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| Photo Information |
| Copyright: yzzy alvord (yzzy) (142) |
| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2008-05 |
| Categories: Ceremony |
| Exposure: f/3.5, 1/500 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2008-05-11 11:14 |
| Viewed: 319 |
| Points: 8 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
This picture was taken in Krakow, during the traditional procession St. Stanislav’s.
Every year on St. Stanislav’s day, in May, a major religious procession led by Krakow bishops gathers Polish notables and immense crowds of the faithful when the saint’s relics are carried from the Skalka sanctuary to the Wawel Cathedral.
Skalka is Krakow's oldest shrine. It is also Poland's second holiest sanctuary after the Jasna Gora monastery of Czestochowa. Here, on a rocky hillock called Skalka, once stood a rotunda church, where king Boleslav II the Bold put to death Krakow's Bishop Stanislav in 1079. The king was exiled and the late bishop worshipped as a martyr who had exposed the excesses of the tyrannical monarch. In 1253 bishop Stanislav was canonized to become the chief patron saint of Poland.
Wawel Castle is located picturesquely on a small hill upon the Vistula river is probably Krakow’s main attraction, but despite being visited by thousands of tourists is worth the effort. The castle, once a residence of the Polish kings, is a magnificent Renaissance building with some Gothic and Baroque features. The most fascinating place to visit. |
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Witaj.
Interesująco wyszło. Ważny pomysł. Moim zdaniem bardzo dobry. Mogłeś jednak jeszcze ciut więcej wycisnąć ze swego Olympusa. Ale ogólnie dla mnie jest OK. Podoba mi się.
A tak a propos (powinienem na wstępie) - witaj na TE.
Pozdrawiam
Mirek
Hi Yzzy,
wellcome on TE.
Amazing shot, with a very fine composition and framing.
Idea is very good.
Well done.
Ciao
Ludo
P.S.: I have seen that you don't write critiques, but to write critiques or answer to critiques is the best thing to have many friends on TE.
Krakow, Skalka ?
Trabka, Strzalka :) (na TE)
Rybie oko inaczej - podoba mi sie.
Pozdrawiam Wojtek
¦wietne ujęcie. Je¶li to zdjęcie nie jest przypadkowe - gratuluję, je¶li jest - gratuluję refleksu(ów)!
Tylko tak dalej! Tylko tak dalej!
Pozdrawiam.
Waldek.
