Tower..., a photo from Vilniaus, South

Photographer's Note

Trakai-Castle on Island
A land area of 120 274 hectares is home to a population of 38.2 thousands. The administrative municipality is located at Trakai (6 142inhabitants), 28 km from Vilnius.The region boasts some 200 lakes of various sizes, including Galvë Lake of 388 hectares, Vilkoksnis Lake of 337 hectares, Skaistis Lake of 296 hectares.Trakai region is famous for its natural, architectural and cultural monuments(over 300). Its territory includes the only in Lithuania Trakai historical national park, Aukstadvaris regional park.Trakai was founded in the 14th c. when the Duke Kestutis moved his residence from Old Trakai to the Peninsular castle built at the istmus of Galvë and Luka lakes. The other castle was built on an island in the center of Galve lake, not far from the first one. In the 15th c. the Island castle seved as residence for the Grand Duke. A settlement grew around the castle. The approuches to the settlement were protected by the Old Trakai, Streva, Brazuole, Daniliskes and other castle hills.In the second half of the 14th c. and later Trakai was a major political and administrative centre of Lithuania. At the end of the 14th c. the Grand Duke Vytautas brought the Karaite and Tartar to Lithuania to serve as guards at the Duke’s castle and as personal guards of the Grand Duke Vytautas himself. In the 16th c. Trakai lost its importance as the political centre. During the war with Russia( 17th c.) the town was robbed and burnt down, the castles destroyed.In the 20th c. the Island castle has been restored. From 1962 the castle houses the Trakai History Museum. Today Trakai is a centre of tourism , wind-surfing and other sports. In Summer at the Island castle go a prestigious music festival “Trakai festival”.

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siudzi (23959) 2012-03-16 9:52

Witaj Krzysztof,

Nie jestem przekonana do tego punktu widzenia, ale nasycenie kolorów mnie urzeka! Fantastyczny rezultat! Brawo!

Pozdrawiam ciepło!
Gosia

emilbo (20872) 2012-03-16 10:04

Allô Krzysztof!
Parfaitement caltée cette tour dans une excellente qualité d'image. Le bel éclairage nous laisse bien voir les détails de la brique et de la pierre. Elle est bien mise en valeur devant ce beau ciel bleu. Merveilleuse harmonie de couleurs.
Félicitations!... et bonne fin de semaine,
Emilius

mauro61 (52527) 2012-03-16 10:07

ciao Krzysztof,
molto bello il contrasto cromatico tra la torre in mattoni rossi e l'azzurro del cielo.
Perfetto lo sharp in una brillante immagine,
buona serata
maurizio

dta (51510) 2012-03-16 11:14

Hello Krzysztof ;
Effective low POV , for this impressive red tower , so beautiful against the blue sky .
Regards

Sonata11 (28391) 2012-03-16 12:33

Witaj Krzysztof,
Na pewno ten zamek musi byc piekny i ciekawy archiektonicznie. Zbudowany jest z ladnej czerwonej cegly i pieknie wygladajaca wieza na tle pieknego nieba. Szkoda tylko ze obciales jej schody. Podoba mi sie kolorystyka. Ladne ujecie.
Serdecznie pozdrawiam i zycze milego WE,
Barbara

danos (74064) 2012-03-16 13:10

Hello Krzysztof,
brilliant the colours and the light of the image with the clarity of the round tower to make it so superb.I like the contrast of the colours as the informative note about it.

Have a good weekend,danos

cargus (6468) 2012-03-16 14:01

An interesting architectural detail,sharpness exposure and natural colors are excellent!...Well done.!!
Regards
Adrian

mesutilgim (68036) 2012-03-16 14:11

Hello dear Krzysztof,
Very nice capture of this tower with bright eyecatching colors.
Perfect pov and perfect layout.
TFS and have a nice weekend
Best regards
MESUT ILGIM

tedesse (22134) 2012-03-16 14:31

Witaj!
Super baszta!
Piekna ceglana z domieszka kamienia polnego budowla.
Super ostrosc i kolory.
Pozdrawiam i zycze milego weekendu
Tadeusz

carlo62 (12666) 2012-03-16 14:58

Un cielo spelndido incorona questa torre in muratura molto ben ripresa, ottima nitidezza e bella luce.
Saluti
Carlo

raszid62 (18216) 2012-03-16 15:21

Cze¶æ
Imponuj±ca zamkowa wie¿a, chyba bylem wewn±trz.
¦wietne ujêcie z niskiego POV-u. Silne s³oñce uwypukli³o czerwien murów i czerñ cieni. Doskona³a ostro¶æ.
Pozdrawiam.
Jozek

npecanhuk (53919) 2012-03-16 18:05

Hello Krzysztof!
Beautiful tower!
Wonderful picture!
Sharpness, exposure, colors, chosen pov, vertical format, black & white borders, contrasts and composition are all excellent!
TFS - congrats,
Cheers,
Neyvan

Hellas (6505) 2012-03-16 22:14

Excellent framing and light management!
The point of view created a very good result!
All the above thanks to your photographic instinct!

prasun984 (5590) 2012-03-16 22:20

HI Krzysztof,
very intersting composition with a lot of detials! i really like the light management and the extremely fine clarity..like textured decayed red tone wall of the tower..
very good choice of POV which gives a great perspective..
very impressive capture! superb!

Prasun

jhm (122490) 2012-03-17 2:36

Witaj Krzysztof,

A very nice restaured castle with the red masonry.
Nice taken out of a low position.
Very well composition, nice presentation.
Nice done, TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

PaulVDV (15017) 2012-03-17 5:10

Hello Krzysztof,
Beautiful view upwards of one of the towers of the famous castle. The red bricks and tiles are in a very strong contrast with that deep blue sky.
Excellent sharpness.
Best regards, Paul

abmdsudi (26311) 2012-03-19 20:01

Hi Krzysztof
Excellent infor note: Amazing architecture. the color of the stonework against the pretty blue sky is most enchanting. Well composed of a delightful sight and how nice to see that its well maintained and preserved. Lovely tower, its individuality is always striking, crispy throughout and excellent scale proportions as well. Glorious image in subtle light and colors. Well donel, Congrats and TFS
Best regards