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Photographer’s Note

Trakai is a historic city and lake resort in Lithuania. It lies 28 km west of Vilnius, capital of Lithuania. Because of its proximity to Vilnius, Trakai is a popular tourist destination. Trakai is the administrative centre of Trakai district municipality. The town covers 11.52 km2 of area and, according to 2007 estimates, is inhabited by 5,406 people. A distinctive feature of Trakai is that the town was built and preserved by people of different nationalities. Historically, communities of Karaims, Tatars, Lithuanians, Russians, Jews and Poles lived here side by side.
Name of the town is first record in 1337 in chronicles as German: Tracken, later German: Traken; it is a derivative from the Lithuanian word trakai (singular: trakas meaning a glade in English). During the time of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the city was referred to as Troki in which is still the Polish name for the town.

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bakes888 (18055) 2009-06-26 14:01

Hi Giedrius. Wonderful photo, well composed with nice FG for depth. I love the autumn colours and that beautiful sky. Great light also. Thanks for sharing.
Have a good weekend, Paul.

jmcl (13721) 2009-06-27 14:27

Hi Gledrius,

I love autumn colors .. the vibrant tones give this a bit of oil on canvas feel .. the sky really makes this image wonderful ... very nice.

take care,

John

mauro61 (14614) 2009-07-22 22:48

ciao Giedrius,
un bell'angolo quello che proponi nel tuo scatto.
Una bellissima luce ravviva la scena supportata da un ottima inquadratura e da bei colori.
Mi piace molto il cielo.
saluti
maurizio

ciakgiak (10132) 2009-07-23 9:01

Hello Giedrus,
This is a superb landscape that you captured and composed in a perfect way.
I like a lot the view of the golden trees and the splendid light.
Friendly regards
Giorgio

Fellini (4954) 2009-08-08 23:09

Hi Giedrius.
Wath a wonderful palce!!!
A stunning scenary, the way how you have composed the photo is excellent, the resul is a really warm and pleasant image...very good work, my best compliments.
Greetings
Alex

mkamionka (4226) 2009-10-11 3:06

Hi,
you have caught here fantastic light and colors.
The clouds in the sky have also a nice pattern.
It is pity that you don't show more of the foreground.
I would also personally enhance the sharpness,
very nice place, thanks for sharing that,
M