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Armoury
smaller courtyard with loggia and glass roof
Zwinger Palace
Dresden sewer lidNatural light
Natural light is an amazing thing. The hues it produces as it hits surfaces in its path can be stunning. Trying to capture this is one of the most rewarding and frustrating endeavors of any aspiring photographer. Knowledge of the setting sun’s location in relation to whatever object you covet is paramount as is the time of just the perfect point when a mad red glow ensues. These things seem all important to the unencumbered but with such entanglements that form the fabric of life one does lose some autonomy.
Dresden is one of the most photogenic of German cities. Its somber Gothic grayness exudes a sadness that is at once beautiful and tragic. I am lucky in that I’ve spent quite a bit of time in the captivating city due directly to my choice of a life partner who happens to be from a nearby village. I have seen many incredible sunsets on its formidable array of gracious buildings. One building I’ve not had the chance to properly capture is the Frauenkirche. As with most of Dresden, this magnificent church was destroyed in WWII. Unlike the rest of its neighboring marvels, it was left as rubble as a monument to man’s atrocities towards one another. This position changed over time and it has been under painstaking restoration since I first visited the city some years ago. So, as would be expected, I as well as my wife eagerly looked forward to our first glimpse of the stunning piece or architecture that had been recently completed in our absence while living in the US.
As would have it, this event coincided with our getting married yet again for the sake of Doreen's family on her home soil. This brought together not only family but also some of our closest friends from VT. We hadn’t had much time in Dresden since our first return in two years as spending time with family was tantamount as well as the planning necessary to get the wedding off as scheduled. (continued below in Fondest Memory)
