St. Catherine's Passage Photo

Photographer’s Note

The unique value of Tallinn’s Old Town lies first and foremost in the well-preserved completeness of its medieval milieu and structure, which has been lost in most of the capitals of northern Europe. Since 1997, the Old Town of Tallinn has been on UNESCO’s World Heritage list.
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St. Catherine's Passage (Katariina Käik) is in the Old Town of Tallinn and it connects Vene and Müürivahe streets. St. Catherine’s church was once the biggest in Northern Europe. It was destroyed in the 16th century. On the northern wall of the St Catherine’s passage (right hand in the photo) you see grave stones taken from the floor of St Catherine’s church. This area around St Catherine’s church used to be the Latin Quarter of Tallinn. Residential buildings from the 15th to the 17th centuries stand along the sides of the southern section of the Passage.
The Passage was restored and reopened in the summer of 1995, but is still imbued with a medieval milieu.
The open studios of artisans are now located here, and visitors can watch artists and craftsmen practise their craft daily. While each studio is unique in appearance and function, they are all united in the principle of the open studio: here one can view works not only as finished products, as in an ordinary gallery, but also as the end product of various processes that the open studio presents to the visitor.

In the WS you can see the grave stones from the floor of St. Catherine's church.

Geocode: 59.437602, 24.748936
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PP: I underexposed on purpose, because of the big contrasts, and opened the shadows with shadow/highlight tool. Further adjustment with levels and a slight addition of saturation.

gracious, Cretense, Buin, Clementi, Bruno40, polpo56, saxo042, bobocortis, ciakgiak, fanni, Fellini, stego, holmertz, daddo, JudyR, westcoastgirl1, jarkko has marked this note useful

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gracious (20017) 2009-03-17 1:43

Hello Lasse,
I compliment for this outstanding shot with it's perfect sharpness and amazing details in this beautiful image!
the exposure and focus is in top norch indeed
well done and thanks for the notes
take care
Tony

Cretense (57090) 2009-03-17 1:44

Hi Lasse!

Beatiful architecture photo, great, atmospheric capture of this picturesque alley! Great vertical framing and composition, nice light managment, great row of arches! Congratulations!

Hercules

aadilj (17950) 2009-03-17 2:04

Hi Lasse, i love the depth and the lovely perspective alongwith the great use of lights and hues

mauro61 (16372) 2009-03-17 2:08

ciao Lasse,
una di quelle immagini che prediligo...
vecchi centri storici, strada in pietra e luci basse.
Un'ottima composizione dalla perfetta inquadratura.
un caro saluto
maurizio

Buin (38330) 2009-03-17 2:13

Hallo Lasse!
Here the overcast sky helped you to create an impressive picture without any contrasts between light and shadow. This really is an atmospheric place. The eyes by the point of view nearly are drawn into the scenery here. A wonderful photo!
Greetings from grey and humid Germany with 4°C.
Frank

Clementi (45339) 2009-03-17 4:04

Ciao Lasse,
a beautiful perspective created from the arcs, a beautiful light and the wet road a beautiful photo of those that I like.
good job
Giorgio

cobra112 (11962) 2009-03-17 6:02

Hi Lasse. Perfect sharp and amazing perspective. Low light for nice atmosphere.

Roberto

Bruno40 (6442) 2009-03-17 6:12

Hi Lasse,
Nice subject, well composed, good details.The sectionin shadow looks a bit soft, maybe too much use of the highlight tool.
A good work overall
tfs
Jorge

ktanska (16695) 2009-03-17 6:14

Hei Lasse,
Those arches are interesting and surprising details. Good control of exposure on tough light. Yes, history is really present on those streets.
Kari

polpo56 (8122) 2009-03-17 6:46

Ciao Lasse,
an interesting view and a good composition in this your shot.
It,s the first time I see an image from Tallinn. I like it.
TFS.

Ludo

Longroute (9893) 2009-03-17 8:58

Foto e composizione magistrale! Molto bella e interessante. Mi piace molto il grande senso di profondità dato da questa serie di archi e le belle textures dei muri in pietra. L'esposizione mi pare ottima così come pure la nitidezza. Il selciato bagnato in primo piano dà un tocco di realismo molto efficace.
Non pensavo che Tallin fosse così interessante e caratteristica.
TFS,
Donato

pauloog (6963) 2009-03-17 9:44

Hello Lasse,
A beautiful city view rendered lively by the wet street and its refelctions. Light well mananaged.
regards,
Paul

saxo042 (16348) 2009-03-17 11:00

Hej Lasse,
A dark but very picturesque alley here with those arches above. A very good POV and a very fine perspective. Interesting note, seems like Tallinn would be worth a visit someday...
Kind regards
Gunnar

bobocortis (14144) 2009-03-17 12:24

Hello Lasse.
A great depth of field and a great sharpness in this shot with a not-ideal sky.
I would have preferred the presence of more close human figures than the ones I see on the FG.
Best regards.
Bobo.

ciakgiak (11364) 2009-03-17 12:56

Ciao Lasse,
una bellissima immagine di questa interessantissima via sovrastata dagli archi. Mi piace molto la struttura e la brillantezza della pavimentazione nonchè la scelta di tenere bassa l'esposizione. Un caro saluto.
Giorgio

fanni (8917) 2009-03-18 4:05

Hello Lasse,
this is almost a timeless view! For a few moments I tried to imagine myself right there, somewhere in the Middle Ages... with no modern equipment, no trains, no taxis... nothing! only such narrow streets and cold weather... brrr...
very impressive shot! very good perspective.

Kindest regards,
Elena

Fellini (4962) 2009-03-18 5:35

Una foto dall'atmosfera interessante Lasse!
Molto ben gestita l'illuminazione nonostante le condizioni difficili...secondo me starebbe molto bene in B/W ...try!
Mi piace molto il wet pattern del pavimento, mentre le arcate mi ricordano vagamente le strade medievali di una città vicino alla mia zona che si chiama Ferrara.
Ciao, Alex

stego (22484) 2009-03-18 13:16

Hi Lasse,
It's like looking at a very old past. One could think that the weather and light aren't the best to photo, but it conveys much the moody atmosphere and results great with your skilful light management. The framing/POV is spotless also. A very good presentation of a town little viewed here or anywhere else.
Regards, José.

holmertz (10029) 2009-03-20 4:19

Hej Lasse,
A remarkable street with very interesting architectural details. I don't know about the rest of the area, but at least this street seems to be refreshingly free from the commercialism of Stockholm's old town. The medieval flavour seems quite strong here.
Hälsningar,
Gert

ahmetgedikli (22155) 2009-03-21 3:29

Superb shot... Very good POV and DOF on your photo. The light and sharpness are beautiful.
Have a good weekend.
Ahmet

daddo (11569) 2009-03-25 5:03

Hi Lasse. Incredible place which is given justice by your chosen POV and well managed exposure. Great details of the structures and lovely atmosphere (augmented by the wet stones). Regards. Klaudio.

JudyR (903) 2009-05-30 10:24

Intimate little alleyway, enhanced by the arches overhead. I'm fascinated with the architecture of this time period and wonder what other purpose those arches serve. Thanks, Judy

westcoastgirl1 (1584) 2009-10-17 1:39

Hi Lasse,

Very intriguing shot here. Lots of cobblestone to feast your eyes on. Great shot despite the overcast day. Good sharpness and focus. Nicely composed.

TFS,
Tosca