Hrad Karlstejn, Karlstejn, Central Bohemia (CZ), 2006

Czech Republic


This is basically an album for photos I've taken in the Czech Republic that don't fit into any other category. I expect that as I make more albums some of these photos will be moved, but for the moment they'll stay here. To clarify one thing...the Prague photos, and the photos from Czech cities which have their own albums, aren't included here, unless it's a picture of a souvenir that I photogra…  (read more)

CD Freight Train, Picture 6, Litomerice, Bohemia (…

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The first few container flats were unloaded, but further back in the train there were plenty of containers to be seen.

River Labe, Edit 2, Litomerice, Bohemia (CZ), 2008

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Once the freight train was through, I walked further out onto the bridge to get some more photos of the city. The sun was starting to set, so I had some hopes that these shots would be at least decent. Unfortunately, they came out really grey, so I had to work on them in Gimp to get them looking halfway decent. This is my second attempt at a "realistic" edit of the first shot.

River Labe, High Saturation Version, Litomerice, B…

28 May 2009 203
Not satisfied completely with my realistic edit of Picture 1, I decided to also post an earlier attempt where I set the contrast and saturation too high, as I think it is at least attractive.

River Labe, Super Saturated Version, Litomerice, B…

28 May 2009 292
Working on the accidental high saturation version of Picture 1, I decided to crank the saturation even more, and the result was this super saturated version, which I think resembles a painting.

River Labe, Picture 4, Litomerice, Bohemia (CZ), 2…

28 May 2009 149
Here's my edit of Picture 4, which was taken with more cloud cover, and with the camera turned more to the left. It's still unfortunately a bit grey, but with some work....

River Labe, Picture 4, High Saturation Version, Li…

28 May 2009 233
....I was able to get the sunset to come out in Gimp. In general, of course, this version is high saturation and painting-like, but that doesn't mean it's necessarily bad, I don't think.

Litomerice, Picture 4, Bohemia (CZ), 2008

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Here was another shot that I got from the river, more of the city this time, without the reddish colors of the sunset. It's a bit grey, but much of the weather was that day, actually.

Litomerice, Picture 5, Bohemia (CZ), 2008

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This was a late-in-the-day shot that I got of the staromestske namesti, or old town square, with the setting sun on the buildings. Many of the smaller Czech cities have names for their old town squares, though, so if anyone knows if this one has a specific name, I'll update the title and captions.

Radnice, Picture 2, Litomerice, Bohemia (CZ), 2008

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Here's yet another view of the Radnice...

Clock Tower On Cathedral, Litomerice, Bohemia (CZ)…

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.....and a better shot of the clock tower on the Cathedral.

Cathedral, Picture 4, Litomerice, Bohemia (CZ), 20…

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I also took this parting shot of the Cathedral, which was one of the most complete that I got.

Staromestske Namesti, Picture 2, Litomerice, Bohem…

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Then, I tried a different angle on the old town square before heading home.

Nadrazi Olbramovice From the Street, Olbramovice,…

30 May 2009 202
This is the station at Olbramovice, which isn't as small as you might expect. I took this from the street in front, as I wasn't in a mad rush to get my next train.

Train at Olbramovice, Bohemia (CZ), 2008

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Here's my train from Prague, getting ready to depart for Ceske Budejovice.

CD #810472-1 at Olbramovice, Bohemia (CZ), 2008

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This was one of the Class 810 railbuses used on the Sedlcany services, awaiting its next assignment at Olbramovice.

Ex-CSD Container at Olbramovice, Bohemia (CZ), 200…

30 May 2009 226
Just randomly, I also discovered this old CSD-era cargo container being used, I'm assuming, as a shed, still painted for CSD.

Nadrazi Olbramovice from 810 Class, Picture 2, Olb…

01 Jun 2009 346
This was the most successful of my attempts to shoot a picture out of the windows of #810472-1, which would be the only railbus, and only car, on my train that day.

CD 810 Class Interior, Picture 2, Olbramovice, Boh…

01 Jun 2009 372
Here's the best of my interior shots, with the best exposure, basically.

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