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  2. 2018May Prague
  3. Day 7 Dawn on Charles BridgeDay 7 Dawn on Charles Bridge
  4. Predawn walk in Old Town Praha towards Old Town Square from the east. Church of Our Lady before Týn.Predawn walk in Old Town Praha towards Old Town Square from the east. Church of Our Lady before Týn.

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Predawn walk in Old Town Praha towards Old Town Square from the east. Church of Our Lady before Týn. (Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
Clock tower of Old Town Hall in predawn light. (Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
Looking back to the east on Celetná. (Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
The view west on Celetná of the Old Town Hall. A different energy before dawn. (Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
A few early birds in Old Town Square. (Old Town Square, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
Wedding couples and photographers are a significant percentage of the early birds. (Old Town Square, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
Including a wedding party in the photos is a fun extra in scenic photos. (Old Town Square, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
St. Nicholas' Church along the north end of Old Town Square towering over the wedding party. (Old Town Square, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
Taking a moment to admire the Church of Our Lady before Týn to the east of Old Town Square. (Old Town Square, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
Church of Our Lady before Týn with the predawn sky getting lit up. (Old Town Square, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
Old Town Bridge Tower of Charles Bridge. Only one other person there right now. A photographer! (Charles Bridge, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
For the moment pigeons outnumber people on the Charles Bridge. (Charles Bridge, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
Looking to the west at the Prague Castle complex across the Vltava. (Charles Bridge, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
Predawn clouds and the Old Town Bridge Tower. (Charles Bridge, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
Statue Of The Madonna St. Dominic And Thomas Aquinas, looking west towards Malá Strana, Lesser Town. (Charles Bridge, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
People waiting patiently at the Statue Of The Crucifix And Calvary on the Charles Bridge. (Charles Bridge, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
Statue Of The Crucifix And Calvary and the Old Town Bridge Tower. (Charles Bridge, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
Predawn light on the Statue Of The Crucifix And Calvary and the Old Town Bridge Tower. (Charles Bridge, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
The photographers are out in force now! (Charles Bridge, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
St John The Baptist Statue overlooking St. Vitus Cathedral. (Charles Bridge, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
St John The Baptist Statue to the north (right) and Statue of Saint Christopher to the south (left)
The St John The Baptist Statue certainly got a lot of attention. (Charles Bridge, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia

I realize I missed an opportunity here: the supertelephoto portrait with the dawn clouds in the background. Darn!)
St John The Baptist Statue and the dawn clouds in the background. (Charles Bridge, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
St. Vitus Cathedral aglow with the light from the dawn clouds. (Taken from the Charles Bridge, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
High tripod count this morning. (Charles Bridge, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
Old Town side of the Charles Bridge gradually filling up with sunrise watchers. (Charles Bridge, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
Church of Our Lady before Týn behind this great apartment building on the east bank of the Vltava. (Taken from the Charles Bridge, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
Sunrise watchers, north side of Charles Bridge, looking east. (Charles Bridge, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
Spires of the Klementinum. We were in the tower on the left the previous day. (Taken from the Charles Bridge, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
Waiting for the sunrise, north side of Charles Bridge, looking east. (Charles Bridge, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
Sunrise watchers, north side of Charles Bridge, looking east. (Charles Bridge, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
Lesser Town Bridge Tower with St. Nicholas Church behind it. Missed going into the Bell Tower! (Taken from the Charles Bridge, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
Statue Of John Of Nepomuk overlooking the Old Town side of the Charles Bridge. (Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Bell Tower and spires of St. Vitus Cathedral in the dawn light. (Taken from the Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Bell Tower and spires of St. Vitus Cathedral in the dawn light. (Taken from the Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Spires of St. George's Basilica in the Prague Castle complex. (Taken from the Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Bell tower and dome of St. Nicholas Church in Malá Strana. (Taken from the Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Nobody in the Lesser Town Bridge Tower this early. It would spectacular for sunrise photos... (Taken from the Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Church of Our Lady before Týn steeples and dawn clouds. (Taken from the Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Statue Of John Of Nepomuk and the main tower of the Klementium. (Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Main tower and clock tower of the Klementium. Statue Of John Of Nepomuk in the foreground. (Taken from the Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Steeples of St. Nicholas' Church to the left and of  Church of Our Lady before Týn to the right. (Taken from the Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Photographers working the south side of the Charles Bridge. Canon and Nikon, working together! (Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Glowing dawn clouds reflected in windows along the south side of the Charles Bridge. (Taken from the Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Statue Of St. Anthony Of Padua overlooking the people waiting for the sunrise. (Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Sunrise over the roofline of the Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design in Prague. (Taken from the Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Sunrise over the roofline of the Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design in Prague. (Taken from the Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Spires and finials of Church of St. Salvator next to the Old Town Bridge Tower. (Taken from the Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Bell tower and dome of St. Nicholas Church in Malá Strana.at sunrise. (Taken from the Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Statue of Lutgardis on the south side (left), Statue of Saint Cajetan to the north (right) (Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Lesser Town Bridge Tower and St. Nicholas Church with Statue of Philip Benizi de Damiani. (Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia
Statue of Adalbert of Prague to the south.)
Climbing the slope of the  Malá Strana side of the Charles Bridge. (Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Petrin Tower atop Petrin Hill to the west. (Taken from the Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Details of St. Nicholas Church, Mala Strana, I think. (Taken from the Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Looking through the Lesser Town Bridge Tower down Mostecká into Malá Strana. (Taken from the Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Clouds just after sunrise over the roofline of the Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design in Prague. (Taken from the Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Statue Of Saint John Of Nepomuk and Charles Bridge lamppost. (Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Getting things ready for a portrait. (Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
I think they have one of the statues as part of the background.  They really need a photographer! (Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Making careful adjustments... (Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Statues of Saints Norbert, Wenceslaus and Sigismund and the Klementium. (Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Statue Of Saint John Of Nepomuk. (Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Statue of St. Anthony Of Padua  with St. Vitus Cathedral in the distance. 300mm f/2.8 wide open. (Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
St John The Baptist Statue with the Klementium towers and the dome of  St. Francis Of Assissi Church (Taken from the Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
St. Francis Of Assissi Church dome and Church of St. Salvator steeples. (Taken from the Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Classic St. Vitus Cathedral and Saint John Of Nepomuk Statue view. (Taken from the Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Photography done right! Photographer and subject having fun working together. (Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Photography done right! Photographer and subject having fun working together. (Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Photography done right! Photographer and subject having fun working together. (Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Photography done right! Time to review the images. Always better with a person behind the camera! (Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Another classic look: Saint John Of Nepomuk Statue, St Vitus Cathedral in background. (Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Ahhh, the "selfie salute." (Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
I'm not the only photographer taking photos of people taking photos. (Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Friends talking at the pedestal of the Statue Of Saint John Of Nepomuk. (Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia

Full frame image, 300mm f/2.8 VR + TC-17e wide open on monopod.)
Friends talking at the pedestal of the Statue Of Saint John Of Nepomuk. (Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia

Slightly cropped image, 300mm f/2.8 VR + TC-17e wide open on monopod.)
Klementium spires and St. Francis Of Assissi Church dome. Morning clouds behind. (Taken from the Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
A happy wedding party coming east along the Charles Bridge. (Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
I assume the shoes are for the bride. (Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Supertelephoto view of the ring taken as the bridal couple passed me on the Charles Bridge. (Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Two wedding parties, or one wedding and a fashion shoot? (Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Getting in position for the photos.  I will be in the background, it seems. (Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
The couple looks pretty good from this angle, and I'll be it's even better from the front. (Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Very fashionable couple. (Charles Bridge, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)
Another very stylish couple getting their wedding photos taken on the eastern side of the bridge. (Charles Bridge, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
A well turned-out couple! It looks like they are having a good time. (Charles Bridge, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
Another two bridal parties getting photos taken on the eastern side of the Charles Bridge. (Charles Bridge, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
Getting ready for portraits in front of St. Francis Of Assissi Church and the Old Town Bridge Tower (Charles Bridge, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
Getting ready for portraits in front of St. Francis Of Assissi Church (Charles Bridge, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
These photos will have the Lesser Town Bridge Tower as a background. (Charles Bridge, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
Bridal portraits being taken with St. Vitus Cathedral as a backdrop. (Charles Bridge, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
Great bridal action photos happening to the east. (Charles Bridge, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
This looks like a very happy couple! (Charles Bridge, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
Domes of Nanebevzetí Panny Marie, looking west on Karlova (Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
Still quiet at 6:30AM on Karlova, heading towards Old Town Square. (Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
Nice that the street is so quiet and calm. Won't be like this in a few hours. (Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
Must be hard to deal with the graffitti as a store owner... (Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
Early morning sun on quiet restaurants on Old Town Square. (Old Town Square, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
Early morning light, Old Town Hall Clock Tower and Church of Our Lady before Týn,  wide angle. (Old Town Square, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
Early morning light, Old Town Hall Clock Tower and Church of Our Lady before Týn,  superwide angle. (Old Town Square, Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)
Back at the apartment, time for some breakfast! (Staré Město, Praha, Czechia)

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