Romanesque in Austria Photo

Photographer’s Note

A very different environment, different building materials (here limestone from the region), really different history - and yet the same period of building (late 13th century, the tower finished in 1309), consequently the same style evoke similar feeling as when observing the former picture from Vasvár. Look at the massive walls with narrow windows, for instance.

The town (originally Cella in Bisonzio) was founded in 740 by monks following the order of the Archbishop of Salzburg, and is considered to be one of the oldest Bavarii settlements of the region Pinzgau. (For those who are not familiar with the German history: the Bavarii were a powerful Teutonic tribe /of suspected but not proved Celtic origin/ that emerged on the territory of the modern Czech Republic and moved perhaps in the 2nd century B.C. to the West (now Bavaria), then occupied the territory today known as Austria. Still today the many Austrian dialects are very close to the great variety of Bavarian dialects.) The monastery existed till 1215 but then the town was strong enough to gain the market right in 1357.

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Charo, Clementi, UlfE, danos, gracious, asajernigan, paololg, BWJ has marked this note useful

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Charo (31651) 2009-04-25 17:15

Hello Lazlo,
Magnificent building with a beautiful tower. Very beautiful composition with the tree in bloom at her feet.
Excellent capture with good details.
Best regards,
Charo

Buin (36830) 2009-04-26 1:49

Guten Morgen László!
Wieder ein wunderschönes Architekturfoto - begleitet von einem sachkundigen und interessanten Text. Fotografisch ist hier vor allem das schöne Licht hervorzuheben. Man kann sowohl im Schatten als auch an den sonnenbeschienenen Stellen die Mauerstruktur gut erkennen. Hut ab! Offenbar war das Kirchendach früher einmal steiler und höher, wie man am Turm erkennen kann.
Das Attribut "powerful" werden die Bayern gerne hören ;-))
Grüße an die ganze Familie aus dem warmen und - noch - sonnigen Siegen! Gewitter sind angekündigt...
Frank

Clementi (42833) 2009-04-26 14:50

Ciao Laszlo,
questa volta il tempo ti è stato amico , hai trovato un sole e una luce fantastica, per questa bella chiesa c'e' anche l'albero in fiore, hai solo tagliato un poco la croce in alto ma non disturba, interessante come sempre la nota.
ottimo lavoro
Giorgio

bracasha75 (21618) 2009-04-27 15:39

Halo Laszlo
Ein tolles foto von Zell am See und das foto ist aus ein interesantes ecke aufgenomen
I liebe einfach alle bilder aus dieses teil Europa weil dort "herscht" ein ganz anderes leben alls in die "flache" lander wie deines oder meines !!!!!!!!!!!
Prima arbeit,Bratislav

UlfE (8837) 2009-04-29 11:29

Hi Laszlo,

A beautiful spring scene and also an excellent architectural shot. I really like your inclusion of the man. People always make pictures more vivid. TFS and have a nice evening!

Cheers,

Ulf

buscape (3401) 2009-04-30 4:15

Hallo Jakab,
ein schönes Bild von diesem imposanten Turm und ein informativer Text dazu. Mir gefällt auch dein Bild im workshop, wo man mehr Details von dem Turm erkennen kann. Der leicht seitliche Lichteinfall, bewirkt ein nettes Spiel von Licht und Schatten, das du hier gut umgesetzt hast. Der Magnolienbaum passt sehr gut ins Bild. Gefällt mir.
Viele Grüsse aus dem Donautal,
Helmut

Silvio1953 (40711) 2009-04-30 6:06

Ciao Laszlo, bel POV su una splendida chiesa, ottima la composizione con il magnifico albero fiorito, bravo, ciao Silvio

danos (31610) 2009-04-30 10:01

Hello Laszlo,
i like your informative note about Zell am See,as the presentation of this old monastery with the limestone walls and the spectacular bell tower.The flowering tree decorate pleasantly the scene.Well done.

Have a nice evening,Danos

toto (18539) 2009-04-30 11:00

Bonjour,
belle photo de cette jolie église avec cet arbre superbe en fleur.
Jolies couleurs, belle architecture, beau ciel ou le clocher se détache bien.

Amitiés Thomas

gracious (20017) 2009-05-02 22:45

Hello Laszlo,
I loved the soft and gentle sunlight over the place especially with that tree with pink flowers! nice colour contrast to the whole composition!
very sharp with fine details
thank you for sharing
Tony

asajernigan (13879) 2009-05-04 3:49

Laszlo,
This is a nice shot of this fine architecture. The flowering tree provides nice color for the shot. The lighting and colors are fine with nice sharpness and detail.
TFS,
Asa

paololg (13144) 2009-05-11 15:07

Ciao Laszlo,
una foto fatta con tanta esperienza, resa piacevole dall'esplosione colorata dei fiori rosa e dalla presenza umana. Uno scorcio architettonico veramente bello, conforme al tuo bel stile. Bravo!
Ciao
Paolo

BWJ (1771) 2009-05-11 18:47

Hello Laszlo,
This is a strong composition with outstanding perspective and scale. Lighting, contrast of colors, and rendering of the stones are excellent. It is a very fine addition your series.
Kind regards,
Betty