Stormy Cesky Krumlov Photo

Photographer’s Note

My trip to the TE meeting in Budapest included a small tour to southern Bohemia, a region that I had not been visiting for the last 15 years but I had been appreciating a lot at this time.

Unfortunately the weather did not help and I quickly understood I had to forget the legendary terror blue skies, in Ceské Budejovice the weather was so bad I went to a shopping center to buy beer, plenty of it and I'm still enjoying that excellent Gambrinus as I write this note, a bit later in Cesky Krumlov the weather was less humid so I could shoot a few pictures like this one showing part of the famous castle on the Vltava river curve, but due to the miserable light conditions I had to go for moderate HDR black magic before presenting it...

What you don't see on that image is the invading presence of all signs representing the western consumer society, and Cesky Krumlov has a lot of them, while I don't mind local beer hostinec advertising signs I find coca cola and the like international brands definitely a lot more annoying, especially in a place listed on the UNESCO world heritage. From that point of view Cesky Krumlov looked a lot better in the early 90's.

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npecanhuk (14652) 2008-07-25 12:41

Hello Jean!
That's a very nice view! A great photograph for sure!
I like the vertical position where we can see many interesting things such as the cloudy and impressive sky, the beautiful architecture of the buildings and the river, with people and boats around! A very nice composition with all those elements!
TFS - Congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

siggi (1419) 2008-07-25 12:44

Hello Jean Yves,
wonderful Old buildings.A good image. The details are very well visible. Very good composition,good sharpens.
Best regards.
Siggi

giritli (367) 2008-07-25 13:05

Sharpness is excellent. Very bright colors under heavy clouds. Fantastic...

yavuz

corniste (4236) 2008-07-25 13:16

Bonsoir Jean-Yves,

Un petit coucou avant de retourner au travail... Ton HDR a vraiment sauvé l'image, car on ne peut guère faire des miracles dans des situations pareilles. la composition, avec ces magnifiques bâtiments et et ces gens qui font du canoë est très réussie. J'aime bien la proximité avec le cadre. Cela prouve que quelque chose de coloré peut prendre beaucoup d'importance en étant parfaitement décentré!

Bonne soirée, et à bientôt j'espère!

Jeff

emka (22285) 2008-07-25 14:46

Hi, i see that we have a season for TE meetings. Wonderful view of the castle in Cesky Krumlov. There are many interesting castles in Czech Republik. This one look imposing and beautiful, impressive cloudy sky. Yes, you are right, these invading adverts are very annoying, the same we have in Poland.

Regards

Malgorzata

MarcT (21103) 2008-07-25 22:19

Salut Jean-Yves,
70 000 points déjà? Cela en fait des pages!
L'image est bien composée mas on voit que tu as tiré beaucoup dessus pour compenser la grisaille ambiante.
Excellent WE à tous ;o))
Marc

totoamoto (2288) 2008-07-25 23:04

salut jy
ca change de tes beaux ciel bleus..
les bâtiments sont de toute beauté
cyril

jjcordier (25218) 2008-07-25 23:51

Jean Yves
Ton HDR a certainement sauvé l'image et me parait bien réussi sur le ciel et les bâtiments. J'ai quand même l'impression que tu as un peu forcé l'accentuation sur le premier plan (ou est-ce l'effet de la bière locale?)
Amitiés
JJ

setenay (7604) 2008-07-26 0:44

Hello Jean Yves,
great perspective,impressive image.The colors and sharpnes are very well in spite of cloudy sky.Congratulations.I didn't visit there but I want to trip this magnificent place.TFS.
Have a nice weekend
setenay

didemay (2435) 2008-07-26 2:28

Hello Jean Yves,
A beautiful composition, great great sharpness, beautiful colors and a very powerful sky. Loved the proportions of your photo.

Wirraway (1985) 2008-07-26 3:32

Another great view through your lens Jean, well composed and executed as usual.

Regards from Nth Queensland

patshoo (944) 2008-07-26 4:03

Attractive scenery,Well capture POV and well position of building that use the line of stream leading to building,love contrast of red roof and overcast sky in BG,very well sharpness too.Good work,TFS.

asajernigan (14284) 2008-07-26 5:59

JY,
Excellent shot for poor light conditions. Your composition is great using the river to lead the eye through the shot. The kayaks add a sense of motion and life to the shot. The architecture is great and the dark sky provides a nice mood for the scene.
TFS,
Asa

jafadabret (40315) 2008-07-26 8:31

Bonjour Jean-Yves.
Tu as su tirer partie au maximum de la lumière de ce paysage. Le ciel bleu facilite bien les choses mais tu es arrivé ici à t'en passer. Ce paysage allie la nature à l'architecture. Les gens semblent apprécier les joies du canoë.
Bon weekend.
Jacques

zeynepe (9360) 2008-07-26 13:13

Hello Jean Yves,
The moody sky is sensational. And the combination of the architectural details &river&boats&people make the composition very attractive.
Thanks for sharing,
Have a nice weekend,
Zeynep

cbrman (19051) 2008-07-27 2:55

Hello Jean-Yves,

Je me devais de visiter celle-ci ! Le HDR se fait bien sentir dans l'avant plan mais il donne un excellent coté dramatique au ciel. Avec quel soft as tu travaillé ?

A+

Dominique

Angelillo (9065) 2008-07-27 11:26

Bonjour Jean Yves,

J'aime beaucoup ici l'ambience un peu dramatique avec la combination de la forte lumière et le vif contrast, et le ciel orageux! La composition est aussi très bonne!

Amicalement,
Angel.

AiresSantos (42844) 2008-07-28 1:19

Hi JY
Amazing sky and contrasts in this fine picture. I like the vertical format in order to show us more details. Good colours and sharpness
TFS and have a nice week
Aires

IgorDeleze (9247) 2008-07-28 9:53

Salut Jean-Yves,
WOW! Excellente maitrise!
Le ciel est superbe tout comme le reste de la scène.
Bonne soirée.
Igor

barni (14567) 2008-07-28 10:52

Salut Jean-Yves
Chouette PdV.
J'aime bien le côté obscure de la rivière.
Bonne soirée
Christophe

romanaa (2551) 2008-07-28 14:57

Hello Jean,

great to see you stopped there, though I must admit the July weather was unbelievably bad this year and I am sorry that it spoiled your chances for more pictures.
Nice shot anyway, good sharpness and detail and I love those people in the canoes there - I went canoeing this river 20 years ago (horrible to say that) - nice memories, but poor them - being wet from the river down and the rain from above - I know it too well.

Best regards from CR

Romana

DFilip (89) 2008-09-20 4:22

Hi! This shot is very impressive. The rowers made the picture lively. I like the sky very much.
TFS
Filip

Felip (3905) 2009-06-05 8:49

Bon jour Jean Yves,
Looking at your gallery I have gone directly to Czech Republic photos...and I have found this magnificient picture, so well composed with such a perfect exposure, it's a delight to see at.
Regards

Felip