April in south Black Forest

Short trip to Swarzwald. Interesting photo points, trekking routes, main highlights, which can be done in three days.

Of course some of them must have been left for later. We had to choose so that three days were varied and did not consist only of waterfalls or gorges. There were routes of a panorama, a mountain top (phot. the peak of Belchen -Most beautiful panoramic mountain in the Black Forest), a gorge and a waterfall.

Old watermills like this one near Elzach. Lots of small local breweries or the bigger and famous like Rothaus in Grafenhausen near Schluchsee, that is an attraction itself...

The real highlight is a Triberg Waterfall. Picturesque path prepared also for strollers. The Triberg Waterfalls are among Germany's highest waterfalls, with a drop of 163m and seven steps. You can visit them till 10 PM. The waterfalls are illuminated and you can enjoy a very special atmosphere.Parking situation is a little bit thight so it is worthy to be not so late.

 

 

For our gorge path we choose the short atraction in Ravenna Schlucht. We went there late afternoon and it was really empty. In comparison to Triberger nothing was like going on there.

 

At the entrance to Ravenna Gorge you can stop at the Ravenna creek. There is a nicely located small house, that you can consider as an interesting photo point for starters :). In the background there is a rail viaduct from end of XIX century.

For photographers a must-see or must-photograph point is for sure the curve just next to Ravenna Gorge. The well known piece of road is called Kreuzfelsenkurveand it is probably the most spectacular curve in the Black Forest. 

What I chose for myself for some sunrise photo shooting was the picturesque countryside around the village St. Märgen with the Ohmen Chapel.

The easy to reach view point with the panorama view over the lanndscape near St. Märgen with the Ohmen Chapel

 

Of course if you are already in St. Märgen it's worthy to get closer to the chapel. the chapel itself is an attractive object for some photos, especially from a drone.

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Rothenburg ob der Tauber

The New Year trip, or a few day later... Rothenburg off-season

The city is already so famous, thanks to social media, that even in January you have to be patient to get your frame. Around the famous road crossing das Plönlein there are light crowds moving around. Cars, selfie funs, tourists, walkers, someone is passing by all the time in front of your camera. I just put my big stopper to get the long exposure really long to make the frame de-crowded ;). I don't even dare to imagine what is going on there on summer evenings.

 

Afterwards I decided myself to make a quick look at the walls, or rather from the walls, because you can walk around the old town on the walls, and under the roof. Perfect in the rain. What was our experience next day.

 

But first I got to my another planned photo spot, Gerlachschmiede. I thought I'd run into a similar crowd there. Because Gerlachschiede is another landmark of Rothenburg. After couple of minutes the christmas tree lit and it became like in a fairy tale.

 

Next morning the weather was not such in a photography-mode. Rain and one has to be careful not to get the lens so rain-dotted. What was the advantage, the lack of people and for a composition the wet cobblestone and still illuminated city.

 

 

 

After some breakfast we made our sightseeing tour.

Rothenburg offers a lot of old town atmosphere. The highlight for sure is the around 4 km walk on the city walls.

You can get down through the city park down to the river Tauber and to the Topplerschlösschen. The house high on a stone platform. It was the summer residence of one of the former mayors. Going along river you can admire a city view. Go on the double-bridge and get back to the old heart of Rothenburg

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