Kelowna Girl’s Back Yard
A Moment in Photographic History:
German photographer Emil Bieber died April 29, 1962. His great-aunt was Emilie Bieber who was one of the first female photographers. She was appointed Court Photographer to the royal court of Prussia. Emil followed in her footsteps and was know as “the Emperor´s photographer.” He photographed: the German Kaiser, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Richard Strauss, Franz Lehar, Josephine Baker, Thomas Edison, and many more. He was forced to flee the Nazis in 1938 and established himself as the best known portrait photographer in Cape Town, South Africa.
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A Photographic Quote of Note:
The art of photography is to make that which seems unbeautiful, beautiful.
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Posted on April 29th, 2008 at 2:40 am
A beautiful image…wonderful light.
Posted on April 29th, 2008 at 5:20 am
Wonderful colours
Very nice compo
Posted on April 29th, 2008 at 5:57 am
Looks like the horizon has been set ablaze.
Posted on April 29th, 2008 at 9:22 am
Wonderful backlight shot. The silhouettes are magnificent!
Posted on April 29th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
Nice picture, nice compo, but… I am almost frightened !
Posted on April 29th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
I like the nice warm tones.
Posted on April 29th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
Stunning. Simply one amazing photo after another. Who would think to shoot a sunset this way? Most would walk until there was an unobstructed view.