Church of the Cossacks Photo

Photographer’s Note

Resurrection cathedral in Starocherkasskaya, located about one hour away from Rostov on the Don. Now a sleepy village, Starocherkasskaya was once the capital of the Don Cossacks before their leader Matvei Platov moved it to Novocherkassk in 1805 because it was prone to flooding. The Don Cossacks were basically a bunch of people, mostly Russian peasants, who fed up with being enslaved, fled to live on the margins of the Russian empire. The need to defend themselves led them to organize a military society, originally at odds with Russia, but with time they fought alongside Russia against the latter's enemies. They were pretty good at fighting and now occupy an important place in Russian folklore.

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Maged (1444) 2009-03-29 4:50

Hello Jeremy
Excellent shot for this pretty cathedral, amazing colors and details , beautiful contrast between the cathedral and the blue sky.

Well Done
Maged

tbkisi (261) 2009-03-29 5:19

Hi Jeremy, really nice. Great perspective, good color contrast. I'm always stymied shooting such things, so I'm very impressed.

rodgerg (23717) 2009-03-29 5:35

Bonjour Jeremy,

Un excellent cadrage pour présenter cette belle architecture. Beaucoup de sobriété dans les couleusr et un très bel effet graphique donné par ces coupoles. Très intéressant et très beau travail.
Bon dimanche,
Roger

pauloog (6374) 2009-03-29 5:43

Hello Jeremy,
A fine close-up view of the cathedral. Well composed and well captured these rows of green onion towers.
I wonder if cropping a little at the bottom and concentrating even more on the towers would make the photo not even stronger ?
See my workshop to get an idea.
Regards,
Paul

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raszid62 (2985) 2009-03-29 5:45

Hello
Excellent photo. Beatyfull church, pefectly three colours.
Very good contrast and sharpness. congatulations.
Joseph

Beppo (1374) 2009-03-29 5:48

Hola Jeremy,

Great color comnination,extraordinary light and original composition,

Josep,

BennyV (4614) 2009-03-29 5:51

Looks like you're building an impressive gallery, Jeremy. In this shot I like the basic colour pattern (blue, green, white) and the way it contrasts with the intricate architectural plan, the result of a well chosen pov/crop.

Benny

brevbrev14 (372) 2009-03-29 7:11

Hi Jeremy
very nice architecture image
i like the few colours here
well composed and taken
ciao
Valeria

dta (4908) 2009-03-29 9:04

Bonjour Jeremy ,
J'aime beaucoup les clochers à bulbes , et je n'en n'avais jamais vu de comme cela . Un point de vue bien choisi , une superbe lumière , le ciel bleu : tout por faire une belle image .
Bravo

carper (64546) 2009-03-29 9:45

it's a beauty Jeremy.
marvelous quality job here, good details, fine contrast, fantastic photo. have a nice day.
regard Jaap

TopGeo (21639) 2009-03-29 9:58

Hi Jeremy Amazing shot!very nice architecture image Resurrection cathedral in Starocherkasskaya, Excellent shot for this pretty church I like the few colours here well composition with church and taken. Excellent of info note for capital of the Don Cossacks The Don Cossacks are famous for their songs and choirs.(http://www.answers.com/topic/history-of-cossacks)
Thanks
Georgios

leo61 (43219) 2009-03-29 10:01

Hi Jeremy!
Great shot of this wonderful church.these green tones are wonderful.
Great POV and perfect sharpness.
Regards,leo

xavshot (62257) 2009-03-29 10:03

Bonsoir Jeremy
superbe photo. J'aime beaucoup le graphisme et les couleurs de cette architecture. Belle qualité de l'image.
Xavier

scalerman (25711) 2009-03-29 13:56

Jeremy: I like your presentation here - the replication of shapes and colors complement one another nicely. A fine composition. c

avene (10940) 2009-03-29 19:13

hi Jeremy,
interesting photo, the combination of green and blue is is quite unusual, but it looks great, especially with the golden accents. I also like that you have focused on one feature of the cathedral, the typical domes illustrate nicely the entire style of the building.

best,
Kristine

hispic (7399) 2009-03-29 19:38

Hi Jeremy,
Amazing capture of Russian orthodox church. Three-dimensional feeling of the onion domes have been expertly rendered with extreme sharpness and superb definition. Did you apply Smart Sharpen in PS?
Regards, Hisashi

Uhu (7356) 2009-03-30 5:17

And not only in the Russian folclore, may I add.
Very good photo of this far-away church!
Not usual 5-domes routine, something interesting here.

alainh (35357) 2009-04-05 0:33

Bonjour Jérémy
que de pays visités sur ta derniere page de photos postées !!!
je choisis cette belle image aux seules trois couleurs et à ce graphisme évident pour te souhaiter un bon dimanche
amicalement
alainb

GLEM (2998) 2009-05-17 11:41

salut Jeremy,
Je découvre ta galerie très graphique, un spécialiste des architectures ?
Ici superbe prise colorée, les différentes pointes forment un bel ensemble.

gaetan

coco (27766) 2009-06-11 23:53

And hi again Jeremy.

Simple but very good subject and composition with a clear light.

Regards.

janneman (1208) 2009-06-12 0:03

The teel blue sky and the soft green and white of this church are in a wonderful balance and contrast at the same time.
Beautiful!!

chrkont (3629) 2009-07-08 0:52

Hi Jeremy
I like the composition and the light of the scene.
Great architect photojob.
TFS - Regards
Christos

AiresSantos (41866) 2009-07-11 13:41

Hi Jeremy
I was looking your gallery and found very interesting photoworks
This one is beautiful, great contrast between colours, well framed and done
Greetings and have a nice weekend
Aires

westcoastgirl1 (1013) 2009-10-24 10:13

Hi Jeremy

Flawless shot. Great blue sky contrasted with the green pilliar tops. Great POV and composition. Good clarity and details shown.

TFS,
Tosca