SEPTEMBER 2001 – The world-famous Café Kranzler at the Kurfürstendamm in Berlin, Germany. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
Here’s an interesting shot showing the iconic Café Kranzler, that has a long history that dates back to 1825 when Johann Georg Kranzler, a baker from Vienna, opened a simple bakery at the corner of Friedrichstraße and Unter den Linden in Berlin. The business became very popular, and already ten years later it occupied the entire ground floor and first floor of the building. It got destroyed in 1944 during an air raid but got re-opened in 1945 at the Kurfürstendamm.
After the war, the cafe changed hands several time and was closed now and then. Today, it is home to a coffee company that continues operation. However, there is no relationship with the original business by Johann Georg Kranzler. Just the neon advertisement has remained on the outside.
The image is from a 2001 digital point-and-shoot camera, the Kodak DC 4800 Zoom Digital. That was a time when smartphone photography was still at concept stage! And I could pull a high quality image from the camera and use it right away. Just wow. It’s so sad that Kodak has stopped developing their digital line. Because this image is the proof that they got it right.
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The high resolution image
| Capture Date & Time | 01-SEP-2001, 13:22 |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Camera | Kodak DC 4800 Zoom Digital |
| ISO | 200 |
| Exposure | 1/250 sec at f/6.7 |
| Digital Image Source Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 1440 x 2160 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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