The colours of fall in Praha
I wrote about the colours of fall in the German capital with photos I made in 2008.
I was very fortunate to have visited the Czech capital of Prague one year later; I awoke early before sunrise and “crawled” out to Charles Bridge to catch the light of sunrise on the city.
I don’t think there was enough orange or red …
I made all of these photos from Prague’s Karlův most (Charles Bridge) at sunrise on 7 October 2009.
I was a little tired the rest of the day, but seeing and photographing the warm sunrise glow on the old parts of the city made the early wakeup call completely worthwhile. Prague is a charming open-museum of a city all on its own, but the warm colours at sunrise combined with the changing colours from the deciduous trees magnified the visual beauty.
This post is published originally on Fotoeins Fotopress (fotoeins.com).
Great photos! Would love to get over to Europe some time. My church actually goes over there each year to teach English, but I haven’t gone on the trip yet. Maybe one day!
Hi! Thanks for your comment. I highly recommend Prague at any season, at any time of the year. I hope you’ll get to Europe soon, and you can also see Prague for yourself. Thanks again for reading!
Beautiful! Prague is one of my favorite places.
Hi! I agree – Prague is great city to visit. When I saw the possibility of a clear morning, I made sure to get up early. I’d say I was fortunate to have been able to make these photographs, too. Thanks for dropping by!
Color temperature just a tad to high? No?
Hi, Iva. Even with minor adjustments to brightness and contrast, the vibrancy of the colours seen here are true. Thanks for reading!
That is a lot of orange and red, so beautiful and vibrant!
Hi, Laurel.
I was very fortunate first to have been around for this fall sunrise; second that the colours were unbelievably deep, so much orange, yellow, and read; and third that I even managed to capture and photograph a small sampling of the light and colour for a short period of time … until the sun got too “high” in the sky!
Thanks for your comment and for stopping by!
OMG Henry! These are fantastic photos! You should make a calendar for Xmas, I do every year. It’s a big hit with the fam!
Hi, Lindsay. Thanks for your very kind comments!
A Christmas/Advent or simply a new year’s calendar is a great idea. I’d even pursue it, if I wasn’t getting ready to pack and ship my belongings from Chile to Vancouver, and if I wasn’t planning and about to start my year of travel.
Thanks again for stopping by!
Wow- the colors are so vibrant- they are beautiful… and look so much like Fall.
Hi, Jade.
The colours were incredible that October morning, and I felt very fortunate to have seen and made a photograph of the fall scene. The city itself is beautiful, but with that morning light and the changing of the colours, the combination verged on magical. What was even better – Charles Bridge was almost empty of tourists and pedestrians at the early hour.
Thanks for your comment and for reading!
Beautiful!
Obrigado, Ana Lucia!
now these make me super excited to be returning to Praha!! it’s been way too long!
Hi, Lola. I’ve been to Prague a lot over the last five years, but what’s really cool is that when I feared I’d get bored after the eighth, ninth, or tenth visit, I always found something new in Praha which would blow my mind. I’d ask myself: how didn’t I see this before? There really is a *lot* to see and experience in Praha on both sides of the Vltava river. I’m really excited for you and Leah, and I wish I could visit Praha with y’all.
Thanks again for your comment!