Ostrow Tumski Photo

Photographer’s Note

The day after TE meeting in Wroclaw :o)
There are the Cathedral on the right and St. Cross Church on the left.

Ostrow Tumski ("Cathedral Island") in Wrocław is the oldest part of Wroclaw. Built on what used to be an island ("ostrow" in old Polish), it was an early crossing point on the Oder River.
Archaeological excavations have shown that the area was first inhabited in its western part, between the Church of St. Martin and the Holy Cross. The first, wooden church (St. Martin), dating from the IXth century, was surrounded by defensive walls built on the banks of the river. There were approximately 1500 inhabitants in Ostrów Tumski at that time.
The first constructions on Ostrów Tumski were built in the Xth century by the Piast dynasty, and were made from wood. The first building from solid material was St. Martin's chapel, built probably at the beginning of the eleventh century by Benedictine monks. Not long after the first cathedral was raised, in place of the small church.
In 1163 the settlement was raided by Boleslaw I the Tall who had returned after being banished. After taking control of the area and waiting for the political situation in Silesia to stabilize, he chose Ostrów Tumski as his new seat. He began replacing the wooden defenses with brick ones and to build a Roman-style residence.
In 1315 Ostrów Tumski was sold to the church authorities. Since the island ceased to be under secular jurisdiction, it was often used by those who had broken the law in Wrocław, as a place of sanctuary. An interesting indication of the special status of the island was a ban to wear anything on the head already on Tumski Bridge after the border pole of this small "Ecclesiastical nation" (the law also affected members of Royalty).
after Wikipedia

isabela_sor, Waylim, leo61, tedesse, robertosalguero, Paul65, trekks has marked this note useful

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mikeo (12117) 2008-08-12 10:11

Witaj,

A to takie rzeczy sie ogladalo po meetingu;)
Swietne ujecie, kompozycja, rewelacyjne kolorki i jaka jakosc! Rewelacja!

Pozdrowionka!
Mikeo

isabela_sor (42493) 2008-08-12 10:17 [Comment]

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jasmis (51029) 2008-08-12 10:18

Wrocławska klasyka. Zdjęcie ostre, nasycone z ciekawą notką.
Dobra robota.

Pozdrawiam!

Waylim (11159) 2008-08-12 10:30

Andrej,
This is such a wonderfully composed image, every element is in the right place the tree branch serving as a natural frame is just wonderful. The small boat provide scale to the scene. Great color and light, peaceful atmosphere and serene landscape. Nice cloud covering part of the blue sky. Great sharpness and clarity. Excellent work as always. Thanks for sharing.
Way

leo61 (43816) 2008-08-12 10:30

Hi Andzrej!
You had a meeting in Wroclaw....What a pity ,I`ve been there too early,exactly one month before.
Nice shot of the Cathedral island taken from a good POV.I like to see both churhces here and I like the composition with the branches on top.Good sharpness and nice bright colors as I like them.
I post a workshopimage,how I have seen the island.
Regards,Leo

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mirarer (4427) 2008-08-12 11:29

Hi Andrzej,
I also have been there a month ago an I have some photographs from the same place (next postings). Beautiful light and nice shot.
Regards,
Mirari

tedesse (13226) 2008-08-12 11:45

Witaj!
Fantastyczne ujêcie,super kolory i doskona³a ostro¶æ.WS równie¿ super.
Ciekawa notka.
Pozdrawiam
Tadeusz

Fis2 (46449) 2008-08-12 12:06

Witaj Andrzejku!
To miejsce Wroclawia jest urocze, ladnie pokazales jego urok. Ladny kadr, kolory i ostrosc. Nie proznowales w niedziele ;)
Pozdrawiam
Krzysztof

emka (22389) 2008-08-12 15:07

Witaj, Fajne zdjęcie z drugiego dnia mityngu. Chyba widziałam gdzieś takie ujęcie:) Świetny kadr, ładne kolory i ostrość. To chyba leo nazywa sie podobnie jak Ty? I był niedawno we Wrocławiu. WS tez ładny. Pozdrawiam

Małgorzata

jurek1951 (26162) 2008-08-12 19:46

Witaj Andrzej,
lubie takie widoki maja cos wsobie,piekna architektura i rzeka,wspanialy widok,ladne kolory,pozdrawiam
Jurek

Booz (13880) 2008-08-12 23:06

Cze¶æ Andrzej - oj tego obrazka to troszke zazdroszczê :) - jednak warto by³o zostaæ na nastepny dzieñ :) - bardzo lubiê ten kawa³ek Wroc³awia :) -
Pozdrawiam,
Tomek

Graal (58786) 2008-08-13 0:15

Czesc,
fajne spojrzenie przez Odre na Ostrow Tumski. Pieknie wystrzelily wieze w niebo, ladna architektura i dobre informacje.
Pozdr. Al.

robertosalguero (110) 2008-08-13 0:24

Hi Andrzej,

This is a beautiful view of this place. The cathedral well seen here but I find the colours a bit washed out. Nice point of view to capture the other buildings and the river on the foreground. Wroclaw is definitely the nicest city in Poland to me! Thanks.

Roberto

mikolaj_kawa (31335) 2008-08-13 0:56

Czesc Andrzej! Klasyczna kompozycja. Swietnie wykonana fotografia. Jest sie czym delektowac, zaiste. Klaniam sie!

pastadog (12821) 2008-08-13 1:01

Sharp and balanced compo, Andrzej, with a tranquil mood, well done, Daniel

Paul65 (1402) 2008-08-13 2:10

Witaj!
Bardzo dobra jako¶æ. Podobaj± mi siê ciemne ga³êzie w prawym rogu. Dope³niaj± obraz i tworz± go trójwymiarowym.
Pozdrawiam Pawe³.

trekks (14334) 2008-08-13 9:50

hi Andrzej

Very well captured view of the church and waterfront. Great composition in this POV. This shot has great sharpness and colorful details.

A fine post.

tfs, bill