All Weather Cologne / Alle Wetter Köln
The Project
Time: Between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve I decided to start some photo sessions in the middle of cologne.
Conditions: The weather at this time was rainy and windy with rare dry moments and often with low light. As I wanted to photograph my scenes without any persons on the image, I have to start in the early morning. The pictures will show a dark environment with mirroring effects caused by the wetness from the rain.
Location Cologne Media Park
![Köln Media Park](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000277-Verbessert-NR-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Media Park](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000092-Verbessert-NR-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Media Park](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000279-Verbessert-NR-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Media Park](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000272-Verbessert-NR-Bearbeitet-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Media Park](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000080-Verbessert-NR-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Media Park](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000082-Verbessert-NR-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Media Park](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000275-Verbessert-NR-scaled-e1704469229922.jpg)
Location Cologne Breite Str., Ehren Str.
![Köln Ehrenstr.](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000131-Verbessert-NR-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Ehrenstr.](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000133-Verbessert-NR-scaled-e1704468639576.jpg)
![Köln Friesenwall](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000130-Verbessert-NR-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Richmod Str.](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000116-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Breite Str.](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000114-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Breite Str.](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000113-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Breite Str.](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000108-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Opernplatz](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000104-Verbessert-NR-scaled-e1704468187189.jpg)
![Köln Nord- Südfahrt](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000103-Verbessert-NR-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Opernpassagen 4711](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000095-Verbessert-NR-scaled.jpg)
Location Cologne Dom, Hauptbahnhof (Main Station)
![Köln Hauptbahnhof](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000346-Verbessert-NR-2-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Dom](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000171-scaled-e1704468863344.jpg)
![Köln Hohenzollernbrücke Rhein](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000298-Verbessert-NR-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Hauptbahnhof](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000168-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Hauptbahnhof](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000159-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Hauptbahnhof](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000154-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Hauptbahnhof](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000146-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Hauptbahnhof](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000141-scaled.jpg)
Location Cologne Hohenzollernbrücke, Dom
![Köln Hohenzollernbrücke Rhein Hyatt Triangle](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000347-Verbessert-NR-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Dom Museum Ludwig](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000340-Verbessert-NR-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Dom Museum Ludwig](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000339-Verbessert-NR-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Dom](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000334-Verbessert-NR-Bearbeitet-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Rhein St. Martin](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000332-Verbessert-NR-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Hohenzollernbrücke Musical Dom](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000333-Verbessert-NR-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Hohenzollernbrücke](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000329-Verbessert-NR-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Rhein Kranhäuser](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000330-Verbessert-NR-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Rhein](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000323-Verbessert-NR-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Triangle Hohenzollernbrücke Hyatt](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000318-Verbessert-NR-scaled.jpg)
![Köln St. Martin Rhein](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000322-Verbessert-NR-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Dom Hohenzollernbrücke Rhein](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000314-Verbessert-NR-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Dom Hohenzollernbrücke Rhein](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000310-Verbessert-NR-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Dom Hohenzollernbrücke Rhein](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000307-Verbessert-NR-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Dom Hohenzollernbrücke Rhein](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000309-Verbessert-NR-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Dom Hohenzollernbrücke Rhein](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000302-Verbessert-NR-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Hohenzollernbrücke Rhein](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000299-Verbessert-NR-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Hohenzollernbrücke Rhein](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000298-Verbessert-NR-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Hohenzollernbrücke Rhein](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000295-Verbessert-NR-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Hohenzollernbrücke Rhein](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000294-Verbessert-NR-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Dom Hohenzollernbrücke Rhein](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000291-Verbessert-NR-Bearbeitet-scaled.jpg)
Location Cologne Poll
![Köln Poll Rheinufer Kranhäuser Dom](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000357-Verbessert-NR-1024x745.jpg)
![Köln Poll Rheinufer Kranhäuser Dom](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000353-Verbessert-NR-1024x731.jpg)
![Köln Poll Südbrücke](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000351-Verbessert-NR-1024x731.jpg)
![Köln Poll Kranhäuser Dom](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000350-Verbessert-NR-1024x731.jpg)
![Köln Poll Südbrücke](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000180-1024x708.jpg)
![Köln Poll Rhein](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000186-1024x731.jpg)
Location Cologne Porz
![Köln Porz Rhein](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000233-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Porz Rhein](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000256-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Porz Rhein](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000242-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Porz Rhein](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000241-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Porz Rhein](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000238-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Porz Rhein](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000222-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Porz Frankfurter Str](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000070-Verbessert-NR-scaled.jpg)
![Köln Porz Frankfurter Str](https://www.storyimage.de/content_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L1000055-Verbessert-NR-scaled.jpg)
Some Final Remarks
The main idea of my work was to show the city of cologne in a special way: with no persons, with bad weather, often in a dark, rainy situation. My personal mind is that this will create a specific mood of the image.
How I did this. To create good light reflexions in the darkness I have to choose an aperture about 16. That makes a tripod necessary. But I decided to do the photos by free hand and to use an ISO value of 25,000. Later I have reduced the image noise in the post production (it worked).
Hope you will enjoy the images.
Link to the YOUTUBE Video “How I have created the images”