Cloister of Bebenhausen Monastery
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Bebenhausen Monastery is located near Tübingen, in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The Abbey was established around 1180 and settled by the Premonstratensian Order, who was given extensive land grants. In 1190, the Cistercian Order took over the monastery. Under the Cistercians, up to 80 monks and 130 lay brothers resided at the abbey. During Reformation, the Duke of Württemberg took over Bebenhausen and turned it into a Protestant seminary. In 1807, Bebenhausen was awarded to the Kingdom of Württemberg. The first King, Frederick I converted some of the buildings into a hunting lodge. After the dissolution of the monarchy in 1918, King William II of Baden-Württemberg and Queen Charlotte were allowed to retire to Bebenhausen.
Besides the Panasonic Lumix LX3, the Canon Powershot S90 was one of the first compact cameras offering RAW format storage - and thereby professional editing via RAW converters and other software for post-processing. This photo was taken hand-held (tripods were not allowed) and for some reasons at the technical limits of the camera: (1) f/2 at the 1/1.7 inch sensor corresponds to about f/8 at full-format cameras, resulting in somewhat soft borders aside. (2) 1/25 sec is the longest shutter speed for receiving sharp images at a focal length corresponding 28 mm at full-frame cameras. Leaning against the wall helped to prevent camera shake. (3) ISO 400 was the upper limit for receiving low-noise shots using this camera.
Cloister of Bebenhausen Monastery
Edited under Adobe Lightroom and Nik Silver Efex Pro
Bebenhausen Monastery is located near Tübingen, in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The Abbey was established around 1180 and settled by the Premonstratensian Order, who was given extensive land grants. In 1190, the Cistercian Order took over the monastery. Under the Cistercians, up to 80 monks and 130 lay brothers resided at the abbey. During Reformation, the Duke of Württemberg took over Bebenhausen and turned it into a Protestant seminary. In 1807, Bebenhausen was awarded to the Kingdom of Württemberg. The first King, Frederick I converted some of the buildings into a hunting lodge. After the dissolution of the monarchy in 1918, King William II of Baden-Württemberg and Queen Charlotte were allowed to retire to Bebenhausen.
Besides the Panasonic Lumix LX3, the Canon Powershot S90 was one of the first compact cameras offering RAW format storage - and thereby professional editing via RAW converters and other software for post-processing. This photo was taken hand-held (tripods were not allowed) and for some reasons at the technical limits of the camera: (1) f/2 at the 1/1.7 inch sensor corresponds to about f/8 at full-format cameras, resulting in somewhat soft borders aside. (2) 1/25 sec is the longest shutter speed for receiving sharp images at a focal length corresponding 28 mm at full-frame cameras. Leaning against the wall helped to prevent camera shake. (3) ISO 400 was the upper limit for receiving low-noise shots using this camera.