It looks like two giants going head to head in a battle.
Posted by Eric at July 14, 2004 01:23 AMOh, also it's an amazing shot with a great feeling about it. Well done, indeed.
Posted by Eric at July 14, 2004 01:23 AMgreat dramatic shot indeed....
Posted by AlOn_ at July 14, 2004 04:01 AMIs that Bruno Ganz I see perched atop the church?
Posted by the mockingbird at July 14, 2004 04:09 AMboth mighty and spooky. It would have been greater if it was raining :-)
Posted by Ali at July 14, 2004 05:40 AMLovely. Makes me wonder why we bow our heads in prayer instead of looking up.
Posted by cmb at July 14, 2004 07:17 AMThere is nothing on this photo that tells us these structures have actaully been damaged i.e. "mostly destroyed in WW2". I can barely even recognize one of them as a church. All is see are these big ol' boring clouds. Great portfolio though.. this one photo is just not.
My $0.02
Posted by Thomas Ruff at July 14, 2004 08:10 AMGreat perspective, they look so ominous.
Posted by Carrie at July 14, 2004 09:35 AMsuch an extreme angle ... great shot ..
Posted by Joe at July 14, 2004 10:29 AMfantastic picture, cinematicaly flawless :)
Posted by mahsa at July 14, 2004 12:06 PMGreat shot. Wondering how you took it. Must have needed a lot of crouching or did you take it lying on the ground??
Posted by Gagan at July 14, 2004 12:35 PMi'm not much of a religious freak, but i am a fan of black and white photography.
Posted by chemical imbalance at July 14, 2004 12:39 PMIt's a great shot, with a typical sky here in Hamburg (always cloudy). Most churches in Germany have been reconstructed, but I guess this is the one they kept in this city as a reminder of the WWII. BTW, this website is great (my favorite).
Posted by Karim at July 14, 2004 01:13 PMThis is the Nikolaikirche, see http://www.nikolaikirche.com/ (German only).
Posted by deess at July 14, 2004 02:42 PMI like your shots, but you have too many in this style.. well, at least too many recently.. at first or if you see one at a time they are really stunning.. but when it's one after another.. you know what I am getting at..
Posted by Mike at July 14, 2004 03:17 PMVery original.
Posted by Maria at July 14, 2004 06:09 PMGreat Shot! Excellent!
Posted by Shaahin at July 14, 2004 06:55 PMSam, you never failed to impress me. Everyday, when i check your photos, i say to myself, Can he do it again?? and yet, you keep proving it to me.
FANTASTIC shot. for the first second i thought its the Towering inferno.
I wont check your site anymore ;-), i'm convinced.
Posted by Koosha at July 14, 2004 07:37 PMVery nice picture. The sky adds a nice touch of gloominess.
Posted by Edwinek at July 15, 2004 02:08 AMNo one has remarked on the tension created by negative space in this image. Powerful image aesthetically & intellectually.
Posted by joseph duemer at July 15, 2004 01:31 PMGives a gloomy feel.
Posted by rei at July 20, 2004 06:43 AMnikolai church...
wondering your pics since some month. today i discover one from my home town. nice.
when have you been here?