Cracovia

Photographer's Note

The Wawel Hill - the castle, the cathedral and the residence of Polish Kings (X c. - XVII c.). The first settlement, the Wiślan, on the Wawel hill dates back to the VII c. In X c., several bishops of the early Christian church resided here and a Pre- Roman church, The Church of Our Lady Mary, was constructed. At the beginning of the XI c., a Roman-Gothic castle and cathedral were built. Reconstruction of the buildings was carried out under king Alexander Jagiellończyk at the beginning of the XVI c., with a number of chapels being added to the cathedral. In the crypt of the cathedral are the royal tombs from this bygone era. The castle was reconstructed again during the reign of King Sigmund Stary, 1517-1533 and the Renaissance arches and arcades were created in the courtyard. The state rooms around the courtyard and the arcades have come down to our present time almost untouched. By 1611 the Wawel was no longer considered the official residence of Polish Kings and Krakow lost its rights to being called the capital city of Poland.
(Source: The Visitor Malopolska)

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InasiaJones (31566) 2007-06-11 5:29

Hi George,

Yesterday night, I was in a polish restaurant, with the same name as this capital, eating borsch soup, stroganoff beef and pierogi, so now, looking at your splendid photo, I guess I should go in Poland to get the real recipes...

All these domes and bell towers are awesome. It looks so good! The architecture seems rich and diversified in Krakow and your point of view makes it even more attractive. Excellent colours and light.

Cheers!

André

dip (21408) 2007-06-11 5:30

Hi George,
quiet and peaceful place,the POV is great and the colors very nice.
A good composition.
Regards.
Dimitris.

kiwi_explorer (12209) 2007-06-11 6:06

Hi George,
I like the way you captured these colourful buildings ... interesting architecture. Good angle you took the shot ... gives the image some depth. Well composed ... good work! Tfs
Cheers,
Renier

jonathan_hart (21276) 2007-06-11 6:10

hello George
very nice place, the colours are wonderful, good framing and timing with the couple in foreground photographying themselves, beautiful photo !
regards
jo

snunney (130967) 2007-06-11 6:23

Hello George,
Very nice view of this interesting cathedral with its different coloured domes. Good animation provided by the people in the foreground. Pleasing tones and good clarity.

ben4321 (9875) 2007-06-11 6:31

You could have avoided the slightly converging verticals of the buildings by keeping your camera straight instead of angling it upwards, but that works best when you can find something to fill the extra foreground that doing that would have given you.
Actually, I don't think it matters too much, and if anything the the size of the cathedral is emphasised by the 'leaning back' effect of the converging verticals.
It's a sunny (does the sun follow you around George?) colourful image and overall it's well taken.

Cheers,
Ben

nata (488) 2007-06-11 6:34

i like the picture, and the presence of people look good

marjan (7) 2007-06-11 7:42

hi George, very nice shot of this beautiful churche. Good composition except the first right building. without it will be better, but you can not do noathing about it.
Majran

saylan-cb (12738) 2007-06-11 7:59

Hi George
Superb composition...
Great colours...
Nice POV...
Excellent done.
TFS/Regards

hay_kes (31439) 2007-06-11 9:53

Hi George,
Very nice perpective vith beautiful architecture. I like your warm colours. Good contrast.TFS.
Warm regards.

hAyAti

carper (96) 2007-06-11 12:37

a very nice photo George,
the shot is well taken, the colours are nice, even as the details in it, well seen and good photojob here.
groet Jaap

Gustaw (21670) 2007-06-11 13:19

Hi, my friend!
Very good series from Krakow. Very nice and interesting photo. I very like your composition. I like young girl and boy in first plane. Colours are excelent. Well done.
Marek

Cretense (68709) 2007-06-11 14:32

Hi George!

What an impressive colour pallete my friend! But not just that. Splendid composition and top sharpness and contrast. Once again the human presence allows us to have the scale of the buildings, but also give "life" to the final result. Congratulations!

Hercules

izmirli (3989) 2007-06-11 18:38

merhaba my friend george
beautiful daily life picture.wonderful lovely colours and light.well done.thank you.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

Scharan (14144) 2007-06-11 23:07

Ótima foto George; cores incríveis e lindos detalhes de arquitetura destra imponente catedral. Gostei do casal que está tirando foto tendo ao fundo um visual assim tão bonito,parabéns!

Grande abraço,
Vera.

bostankorkulugu (42866) 2007-06-12 2:32

beautiful square again... krakow is a jewel i think... the young couple is an add on for suregeorge to give this shot a bit extre soul...

cheers

korkut

Silvio1953 (223141) 2007-06-13 2:23

Hi George, splendid cathedral with wonderful colors, great composition with beautiful perspective, very well done, ciao Silvio
:) later

krakowiak (4762) 2007-06-13 11:34

Nice Composition but there's too much red factor in your photo(s), that's they look unnatural. You need to work on oversaturation and balance of the colours...

Regards,
Pawel

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giorgimer (35017) 2009-08-27 4:33