The water structures in Konstanz between the harbour and the Rhine bridge had tempted me for a long time. Especially in winter, when the water level is lower, they become clearly visible from above. When Konstanz’s NUN magazine asked for pictures a few weeks ago, I was finally able to photograph this place. Fitting for the cover theme “WOW” – and sadly also because we will be leaving Konstanz in a month.
The results blew me away: abstract shapes in the water and a mysterious row of posts that apparently belongs to an old harbour wall. After consulting the district office and the archaeological museum, it turned out that these posts had been unknown until now and most probably belong to Konstanz’s historic harbour wall. Their age is estimated at over 400 years. Scientists are to examine them more closely in the summer, and I’m already curious about their findings.
These pictures show the beauty of Lake Constance and, at the same time, traces of its past, discovered from the air.
Two posts in the mist, green streaks in the water below – Konstanz between the harbour and the Rhine bridge.A post with a green top amid turquoise streaks of water.Beyond the pale streaks of water the view reaches the bridges over the Rhine.Two posts above pale and dark streaks.Vertical green and brown streaks in the shallows – clearly visible in winter when the water is low.Pale patches and dark dots in the green water – like a painting.Streaks in the water, twice – once across, once diagonal.The row of houses on the shore, green streaks of water in the haze in front.A jetty with sailing boats between green patches.A pale, branching patch in the brown shallows.A straight line of dark posts – probably remains of the historic harbour wall, over 400 years old.A fan of turquoise streaks in the shallows.Pale bands and dark patches across the water.A round lakeside square with bare trees and a rowing boat.A semicircular bastion with a tree on the shore wall.The curving shore wall with its round squares, twice.Dark patches between vertical pale streaks.Pale streaks of water beside the round lakeside square.Round pale spots and dark cracks in the shallows – beauty and traces of the past.
