Die Stille vor dem Sturm

From the balcony in the Lowenbrau Tent, the rising sun greets your

gaze as you look out across a peaceful wooden sea. In just a few short

hours this scene will transform into raging torrents of foaming brew,

fried chickens, and ecstatic celebrants. Prosit!

fantastic prospective!!!!!

Very interesting use of pattern.

Nice shot.

Simply delightful. The single thing I like the most are the waiters which are also getting ready for the Sturm und Drang to come...

 

I've the suspect a bit of rotation clockwise should help the picture, but I guess is more a trick of perspective.

 

The exposure seems to have been tricky, was there any final adjustment of the lower half of the shot? I cannot tell from the technical details -which are at any rate interesting-.

Just looking for my son there. Can't see him unless he is under one of those tables.

very enjoyable perspective and colors.

Thank you all for your comments and visits.

 

Salvatore, thanks for your comment. Concerning the exposure, I was pretty lucky with this one. The only post-scan editing after inversion was the usual levels/curves and USM. In fact, of any of my photographs, this one would qualify for the Unmanipulated Check box. Regarding the rotation, I noticed the same thing that you saw (where maybe about 0.25 degree rotation is needed). But as I look at the bottom tables, they seem to be very level. So it must be a perspective anomaly.

 

Colin, they do a pretty good job cleaning up after the previous night's mayhem. I think they would have found him under one those tables. ;0)

 

Regards

Very nice shot. The composition offer a great perspective effect.

Looks good Walter; hope you're having fun. Regards,

It's very nice. I'd like to see the raging torrents as well. :)

wow, super graphical image, great colour, exposure, the whole 9 yards

"the calm before the storm..." Great geometry and color (not to mention a seldom seen sight at a "function" such as this, I'd imagine!! )