Castle of Predjama Photo

Photographer’s Note

Predjama means literally: in front of the cave...

So what you see here is just a part of the castle... the "newest" part. The old part was built into the carst cave... you can take a look in the workshop but don't expect no luxury at all. Oh, I forgot. This place, Predjama is just about 15 min from Postojna.

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17mm on Nikon FM2, Kodak BW 400 CN film
PP work... I really don't remember what I did... ... croping out some little lens distorsion, then some lens correction (but without much success), partial USM, some contrast added and colouring, because the b/w was too sad.

... total blackout... midnight just passed... and I can't tell what is the day today... but anyway... I wish you a wonderful day and some good light for making photos.

marjan, ribeiroantonio, miuky, jhm, feather, Tue, robiuk, alvaraalto, peter1892, Gerrit, Cretense, bakes888, Photo65Net, sabyasachi1212, VeeJayCee has marked this note useful

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sothy81 (8540) 2007-02-14 19:19

A very nice shot. Looks so mystirious. What a nice place. Well done. Sothy

jcpny777 (32) 2007-02-14 22:58 [Comment]

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marjan (6093) 2007-02-15 1:42

hi Tomi, ta je iz enega drugega časa, Izgleda kot dokumentarna forografija iz časa Erazma Predjamskega ;-))
slika je OK, bolj ezgleda kkot da bi bilasam B&W.
Se vidimom.cioa

ribeiroantonio (21969) 2007-02-15 1:53

First, I like you note. Those are things that happen to me almost everyday. So, I am feeling very comfortable today since I am not the only one. I like your photo. It looks like a very old one, may be as old as the castle!!! All your pp worked well here. Well done.
Antonio

miuky (3335) 2007-02-15 2:51

odlično, svojevrstno ampak odlično, v bistvu mi je iz jame bolj všeč:)
lep dan, m.

tjanze (5674) 2007-02-15 3:00

Zdravo Tomi!
Tudi jaz imam grad z katapultom,ker katapult pač naredi svoje.Še barve si dal srednjeveške,stare...
Mi je kar všeč.
Pozdrav!

barrufeto_77 (25935) 2007-02-15 3:45

Hi Tomi.

A nice B&W picture. THe view from that place should be enjoyable.

If I go to Slovenia, I'll visit that place, of course.

Rgs, Oscar

ML1905 (0) 2007-02-15 7:04

Živjo,
ta slika Predjamskega gradu je super. Všeč so mi barve, kompozicija je sploh odlična ter všeč mi je, da kljub močni svetli barvi gradu nikjer ni občutiti "prežganosti".
Lep pozdrav,
Matej.

jhm (83328) 2007-02-15 7:10

Hi Tomi,

I see here very much colours for a BW picture, I like your composition and nice perspective, good depth and very well note too!
very well done!

Best regards,
John.

drago (4826) 2007-02-15 9:28

Excellent shot Tommi,POV is the perfect one and the colour tone gives the "old" feeling you wanted.Well done
Panagiotis

John_F_Kennedy (31994) 2007-02-15 10:55

Excellent view. I like the composition and clear image. Good framing and sharp.
Achim

feather (50144) 2007-02-16 5:58

I like how you have included the wooden structure in your composition - what is it by the way? It points us towards the castle. Clever PP work. I thought it was a low saturation colour image at first. The WS is intriguing; it can't have been a comfortable place to live.
Kath

Tue (25608) 2007-02-16 17:34

Hej Tomi,
Very nice shot, it seems to be a very interesting place for this castle. You placed it well in the shot together with the cave and rocks. The catapult in front is a great addition too. Well done!
Almost midnight again; I wish you a wonderful day too and a very nice weekend! :-)
Hilsen,
Lars

robiuk (10763) 2007-02-16 17:51

Lep pozdrav, Tomi!
Fine duotone that creates almost eerie atmosphere so suitable for the scene... and the scene itself (if we didn't know what it is about) could just be from the beginning of some scary movie from the early '30s.
Quite interesting portfolio of someone who's certainly comfortable with their camera!
... will have to come back to have a closer look, once when have more time...
Na svidanje,
Robi

alvaraalto (5303) 2007-02-16 18:08

Hi Tomi,
I’m always fascinated by the castles build on almost impossible places like here. It must have been a very difficult assignment to build it.
Groet Rob

peter1892 (3201) 2007-02-16 18:15

Hi Tomi - so the Nikon gets more use! A great camera...

Quite an interesting image, the Castle seems to 'grow' out of the side of that cliff. I really like the WS image, even more than this one, the cave looks great!

Gerrit (36269) 2007-02-17 4:38

Hi Tomi,
fantastic picture. The composition is excellent and the colouring with the green tones is very pleasant.
The place is ofcourse spectaculair.
Regards, Gerrrit

Cretense (57010) 2007-02-17 12:16

Hi Tomi!

Another excellent b&w shot from you with beautiful sepia toning, but this photo is not just that. Your POV and perspective are great giving an excellent composition. Congratulations!

Best regards,
Hercules

lu_muratori (618) 2007-02-18 22:25

Hi Tomi,
I really like this scene and the sepia tone just gives it a lot of charachter.
Great job,
Luci

bakes888 (18353) 2007-02-19 1:43

Hi Tomi. Great photo. I love the treatment you have given this image. Great composition and POV also. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

ben4321 (9807) 2007-02-19 13:41

I'm going to start by saying that I'm not a fan of the green toning you've employed here, but I'm going to look past that, because apart from the toning (which is after all just personal taste), this is a great shot.
The composition is excellent, and the way you framed this is a great use of the wide-angle. I like how you included the wooden cart thing to add interest to the foreground and give depth to the image.
The contrasty black and white has brought out a great level of detail and given the image a great texture.
Good work Tomi (apart from the green!).

Cheers,
Ben

Photo65Net (43096) 2007-02-19 13:43

Hello Tomi,
Great tones in this picture, with nice PP work.
You caught a beautiful place, womewhere strange, with many perspectives.
Nice job, regards,
JB.

sebcz (2345) 2007-02-19 16:35

Hi Tomi!
A great shot. Looks like a painting taken from a book. I like the colour choice and composition, the way the 'catapult' point at the castle adds some diagonal feel to that vertical photo. Cool.
Seb

sabyasachi1212 (19546) 2007-02-20 13:40

Hi Tomi,
Maybe it was all experimental but the post processing works well here. Excellent POV.
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

lestans (15492) 2007-02-21 9:11

Bellissima immagine!! Il castello ha proprio un'aria sinistra!!
Bravo!!

Livia

prumod (8264) 2007-02-22 11:54

hi tommi,
this "mid" era painting is very nice... it's definitely a master's work.... well done...
take care
pramod

pablominto (41354) 2007-02-22 14:54

Hello Tomi,
Good point of view, very attractive foreground interest!
Colour treatment fits the subject, and enhances the atmosphere...
Well composed presentation with fine details!
Greetings,
Pablo -

:-) OK-

VeeJayCee (2410) 2007-02-23 19:12

What a marvelous place Tommi. You have made very good use of the foreground and a perfect crop. Excellent composition.

anducina (8133) 2007-03-16 18:15

Beautiful compo, POV, textures and greenish tones. Very good.

TFS,

Andreea

donluicu (23927) 2007-04-09 12:18

hi Tomi
i saw this image on marjan galery, your pov is also good, with a little more mistery.
cograts