Tyniec: Benedictine Abbey, a photo from Malopolskie, East

Photographer's Note

Tyniec Abbey near Cracow, Poland.

Benedictine abbey at Tyniec, nowadays on the western outskirts of Krakow, used to command the approach to Poland's capital city through the Vistula river valley. Fortified natural stronghold atop a steep rocky hill was a hard nut to crack for the enemy. And, if eventually captured, the Tyniec Abbey suffered their revenge. Mongols burnt it down in the 12th, Swedes in the 17th, and Russians in the 18th century. Benedictine monks have lived and worked here otherwise peacefully for nearly a millennium. For long the learned brothers provided education to young royalty in addition to their other numerous labors. Little survived of the original 11th-century monastery. First it was replaced by a Gothic structure, next by the 16th-century Renaissance one. And the abbey's present Baroque church dates back to the early 17th century.

More: www.tyniec.mm.com.pl/en

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elkab (4921) 2006-09-07 13:00

Witaj!
Piękne zdjęcie, bardzo czyste, super kadr, kolorystyka. Podoba się bardzo

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ela

gp_pl (1394) 2006-09-07 13:02

czesc,
wspaniala praca!
doskonale ujecie, kadrowanie, podoba mi sie jak genialnie wykorzystales pierwszy plan, do tego to odbicie, no i swietnie psaujaca do tego motywu kolorystyka, bardzo mi sie podoba, gratulacje,
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Grzesiek

Cbill (4) 2006-09-07 13:11 [Comment]

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sc07 (1292) 2006-09-07 13:20

Hi,
Great shot, fantastic atmosphere, well framed, amazing reflections and orange tones! This very good photo gave me the tentation to have a look at what you've already posted...this photo was (almost) a bad example, but I love the colors of your photos. Really great work, that invites us to travel more...
Seb

GG_Poland (722) 2006-09-07 13:22

witam

swietny kadr. bardzo dobrze skomponowane i dobrane kolorystycznie. zdecydowanie ma klimat.

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luisafonso (862) 2006-09-07 14:17

Wonderful mood here Dawid. The reflection, the fog silky feel, these reeds on the foreground left; all these contribute to a great photo. The composition is very good and has a lot of depth, mainly caused by the foreground/background interplay. The peaceful water and the sepia toning boosts even more this dreamy character. I just wish the photo was bigger. There is also some over sharpen here clearly visible on the left. A good photo indeed.

dkeus31 (27733) 2006-09-07 14:37

Hello David.
Great picture good use of the sepia here.
Nice atmosphere and good foreground.
Regards,
Didier

rossofuoco (7315) 2006-09-07 14:41

Hi David.
Foto veramente bella, sembra una illustrazione di un libro di fiabe.
Renzo

akb (212) 2006-09-07 16:39 [Comment]

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Click3 (1886) 2006-09-07 19:57

David...beautiful...moody composition. Love the use of sepia and fantastic quality overall. saludos, Robert

jasmis (57596) 2006-09-08 3:54

Ciekawa, uporzadkowana kompozycja, stonowane barwy. Ma nastrój. Podoba się. Pozdrawiam.

uccia84 (720) 2007-02-02 13:55

foto spettatrale ottimi colori adoro i castelli.

konrado (371) 2007-02-15 4:42

No prosze, chcialoby sie powiedziec, ze lepiej niz w rzeczywisosci :) Udalo Ci sie stworzyc pewien nastroj na tej fotografii. Bardzo mi sie to podoba

quillo (11840) 2007-10-25 14:29

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Hello David, I like the mystery that detaches this image ... the soft tones, the light and the framing are magnificent, I like much.

Congratulations.

A greeting.

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meamila (10) 2012-05-23 1:30

Witaj
Piêkne zdjêcie,¶wietny klimat i kolorystyka.
Podoba mi siê bardzo.

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