Ehrenbreitstein Fortress | Tracking the Light

Along the Rhein at Festung Ehrenbreitstein, May 1996.

Exposed on Fujichrome Provia with a Nikormat FTN and Nikoor f1.8 105mm lens. Ehrenbreitstein-Koblenz station on May 24, 1996. Image modified slight to correct color balance and improve contrast. — Exposed on Fujichrome Provia with a Nikormat FTN and Nikoor f1.8 105mm lens. Ehrenbreitstein-Koblenz station on May 24, 1996.

I made this view from the massive fortress above the Rhein opposite Koblenz. My father and I had traveled by train from Köln.

The train pictured was a local train gliding in for a station stop.

The fortress is a popular attraction and offers magnificent views of the confluence of Rhein and Mosel Rivers, while also providing some nice elevated angles on the railway along the ‘right bank.’

Trains are plentiful on this line, and every few minutes freights would rumble along the river. To view the river and railway from the massive stone walls is an experience. We arrived by cable car, and departed by a Mercedes Taxi. What a cool place!

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