Golden Hour: magical sunset over the Petrin Lookout Tower, Prague
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Another Sunday means another entry for the #goldenhourphotography contest hosted by @juliank. Today, I am coming with this sunset shot that I took in Prague a couple of days ago.
The silhouette of a tower on the right is the Petrin Lookout Tower, a huge steel-framework observation tower that was built on the top of the Petrin Hill in 1891, originally as a transmission tower.
These days, the Petrin Tower mainly serves as a tourist attraction with more than a half a million visitors annually. Strongly resembling the iconic Paris landmark Eiffel Tower, the Petrin Tower offers some breathtaking panoramic views of Prague.
For a better perspective of the shape and size of the tower, I am adding this photo that I took on a different day.
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The diffused clouds and orange hues look gorgeous! Heck, even the Petrin Tower shot looks amazing! I'm a sucker for that angle!
Thank you Jed! :) Actually, this angle is the only one that allows you to fit the whole (almost :D) thing in the photo. Maybe you will try for yourself one day :)
I actually have in the past with buildings haha! That post is buried beneath my pile so it's quite hard to dig up.
So you have been to Prague already? Wow, I think I will try to dig up that post then :D
Oh I haven't haha just had the chance to take photos of buildings in the past.
What a wonderful gallery you have! Wow really great colours!
Thank you! ;)
beautiful sunset picture! The clouds are amazing!
Thanks Anna, means a lot from a photographer like you :) You have some amazing travel shots on your blog. Have you tried to submit them in contests hosted by @czechglobalhosts? I think you should :)
Hi, thank you so much for your kind words, I actually submitted once @czechglobalhosts however, I have two issues with their photo contest. First of all, since the pictures can be taken at any time (so not in a particular timeframe) any professional photographer can go through his files and pick his/her best work and submit it. Leaving no space for us amateurs to win...
Second, I saw that most pictures that got featured are pictures of sunsets... A sunset is such a beautiful event, it's difficult to not take a nice picture of this (an easy shot in my opinion)...
Hey Anna, as for your concerns - @czechglobalhosts contests have been around for a year now so most of the regular pro-competitors have already submitted their best shots and especially now, when the Steem price is low, the competition is not very tough so I am sure you would often make it to the winning selection if you decided to join ;) Yeah, sunsets are quite common themes but you can submit anything as long as it is related to the category of the day (Asia on Sunday, Australia on Monday etc.) When I was a newbie, competing in photo contests (there is many of them on Steemit) really helped me a lot.
Thank you for the advice! I have been looking into some contests, but perhaps you could recommend me a few you'd like to participate in?
I think the contest I participated in the main price was 200 SBD, which is a really high price for a small account like me...
The one you mentioned (with the 200 SBD prize) was probably the one hosted by @czechglobalhosts (but that´s the ultimate prize for the yearly winner btw). So you can join his daily contests, then there are photocontests hosted by @juliank and I also enjoy contests organized by @derangedvisions. Feel free to join any of them ;)
Ah, so sweet of you, thank you! Yes, I've seen the ones from @juliank quite often come by. Will check out the @derangedvisions now!
I am looking forward to seeing some of your entries. I have two themes a week for my contests and you can compete in pro, amateur or beginner tier against other photographers of the same skill level. Everyone has an equal chance of winning.
Beautiful place.
A beautiful photo of the sunset.
And I really liked the tower!
I was just looking at a video that was taken at the top.
I wish you new achievements and success on your way! @phortun
Thank you so much @singa :) Yeah, this video was taken at the top of the tower but if the weather is nice, you get even much more beautiful views. Have you been to Prague?
Yes! I love Prague аnd Karlovy Vary!
I like your country.
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