Photographer’s Note
I am back from my long summer vacation that took three weeks. I was on a biketrip, we went to Istanbul (Turkey) from Szeged (Hungary), it was 1560kms for me.
We went through six countries: Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey. Now I start the travelogue with this photo from Timisoara (first day).
I took this photo in Timisoara, in Martyr's square where the Romanian Revolution in 1989 started. On December 16, 1989 many citizens of the town came to support the Hungarian Calvinist pastor László Tőkés against the authorities and Securitate (secret police)'s decision to deport him. In these circumstances on 17th December a popular uprising started in Timişoara against the Communist regime of Nicolae Ceauşescu. This was the beginning of the Romanian Revolution of 1989, which put an end to the Communist regime a week later.
In the background you can see the Timisoara Orthodox Cathedral. This square is very lively at nights, there are several cafés and restauants.
The Timişoara Orthodox Cathedral is a Romanian Orthodox cathedral in Timişoara, Romania. It was built between 1937 and 1940. It is dedicated to the Three Holy Hierarchs, Saints Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom. It has 11 towers, of which the central and the highest has a height of 96 meters.
It is home to many valuable religious objects such as old icons and early writings in Romanian, such as the 1648 Noul Testament de la Bălgrad ("The New Testament of Bălgrad") and the 1643 Cazania lui Varlaam ("The Homiliary of Metropolitan Varlaam").
The building's style is quite unusual among Romanian Orthodox buildings, although it is partly based on local religious tradition and partly on Byzantine architecture (the style developed by Moldavian and Byzantine artisans had transplanted and adapted). Elements such as niches under the eaves, starry vaulting in the interior, and lacquered discs in a variety of colors, can be seen in monasteries such as Cozia or Prislop (both built in the 14th century and based on guidelines devised by the monk Nicodim of Prilep).
The church's interior and exterior paintings were created by the painter Atanasie Demian. The difficult period that followed the structure's completion (see Romania during World War II) prevented the paintings from being finished on time, so this work went on for many years after World War II.
I would be pleased if you told me your opinion about the photo!
josepmarin, brandstaetter, gbeli, isabela_sor, nemesiss, SNOOP_Chan, PixelTerror, rushfan2112, Jakab, DFilip, atus, jaywalker, Csilla has marked this note useful
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brandstaetter
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(14410) 2008-08-10 10:33
Hi Marci,
welcome back from your bike trip ! You survived ! Congratulations and compliments. I´m waiting for the whole travelogue...
the start is very good, a beautiful building, shining like a crystal, well taken in the night.
Thanks also for your note about Romanian revolution. I remember the end of Ceausescu very well. A relief.
Bye, have a nice evening, Christian
gbeli
(2026) 2008-08-10 11:10
Hello Marci
This place is looks like be from a fairy tale.
I really like the church architecture and especially the dome.
The atmosphere is great, but perhaps the photo is a little tilted.
Regards
Did you make all this trip exclusive by bike??
fkostas
(444) 2008-08-10 12:35
Hi Marton,
I like the photo very much, but think you needed a different view-those bulgy things (hedges?) take up space, and take focus from the building in the back I want to see more of.
Farah
isabela_sor
(42471) 2008-08-10 13:42 [Comment]
nemesiss
(2619) 2008-08-11 5:51
Hi Ocskay,
You are in Romania- TEMESVAR and are not come in BUCHAREST ?? I kill you with train :))
Mybe on another day....
All the best & gratitude
Iulian
PixelTerror
(86839) 2008-08-18 7:12
Szia Marci,
Welcome back, pfuuuu 1560 kms on the bike is quite a distance, and not all countries flat as Hungary, congratulations for completing this big trip, so this means we'll see plenty of pictures from you in the coming months !
Lovely castle they have in Timisoara, looks straight out of a fairy tale and even though it's quite dark we can see it has been integrated in nice surroundings. SHarp picture on the buildings and the people get blurred due to the motion.
Thanks for the addl info about Szent Istvan Kiraly, I'm a terrible ignorant about hungarian history and was not aware of him, the only "famous" Hungarian that reached my ear before Sarkozy was... Attila (the Hun, not Szili but our Attila is famous too !)
Have a nice day JY
rushfan2112
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(2965) 2008-08-19 3:18
Hi Marci.
I really like the range of warm and cold tones from the mixed lighting and the noise has been extremely well controlled. This is one shot where the main building could have been either centrally placed or on a third. I'll go with your choice on this one.
Really nice image. Regards, Paul.
Jakab
(3496) 2008-08-20 16:10
Szia Marci!
Örülök, hogy épségben hazatértél a nagy kalandból. Tetszik a kép, van benne valami meseszerű, nyilván a nekem idegen bizánci ízlés miatt. A bal oldali nagy feketeség tényleg nem szerencsés, de, gondolom, alkalmazkodnod kellett a helyzethez, biciklin mégsem vihet magával az ember mindent. Szerintem enyhén (fél fokkal) jobbra dől a kép, de nem zavaró. A szökőkút meg kiváló.
Ami az 1989. decemberi romániai eseményeket illeti, sok elemző ezeket ma differenciáltabban itéli meg (magyarán nem forradalomnak, hanem véres puccsnak tartja), de ez persze Tőkés helytállását semmiben nem érinti.
Üdv
Laci
DFilip
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(89) 2008-08-27 14:25
Ééés igen, itt már jó a keret. Legalábbis szabályszerűbb. : )
Szépek a fények és jó, hogy vannak emberkék. Elkaptad a hangulatot és ez a leglényegesebb.
atus
(15476) 2008-09-21 17:09
Szia Marci,
hát igen, itt jártam pár évvel ezelőtt, de sajnos nem tudom hova tüntettem a Temesvár-i fotóimat. Több mint valószínű, hogy véletlenül letöröltem ezeket a kártyáról...Nagyon jó a kompozíció és mint mindig az esti fényviszonyok kezelése is kítűnő.
Gratulálok és szép hetet kívánok!
Attila
josepmarin
(34099) 2008-11-02 3:17
Hi Marci,
This night scene is not easy to come out in photographs, but you have obtained a good result. I suppose that the same capture at the blue hour would be probably nicer.
I like the lighting on this architecture and the dynamic effect of the people walking.
A suggestion: if you shoot to f/11 for example, and you compensate this aperture with a longer time of exposure, since you have tripod, can obtain a nice effect of star in the luminous points.
It's a nice work.
Best regards,
Josep
PS: Thank you very much for your explanation of the meaning in Hungarian of the word anyós, if you allow it to me, I will include this reference in my next post.
jaywalker
(12302) 2008-11-11 10:50
Hi Marton, Lovely light & beautifully managed, the fairy castle architecture is a stunning background & the people & fountain add both movement & a living feel, there is wonderful detail, great shot, TFS, kind regards Wilson.
Csilla
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(1782) 2009-01-27 22:22
Szia Marci!
En csak most olvastam, hogy milyen komoly kerekparturan vettel reszt. Kicsit megkesve, de gratulalok hozza, 1560 km igencsak szep teljesitmeny. Biztosan sok mindent lattal utkozben, egeszen mas reszletek ragadnak meg igy, mint autoval vagy repulovel. De nemcsak a turahoz gratulalok, hanem a kepedhez is, gyonyoruek az ejszakai fenyek es szeretem a fotod hangulatat is, kicsit mesebeli.
Udvozlettel, Csilla
Photo Information
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Copyright: Marton Ocskay (ocskaymarci)
(2510)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2008-07-20
- Categories: Daily Life, Architecture
- Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ3
- Exposure: f/3.2, 1 seconds
- Details: Tripod: Yes
- More Photo Info: view
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Travelogue: Istanbul by bike 2008
- Theme(s): My nightshots [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2008-08-10 9:43
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