7 Photo Spots in Vienna for the daytime
A few months ago, I wrote a post about 7 nighttime Phots Spots in Vienna. To supplement that post, here are seven photo spots in Vienna for the daytime.
The Roman Ruin
We begin the journey at Castle Schönbrunn, the former summer residence of the Habsburg rulers. Facing the Gloriette, walk towards the fountain. Right in front of the basin, turn left and walk through the Castle Gardens for a minute or two. Then, you'll see a fountain ruin to the right.
Roman Ruin at Schönbrunn; shot on iPhone XS using Moment Wide Lens
Originally named the Carathago Ruins, it's now called the Roman Ruin. But it's not a fountain that decayed over the centuries; it was built this way in 1778. Allegedly, making things as a ruin was an art trend that originated in England.
You'll find a lot of great perspectives there for taking photos. The ultra-wide lens of the iPhone 11 Pro will help you at this photo spot.
In locations like Schönbrunn, a Fisheye Lens, like the Moment Fisheye Lens will help you to capture more of the beauty of this former imperial institution.
Castle Belvedere
Next is Castle Belvedere. Once the summer residence of Prince Eugene of Savoy, the two palaces became famous because the Austrian State Treaty, that re-established Austria as a sovereign state after World War II, was signed here.
Castle Belvedere; shot on iPhone XS using Moment Wide Lens
In the photo above, you see the back of the called upper Belvedere. Behind this palace is a vast garden with fountains and an artificial waterfall and the lower Belvedere.
You'll find plenty of great photo spots here.
Votiv Church
From here, we're moving towards the city center, where you'll find Votiv Church, a Neo-gothic church in the heart of Vienna. Instagrammers love this photo spot in spring because of the cherry blossoms around the church.
Votiv Church; shot on iPhone XS
But the church is also quite impressive from the inside. You can see more of the interior in an iPhone workflow tutorial that I've written about how I photographed the inside of this Church. I shoot this photo using the RAW on iPhone.
Flak Tower at Augarten
Three memorial-like buildings in Vienna commemorate the Second World War. I'm talking about the former flak-towers that were built to protect Vienna from allied air raids.
One of them is at the Augarten, a vast park, in the second district of Vienna.
Flak Tower at Augarten; shot on iPhone 5S
We still have three pairs of these in various places. They are so massive that they can't be demolished. The walls are up to 12 feet thick.
Kaiserwasser
Kaiserwasser (engl. "Emperor's water") is a vast park and natural bathing area in Vienna. The lake-like area is a billabong of the Danube.
It's a great photo spot to photograph a reflection of the buildings belonging to the Vienna International Centre and the DC Tower.
Kaiserwasser; shot on iPhone 7 Plus
This is a photo spot that you can visit all year. In fall, you get beautiful colors from the greens around the lake, and in spring, everything blossoms here.
DC Tower
The DC Tower is the tallest skyscraper in Vienna with a height of 820 feet. Its glass face is great for taking reflection photos of the sky like this one:
DC Tower; shot on iPhone 5s
However, to get such a photo, you need to time it. You'll have a one-two hour window in the morning between 9 am and 11 am to get such a picture.
Modern Architecture in Quarter two
Quarter two is a rather new area in Vienna containing office and residential buildings with an artificial lake in the center of these buildings.
Modern Architecture at Quarter Two; shot on iPhone 6s Plus
iPhone Photo Apps used for these photos
As always, I took these photos with one of the recommended iPhone Camera Apps I use for my travel photography and edited them all in Adobe Lightroom Mobile Premium.
As I took all of these photos with older iPhone model, I often used the Moment Wide Lens. Today, I'd rather recommend the, especially if you're taking photos at Schönbrunn Palace or Belvedere Palace.
In addition to the photos spots highlighted in this blog post, take a look at my other blog posts about modern architecture photo spots in Vienna, night photo spots in Vienna, and photo spots I photographed during the lockdown.
