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Belvedere Palace, Vienna – World’s 7th Oldest Museum

Besides being the repository of outstanding works of art, the Belvedere Palace itself is a masterpiece of Baroque architecture. - Belvedere Palace, Vienna - World’s 7th Oldest Museum - Travelure ©

Adding the third dimension

‘You can see a photographer’s mastery over his craft in a single shot. Ask him to shoot a white egg against a white wall!’. - Adding the third dimension - Travelure ©

Let us stitch a panorama

I started shooting from one end of the edifice and twisted my upper body and continued capturing the frames. It gave me shots that had an overlapping view of the spread-out step-well - Let us stitch a panorama - Travelure ©

Shooting Architecture without Distortion Part-1

The only way to shoot any structure distortion-free is to keep the camera parallel to the ground. For that, you need a vantage that brings you up midway to the height of the building. But the ground realities do not always allow us to keep the camera parallel. - Shooting Architecture without Distortion Part-1 - Travelure ©

Hohensalzburg Fortress Salzburg Austria

As I boarded an OBB train from Vienna, a few scenes from The Sound of Music replayed in my mind. The baroque city centre, the invincible-looking Hohensalzburg Fortress, and the meandering River Salzach. And of course, the cemetery crypt where von Trapps hid before their escape. - Hohensalzburg Fortress Salzburg Austria - Travelure ©

Schonbrunn Palace Vienna Austria

As one of the more popular tourist attractions of Vienna (over 3,800,000 tourists visited it in 2017), its sprawling gardens offer a healthy competition to the brilliantly manicured gardens in Chateau Versailles near Paris.

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