The beauty of Voronet, a photo from Suceava, East

Photographer's Note

This is my sixth entry (out of alltogether 10) from my visit to Romania in 2004.

This church (of Monastery Voronet) was very impressive for me, as -as one can see- all fresques are been painted (by an artist named Marcu in 1547) on the outside walls of the church, which is quite unusual. And the colours are so beautiful and fresh as if they were been painted just a few weeks ago. Allthough it was been built in late 14th century.
My impressions was, that those scenery from the old testament had a function like modern worlds billboards!
Anyhow it is really worth to visit and see this church the monastery and it's surrounding. Unfortunately it was a dim and rainy day when I was there, but on the other side this was good for the picture, as they are not too sharp shadows on it.
A visit to Romania without seeing Voronet is like making a birthday cake without cream and candles !

Bu kare 2004 te Romanyaya yaptığım seyahatte çektiğim ve bu siteye göndereceğim 10 kareden altıcısı.
Bu kilise (Voronet manastırının kilisesi) benim için çok etkileyici. Zira resimde görüldüğü gibi kilisenin bütün dış cephesi muhteşem fresklerle bezenmiş. Bu freskleri Marcu adında bir sanatçı 1547 yılında yapmış. Renkler o kadar canlı ve taze ki, sanki sadece birkaç hafta evvel yapılmış gibi. Benim algılamam, eski ahit’ten alınmış bu sahneler, kilisenin dış duvarlarında yer aldığına göre bir anlamda modern zamanların billboard’ları gibi bir işlevleri varmış.
Romanyaya gidenlerin mutlaka gidip göremeleri gereken bir yer. Maalesef bur resmi çektiğim gün hava yağmurluydu ve güneş zaman zaman yüzünü gösteriyordu, ancak bunun da resim açısından bir faydası oldu, zira görüldüğü gibi çok sert gölgeler yok, fresklerin detayları daha iyi algılanıyor.
Romanyaya yapılacak bir seyahatte Voronet'i görmemek kremasız ve mumsuz bir doğum günü pastası gibi olur.

daddo, meltemi, ben4321, anes_lc, feather, isabela_sor, salvator, dokadak, ifanik has marked this note useful

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daddo (18517) 2007-10-11 1:59

Merhaba Mesut. I think the overcast day served you well as the colours are rich and the light just right. Great details and a good Pov which reveals a big canvas of images. Selamlar. Klaudio.I do like your simile of the cake.

Gustaw (21670) 2007-10-11 1:59

Hi, friend!
It is very interesting photo. I like romanian ortodox churche architecture. Good composition and good strong colours. Nice light. Well done.
Marek

maltagirl (560) 2007-10-11 2:12

Merhba Mesut! (it's our maltese saying for "merhaba" quite similar!
Got a beautiful photo next to mine, well done!
It's something one has to see only in Romania so thanks for giving us the opportunity to see the fresques on photo. Best regards.
Marthese

kibele66 (3087) 2007-10-11 2:14

Merhaba Mesut Bey,
İlginç bir kare ve gerçekten de tüm detayları ve renkleri yakalamışsınız. Keşke bizdeki freskleri de bu kadar iyi ve canlı koruyabilsek diye düşündüm doğrusu...
Sevgiler ve iyi bayramlar
Sibel

meltemi (9782) 2007-10-11 2:31

Merhaba Mesut,
a masterpiece of art work, well composed, with excellent sharpness and details and taken from an interesting angle that enables a viewer to concentrate on every single detail (each scene) of the painting. Very good note too.
Kind Regards.
Stella

faubry (35335) 2007-10-11 3:53

bonjour Mesut, une tres belle photo inhabituelle du monaster de Voronet, un des plus ebaux de Roumanie, j aime bien que tu qies ajoute les silhouettes.
a bientot
amicalement
francine

ben4321 (9875) 2007-10-11 5:15

That mural is absolutely stunning, and there's great light on it as well, but I think you could have done better here Mesut. I don't think there was any need to include the trees and stuff over on the right, it doesn't really add anything, and is an unnecessary distraction.
I think shooting from directly in front of the wall would have worked better, perhaps including a couple of awestruck visitors looking up at the mural. Best to keep thing simple, I think.

Cheers,
Ben

suhan (3552) 2007-10-11 5:25

Çok farklı ve usta işi olmuş hocam, tam sizlik:)
bu arada yeni makinemizi aldık:) şimdi kurs zamanı!
iyi bayramlar, selamlar, saygılar
sühan barış da ellerinizden öper...
merve-süleyman

alibasarir (15576) 2007-10-11 5:52

merhaba mesut abi
çok ilginç bir kare.farklı bakış açısı ve detayları ile son derece güzel bir çalışma.ayrıca renk tonlarıda nefis elinize sağlık.
İYİ BAYRAMLAR
ALİ

anes_lc (14968) 2007-10-11 5:56

hi mesut
it can be a better way to show the beauty of Voronet
i´m really impress by your picture.great shot ,perfect quality ,all the details are visible
thanks sharing
best regards,anes

feather (51128) 2007-10-11 6:59

The artwork on the church is stunningly beautiful and you have captured it well. (The weather looks bright, not dull as you say in your note) I like the perspective composition and almost using the walls to frame the sky. Well done
Kath

isabela_sor (47265) 2007-10-11 7:54

The blue of Voronet is unique!!!And yes this church is very impressive,my dear friend.One of TE members,Jack(jrj) wants to come here in Romania,second time this year to see our churches from Moldova
This must be another invitation for him
Hugs

salvator (19102) 2007-10-11 11:02

Merhaba Mesut Bey,
Sadece siz degilsiniz ya internet cafede cocuklarla oturacak. Ben de sizin fotograflarinizi atlamamak icin, size de IYI BAYRAMLAR dilemek icin, sizin yeriniz almaya karar verdim.
Nefis Mesut Bey, renkler, isik kullanimi, asag taraftaki bulutlu gokyuzu ve rengi muhtesem. Elinize saglik.
Size ve tum ailenize, mutlu ve keyifli bir bayram dilerim. Sevgiler. Saygilar. Salvator.

evanrizo (456) 2007-10-11 11:26

Hi dear Mesut, unbelievable, the light balance-control is perfect, the details of the paintings come wonderful also in the shadow part as in the light part of the wall.
The sky is wonderful written.
Congratulations.
Evan

dokadak (11518) 2007-10-11 12:02

Sevgili Hocam,

Netlik ve detaylarini cok iyi ayarladiginiz guzel bir paylasim... fresklerin sagindaki ufku kadraja tasimaniz fotografa farkli bir hava katiyor... tebrikler

Hasan

ifanik (21673) 2007-10-12 7:22

Hi Mesut
Very beautiful composition and very nice note
The colours are superb
Congratulations my friend
Regards
Nick

sayat (2944) 2007-10-17 2:09

Muhteşemmiş! Paylaştığınız için teşekkürler.

anducina (8407) 2007-10-22 11:55

Excellent colors and light, interesting POV. The painted wall, the blue sky, the rather low light, the tourists and their shadows make an effective compo.

TFS,

Andreea