|
|
|
...the cleanest city I´ve ever seen...
 |
| Photo Information |
Copyright: Ivana Chudikova (Elaine_Blath)
![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1321 W: 31 N: 1751]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/g-s-g.gif) (8518) |
| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2007-07-15 |
| Categories: Castles, Daily Life, Architecture |
| Exposure: f/4, 1/320 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2007-10-12 0:36 |
| Viewed: 822 |
| Points: 16 |
|
| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Ventspils, located on the eastern coast of Baltic sea, in the north-west of Latvia some 189 kilometres from Riga, is an up-to-date, modern European city with a wide range of available entertainment and tourist sights.
This city of 44,000 inhabitants lays at mouth of the Venta River that flows into the Baltic Sea, only 60 km from Stockholm (if you take ferry into account - Ventspils has regular ferry traffic with Sweden: Ventspils – Nineshamn ferry line, opened on August 30, 2002). Ventspils celebrated its 700th anniversary some ten years ago.
Ventspils is proud of the cleanest streets and smoothest driving surfaces in the country, and I can only confirm this – I have never seen such a clean and tidy town, with port where the daily work proceeds at a calm and quiet speed. It is known as the brightest city in Latvia, with not a single unlit street or square after dark. During the summer months, attractive water fountains and flower arrangements abound in the city to please the eye and uplift the soul.
Ventspils' sweeping environmental cleanup program has been one of the city's most notable success stories. In close co-operation with local enterprises and environmental experts from the Netherlands, Ventspils has managed to transform itself from an ecological disaster area to well-kept and environmentally conscious city. In 1999, Ventspils' beach became the first in the country to receive the Blue Flag, signifying its environmental soundness, and the refurbished Venta River Promenade is now a popular spot for quiet strolls and city festivals.
The world's largest cargo and tanker ships can now dock year-round at Ventspils' ice free port, whose shipping canal was deepened in 1998. Ventspils is especially proud of its award-winning success in renovating existing buildings and constructing new ones. The once –decrepit castle of the German Knights of the Livonian Order now houses one of Latvia's most modern digital museums. Several new cultural monuments have also become popular city landmarks, including the Sea Stone sculpture, the Sun Boats water fountain, and statue of Krisjanis Valdemars (maybe I´ll show in some of the next photos). |
asajernigan, nithin1, Photo65Net, gary91 has marked this note useful
Only registered TrekEarth members may rate photo notes. |
|
|
| Discussions |
| None | | You must be logged in to start a discussion. |
|
Hi Ivana,
Beautiful colours for this great composition.
Good work
Guy
- JanD
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 610 W: 0 N: 234]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/g-n-g.gif)
(6266) - [2007-10-12 2:20]
-
Hi Ivana! Beautiful church. Amazing perspective. Original composition. Cheers!
Ivana,
Your composition is great here placing the church to one side and allowing us to see the square in front of it. The lighting and colors are great with nice sharpness and detail. You did a nice job of framing the church with the two trees.
TFS,
Asa
Hello Ivana,
indeed, it looks clean, the white church is well placed in the composition.
regards
didier
-
- cbrman
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2914 W: 300 N: 3723]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/g-g-g.gif)
(13736) - [2007-10-12 5:43]
-
Hello Ivana,
Excellente netteté sur ce batiment ! Il y a un très bon contraste entre la blancheur de ce monument et le bleu profond du ciel !
Cette place paraît bien calme ! Pas âme qui vive !
Bien vu !
A+
Dominique
Hello Ivana
This is an extremely well composed image with great lighting and nice rich colours. Excellent quality too. Beautiful work.
Best wishes
Mark
Ivana,
Beautiful contrats, nice bright frontage and depply saturated sky...
Beautiful image !
Regards,
JB.
-
- gary91
(14531)
- [2007-10-12 20:37]
-
Hello Ivana,
Your picture is just like you describe the city : tidy and clean ! Nice composition, good quality and very good colors. Maybe just lacking some life, pedestrian, car, cow, elephant or something moving ;-)
Have a nice week-end
Best regards, Christian
