St. Paraskeva Church Photo

Photographer’s Note

St. Paraskeva Church

Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania with population of over 0.5 million. The old town. Many churches and other building built in 13th-19th centuries. St. Paraskeva's Orthodox Church in the Old Town is the site of the baptism of Hannibal, the great-grandfather of Pushkin, by Tsar Peter the Great in 1705.

And I had the luck to see a marriage on this day

shevchenko, dip, saylan-cb, papagolf21, asajernigan, Cricri, gracious, pierrefonds, s_lush has marked this note useful

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shevchenko (10084) 2009-01-18 23:44

Hi Achim,
I think is not easy to shoot an hidden church with many obstructions from every side, nice to see somethings outside the wall, I like this old church seem as new paint in soft color, thanks for sharing.
Ally

Nicou (45777) 2009-01-19 0:30

Hello,

superbe image, un bien belle église, de très belle couleur douce dans les dtons rosés, une belle coupole, superbe.

bravo et amitié

Nicou

snunney (35522) 2009-01-19 1:08

Hello Achim,
A good capture of this colourful church nicely framed by the dark green trees. Lovely architecture.

TopGeo (22249) 2009-01-19 1:40

Hi Achim! They is a beautiful church and good your thought to present to us him! also that him you combined with a marriage. Well they is the frame and the colourst
hanks for sharing.
Regards
Georgios

Buin (38310) 2009-01-19 2:04

Hallo Achim!
Für deutsche Augen ein wirklich ungewöhnliches Gebäude - aber ein sehr schönes! Mich freut der gute Erhaltungszustand. Die Farbgebung - insbesondere mit dem grünen Dach - ist "gewagt", aber wirkungsvoll. Wieder ein Beweis: Auch ohne Sonne kann man gute Fotos machen... ,-)
Grüße aus Siegen, wo es schneit!
Frank

dip (12852) 2009-01-19 2:15

Hallo Achim,
ungewöhnliche aber schöne Farben für eine Kirche,guter Standpunkt und platzierung der Kirche zwischen den zwei Bäumen,
viele Grüße,
Dimitris.

saylan-cb (12726) 2009-01-19 3:11

Hi Achim,
Very nice church and strong colours with great capture also good POV.
Excellent work!
TFS/Regards

papagolf21 (56765) 2009-01-19 4:10

Bonjour, mon ami Achim,
Ah oui ! belle église orthodoxe qui ressort très bien malgré le temps pluvieux.
Je voudrais bien aussi pouvoir assister à un mariage (us et coutumes).
Un grand merci du partage.
Amitiés.
Philippe

asajernigan (14304) 2009-01-19 5:01

Achim,
This is a nicely composed shot of the colorful church. The angle of the shot gives the scene nice depth while the trees frame the church beautifully. The sky is a bit overexposed but that could not be avoided in this light.
TFS,
Asa

Giorgio (8776) 2009-01-19 5:23

- Funny church with amazing colors, really a beautiful building, anyway TFS for this nice picture!
Greetings.
giorgio

Cricri (43790) 2009-01-19 8:55

Hi Achim
Trés belle l'architecture de cette église aux jolies teintes de couleurs, j'aime aussi celle du mariage en WS
Friendship
cricri

gracious (20017) 2009-01-19 9:07

Hello Achim,
Thank you for sharing this beautiful church with it's outstanding colouration and design!
very sharp with good details as well
TFS
cheers
Tony

jemaflor (39759) 2009-01-19 11:08

Hi Achim,
Nice church with beautiful colours, well framed good sharpness.

pierrefonds (26669) 2009-01-20 16:46

Hi Achim,

The fence is framing well the church. The point of view is showing the details and colors of the architecture of the church. The picture is clear and sharp. The cloudy sky is filtering the light which is enhancing the colors and giving them a good contrast. have a nice day.

Pierre

s_lush (2588) 2009-01-22 3:33

Hi Achim,
As your shot shows this church is fully restored now. Thirty years ago, when I was to Vilnius, it was not so beautiful and interesting on colors. You have managed capturing the church and its surroundings very well. Perfectly good job!
Best regards,
Sergiy