or 700nm, in order to get some more colour. Also, I didn't have time to walk up Kalvarienberg, which is the mountain/hill on the other bank of the river, to get some shots of the fortress and the city from there. I also hope to find some of the lesser-known spots, like the place where this Mozart guy was born.

 

Here we go, to start off with two examples of modern art, first something in front of Trinity church (called Caldera), and then the Sphaera, a man on a golden sphere, which of course, unofficially goes by the name of "Mozartkugel" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozartkugel):, both in UV:

 

 

 

Next, the cathedral and Franziskanerkirche, as seen from the Festungsberg (first IR, then UV):

 

 

 

 

A few shots of the fortress Hohensalzburg from different angles (judging the distance shots, I prefer UV, because of the clearer separation from the background):

 

 

 

 

 

A few impressions of bridges and buildings along the bank of the river Salzach (first one IR, the others UV):

 

 

 

 

And finally, two panos, taken from the Mönchsberg, overlooking the fortress and the old town (again, first IR, then UV):

 

 

[dabateman]

Wow excellent views. Thank you for sharing. 

I know Mozart better than the sound of music.  Although I don't like Mozart's music.  I haven't gotten all the way through the sound of music yet.

 

[colinbm]

What a great place for photography, thanks for showing it in IR & UV.

[Nate]

Great shots, The scenery looks excellent with lots of history.

TBH, I now nothing of the Sound of music, heard of it, but that's it. Shows my young age.

 

[Andy Perrin]

Amazing photos. I hope I visit someday. The UV really does well for long distance shots, to exaggerate the distance. 

[Fandyus]

Very nice! I'd love to see get the last UV panorama in high res.

[StephanN]

On 2/9/2022 at 2:01 AM, dabateman said:

Wow excellent views. Thank you for sharing. 

I know Mozart better than the sound of music.  Although I don't like Mozart's music.  I haven't gotten all the way through the sound of music yet.

 

 

Thanks. I was forced (almost at gun-point) to watch the movie, and what can I say, it was less kitschy than I had feared.

 

On 2/9/2022 at 3:45 AM, colinbm said:

What a great place for photography, thanks for showing it in IR & UV.

 

Thanks.

 

On 2/9/2022 at 5:57 AM, Nate said:

Great shots, The scenery looks excellent with lots of history.

TBH, I now nothing of the Sound of music, heard of it, but that's it. Shows my young age.

 

 

Thanks. According to my friends, in some families in the USA it's part of the tradition to watch the movie around Christmas, and there are even sing-along events where they show the movie in cinemas, with the audience joining in with the songs.

 

On 2/9/2022 at 6:06 AM, Andy Perrin said:

Amazing photos. I hope I visit someday. The UV really does well for long distance shots, to exaggerate the distance. 

 

Thanks. Right, am hoping that taking photos from the opposite hill may prove worthwile.

 

On 2/9/2022 at 6:45 AM, Fandyus said:

Very nice! I'd love to see get the last UV panorama in high res.

 

Thanks, Sorry, the quality is not good enough to show it in more detail, but when I go back I will redo it with more care (think, focussing-error and cold fingers are equally to blame  )