Stained Glass Reversal

Jesus in Reverse : Basler Münster : Basel, CH

This is the back of this stained glass. Pretty cool, huh?

100 Unnamed Strangers: Morgen Fruh'

Morgen fruh'... : Basel, CH

After a glorious day in the Alsace with Rachel, Maya, and Basel-based friend Diana, I gave Rachel a whirlwind tour of Baselstadt. I go there quite frequently and it has featured often on this and my D.C. Confidential blog, so I was looking for photo opps other than my standard photos of this beautiful Swiss city on the Rhine River. I found my moment when we were at the Münster. As Rachel was photographing all the touristy stuff, I caught a photo of this gentleman enjoying the relative peace and quiet along the river.

Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 9/10

100 Friends and Family: Carl

The Perfect Hair Day : Carl at the top of the Basler Münster : Basel, CH

I'm starting a new series here at The F-Stops Here... . In addition to my photos of strangers, I've been taking pictures here and there of friends and family. Every once in a while, with their permission, I'm going to post a photo of someone who is more than just a stranger in my life. I'm launching the series with my friend, Carl. Carl is currently staying in Ferney at the home of my boss. Carl is from Minnesota and is a music teacher. He has a fabulous voice! Every once in a while, he joins us for jaunts around Switzerland and France. I took this photo on a recent trip to Basel. We were up at the very top of the Basler Münster and I noticed that the style of Carl's hair that day matched perfectly with the carving in the sandstone tower. Instant tourist shot!

Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 3/10

Basler Münster (Interior)

Contemplative : Basler Münster : Basel, CH

Thursday's entry featured the Basler Münster from the outside. Today, I'm posting a photo from the inside. To see more pictures of this simple, formerly-Catholic-currently-Protestant cathedral, visit my Picasa Web Albums.

Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 3/10

Basler Münster (Exterior)

Transept roof of the Basler Münster : Basel, CH

The Basler Münster stands on a bluff overlooking the Rhine River and Kleinbasel. The original edifice was begun in 1019. An earthquake in 1356 leveled the city of Basel and severely damaged its main cathedral. Johannes Gmünd, who was building the Freiburg Münster in neighboring Germany, was employed to rebuild the Basler Münster. Both churches are constructed of red sandstone (I'll feature pictures of the Freiburg cathedral in a few days) and are built in the Romanesque architectural style.

You've seen this breezeway before, only from this perspective : 

Basler Münster : Basel, CH

On the day we visited, we climbed the stairs of the bell tower and enjoyed lovely views of Kleinbasel and Grossbasel, as well as the Rhine River and the foothills of Germany. To see more photos of the exterior and grounds of the Basler Münster, please visit my Picasa Web Albums. A photo of the west facade of the cathedral can be found in this album.

Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 3/10

The Tenin Technique

The Tenin Technique:* A unique perspective on an otherwise ho-hum stained glass window : Basel, CH

Today, City Daily Photo bloggers around the world are honoring the original city daily photo blogger, Eric Tenin of Paris Daily Photo. For the last five years, Eric has posted a photo of his beloved Paris without missing a day. Pretty impressive, if you ask me! In honor of his accomplishment and of the phenomenon he started, I'm posting two pictures. The first features a photo I took this past weekend of a stained glass window in the Baseler Münster in Basel, CH. The second features a picture I snapped in Paris last summer on the grounds of the French Senat at the Jardin du Luxembourg.

Applying the Tenin Technique to the 

chess board at the Senat in the Jardin du Luxembourg : 

Paris, FR

Congratulations, Eric! Here's to another five years of photo blogging.

* My understanding of the Tenin Technique is that you find unusual/unique ways to take pictures of things. Of course, many of us have been doing that for a while now, but it's good to give it a name and I can't think of a better person to name it after! Perhaps it will enter the lexicon and end up on Wikipedia...???
 
Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 3/10 and 8/09