old splendour still in glare Photo

Photographer’s Note

Still looking for the spring, i decided to browse through my summer photos from Czech Republic.

This one is a view from Trebon - well preserved old town in South Bohemian Region, established around middle of 12th century.

Main square of Trebon is surrounded by historically interesting burgher houses famous for their fine Renaissance and Baroque gables. The sites of the houses were well thought out beforehand, as is obvious from the corresponding numbers of thirteen buildings on both sides of the square.

The most striking on the visible side is the Bílý koníček Hotel (the white one), which shows one of the first examples of the Renaissance style in Třeboň. The building has been in existence since at least 1544 as indicated by the date carved on one of its columns. The one-storey house has three semi-circular arcades which, until the nineteenth century, formed part of the original archway going around the whole square.

The centre of the square has a Renaissance stone fountain, constructed by the mason Jordan in 1569. The ten-sided granite reservoir of the fountain is embelished with some fine circular reliefs of antique heads.

The east side of the square is enclosed by the Hradecká gate, the core of which originated between the years 1525 and 1527, when it became part of the fortifications. Fortification system itself i will show You tommorow.

It was a pretty hot day - some 35 degrees. Probably not the best weather for sightseeing. Now we can only dream about such a heat :)
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PP: only resizing, sharpening and reducing noise. Absolutely no saturation added :)

pastadog, Seiei, jhm, vincent24, alainh, talikf, Xalkida, peck, PixelTerror, john_c, fabio_ts, josepmarin, Mondaychild has marked this note useful

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vinicio (22260) 2006-03-13 10:54

Beautiful landscape Mat, great colors and very interesting square, I like these architectures and the fountain in foreground is very beautiful, well browsed form your archive, compliments.
Ciao
Vinicio

pastadog (12821) 2006-03-13 11:09

Hi Mat, it's a superb shot of this beautiful town, I visited in a rainy day, defitinely looks more lively and colorful in a sunny day; nice compo and perspective and great foreground with the fountain too; TFS, Daniel

Seiei (424) 2006-03-13 11:14

very nice pictures. The colors are really nice.

Seems to be a nice village :)

cya

jhm (81731) 2006-03-13 11:37

Hello Mat,
You chose the excellent angle this gives a nice perspective through the long facades, lovely place for pausing on the benches in the middle, a pity I see nobody, excellent composition my friend!
Best regards,
John.

terrysio (713) 2006-03-13 11:51

Belle photo! Les couleurs sont vives, le point de vue est très réussi et l'architecture est originale. La composition de ta photo est excellente. Bravo pour cette belle photo!

vincent24 (9038) 2006-03-13 12:39

Hello Mat,
A colorful picture!i love the architecture of the place,the weather seem wonderful,thanks for sharing,
vincent

alainh (35349) 2006-03-13 12:48

hello Mat
very nice diagonale, great colours and a very nice composition. the little clouds are a best
have a good day
alain

jemaflor (38871) 2006-03-13 13:18

Hi Mat,
What a colourful shot ! Lovely light and superb perspective, well captured, congratulations.

Xalkida (11740) 2006-03-13 13:40

Hi Mat

Very fine shot, so sharp and with wonderful vivid colors. The light conditions I supose was very hard but you managed them very well. Excellent color on the sky. Nice work.

jbweasle (9294) 2006-03-13 14:20

Mat, you have wonderfully bold and striking colours here. Nice architectural detail and I like the diagonal composition.

peck (2779) 2006-03-13 19:39

Witaj,
piekne kolorki na pierwszy rzut oka przyciagaja wzrok widza :)) poza tym doskonala kompozycja i kadr!! podoba sie :)
pozdrawiam serdecznie G.

jasmis (49691) 2006-03-14 3:46

Ale znalazłeś ładny ryneczek. Cudeńko. Podoba się. Fajna notka.

Gregtom (7119) 2006-03-14 4:02

Cześć, Mateusz!
Bardzo ciekawe kolory, bardzo dobrze nasycone. Pełno tu światła i cienia. Wygląda, jak by się rynek szykował do targu, co jest w Czechach bardzo popularne. Podoba się!
pozdrawiam,
Grzesiek

PixelTerror (86032) 2006-03-14 4:35

Hi Mat,
I guess such a view is representative of many small cities in Bohemia, before reading the name of the place I believed it was in Ceske Budejovice. That's a nice collection of attractive houses you shot here, under the good light their architectural style appears well, but I think you pushed the saturation a bit too much.
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

Fakir (0) 2006-03-14 4:56

Piękny kadr, mocno nasycony z ciekawą notką.

john_c (24635) 2006-03-14 11:01

Hi Mat,
Superb colours and tones to remind us that spring and summer are around the corner. This is a well composed shot, with good foreground framing and expert cropping. The clarity of detail is outstanding. For such a hot day you achieved great lighting and colour balance. Well captured.
John

fabio_ts (13672) 2006-03-15 4:51

Excellent POV and WONDERFUL colors Mat.. a really well done picture.. and a really lovely place.. :O)
compliments!!

have a nice day,
Fabio.

donluicu (23911) 2006-03-16 7:19

Hi Kebek
thisis a fantastic colored view of this town of Boeheme..
i like it very much..
nice share

loic

elmec (12194) 2006-03-16 13:51

Witaj Mat!
Jak piênie cipe³o i kolorowo u Ciebie!
Jak¿e inaczej ni¿ w rzeczywisto¶ci tutaj...
U¶miech sam wskazuje na usta i w duszê!
Dziêkujê!
Buziaki!

krysia (3839) 2006-03-17 19:02

Witaj,
¯ywe kolory podkre¶laj± piêkno tego miasteczka.¦wietna g³êbia i ostro¶æ.
Bardzo udane zdjêcie.
Gratulacje!

drewniany (1142) 2006-03-19 16:37

hej:) ale kolory wyciagn±³es, fajne kadrowanie, urocze miasto
Pozdrawiam
M.
P.S. a ja mam k³opoty z netem, jadê teraz awaryjnie-jeszcze kilka dni,ale moze uda sie wbic ten koment

josepmarin (33591) 2006-03-27 14:03

Hi Mat,
This is a beautiful shot. The diagonale of the front of these buildings with pretty colors is very nice. The ancient fountain in foreground and the benches in the square are beautiful too.
Wonderful sky with a bit of little clouds.
Great photo.
Regards,
Josep

Burberry1 (6041) 2006-04-06 3:59

Witaj:))))
Piękne fotografie znalazłam u Ciebie, ale ta jest niemal jak wyjęta z bajki!!
Cudowna kolorystyka, świetna perspektywa i sielankowy klimat,

pozdrawiam serdecznie,
Agnieszka

Mondaychild (1513) 2007-06-10 11:19

Hi Mateusz,

probably it was not the best weather for sightseeing - but it was a perfect weather for taking photos! The sky and the houses seem to have a competition which one is more colorful ...
A beautiful composition with the water well. You choosed a good point of view.
I think Czech town squares are a paradise for photographers ...