Olszanica castle Photo

Photographer’s Note

Hi Folks,

A bit of architecture today. This picture was taken in Poland during my last holidays.

The place is called Olszanica, it’s a small village in southern Poland where the small castle was built years ago. With the time the castle has been transformed to a holiday manor, open to tourists. It actually has some very good reviews, so I would say it’s worth visiting. The architecture is as you can see with original foss around it and the pond on the side.

According to some sources current design of the manor has been created in early XX century, however the initial castle dates back to XVI century. According to some sources the first owner of the land were the Kmita family from around XV century. After that there were at least 3 other families who owned the land during the centuries. In 1905 the Jordan family re-designed the castle to its current shape.

There are many legends attached to this place. Like in every castle it’s believed to have its own Lady Ghost walking in the gardens every midnight in blue dress holding a bunch of roses in her hands. Well – whether its true or not – the place is worth visiting even to grab a quick lunch and walk around the area.

I hope you like Folks!

Roly, besnard, pauloog, ciakgiak, bobocortis, leo61, asajernigan, John_F_Kennedy, raszid62, serp2000, alvaraalto, ophelcia, danos, jafadabret, bakes888, subhendu_bagchi, shevchenko, Pablo25 has marked this note useful

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kingurek (608) 2009-10-25 7:40

Bardzo ładne jesienne odcienie na drzewkach. Zdjęcie idealnie nadaje się na pocztówkę. Jak zwykle wprost idealna i miła dla oczu ostrość i głębia. Nie byłam w Olszanicy ale patrząc na to ujęcie wnioskuję, że to musi być bardzo miłe miasteczko.

Pozdrawiam

Kinga

Roly (1958) 2009-10-25 7:44

Nice shot in a pretty setting, good work with the polarizer. With the church strategically placed in the frame, the image is well balanced.

hardyuno (2008) 2009-10-25 7:48

Hi Darek,
fine picture dominated in my favourite colour. The reflection and the POV are great work as the whole picture is. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Have a nice sunday
Hartmut

pajaran (2836) 2009-10-25 8:02

Dobar dan po novom vremenu.
Sve lepo na jednom mestu, dobra arhitektura, jezero, boje, trenutak i reflex.
Pozdrav, Paja.

besnard (30446) 2009-10-25 8:12

Bonjour Darius
Une très jolie carte postale claire et lumineuse. C'est du bon travail.
Je te souhaite un bon dimanche.
Nicole

pauloog (6354) 2009-10-25 8:18

Hello Dariusz,
A well composed view, transpiring a calm sunny autumn day. Beautiful colours and good clarity.
Regards,
Paul

deud (1841) 2009-10-25 8:53

une tres belle image!
les couleurs sont superbes!
bonne cadrage et composition.

merci.

mortijo (12084) 2009-10-25 8:54

Magnificent shot with excellent POV. The reflection of the castle in the water is perfect. Great colors too.
Regards
John

Fis2 (45545) 2009-10-25 10:37

Czesc Darek!
Hehe a to miejsce znam i zdjecie zameczku mam :)
Przywolujesz wspomnienia...
Ladny kadr z pieknym odbiciem w wodzie.
Superowe kolorki.
Milego tygodnia
Krzysztof

ciakgiak (10460) 2009-10-25 10:46

Hello Dariusz,
this is a very interesting architecture in a superb image. The colours and the reflections are very impressive so as the incredible quality of your shot.
Have a great week dear friend.
Giorgio

bobocortis (14136) 2009-10-25 11:03

Hello Dariusz.
Incredible colors and reflections.
Great composition and well-chosen pov.
Best regards.
Bobo.

leo61 (43179) 2009-10-25 11:06

Hi Dariusz!
Good composition with fantastic colors and nice reflections.
Regards,leo

Bartleby (4784) 2009-10-25 11:49

Hi Dariusz,
once again, the overall quality of your shot is impressive. Sharpness, colors...are top-notch.I also like the composition with the reflection and those trees that 'close' the frame.

Best,

Philippe

gilou530 (34993) 2009-10-25 14:07

salut dariusz
une saison qui donne beaucoup de choix dans les photos avec ces couleurs la lumiére aidant de beaux reflets d'un endroit bien mis en valeur par un bon cadrage
amitiés
gilbert

jackart (5542) 2009-10-25 14:23

Witaj Darku!

Bardzo ładna architektura - obiekt niezbyt popularny lecz godny chyba uwagi. Miałes znakomite światło i warunki. Swietny kadr i refleksy w wodzie.
pozdrawiam
Jacek

john1 (1896) 2009-10-25 14:27

Hi Dariusz,

Wonderful landscape, very nice reflections and colors are beautiful. A composition very complete, nice depth of field and very good sharpness. Some pretty strong couelurs fall.
Thank you for sharing.
John

emka (21177) 2009-10-25 15:53

Witaj, Nigdy nie słyszałam o Olszanicy, a tu taki sympatyczny zameczek. ładny nieduzy staw, kolorowe drzewa, do tego delikatne chmurki, odbicia - przyjemne zdjęcie.

Pozdrawiam

Małgorzata

asajernigan (14054) 2009-10-25 19:11

Dariusz,
This is a well composed shot with the reflection adding depth and balance for the shot. The off center placement of the church works well with the trees on the opposite side providing balance. The lighting and colors are great as is the photo's sharpness.
TFS,
Asa

Graal (57571) 2009-10-25 23:28

Czesc,
dobry punkt do strzalu wybrales. Ladnie tu. Swietna jakosc i piekny widok zamku z odbiciem w wodzie. Podoba mi sie.
Pozdr. Al.

John_F_Kennedy (31087) 2009-10-25 23:35

Hello Dariusz
Very interesting building, very interesting architecture. Wonderful lightness and colours.
Best wishes,
Achim

jimkil (528) 2009-10-26 0:19

Hi Dariusz
Beautiful scenery, I like the light in this one, great reflections and colours, a nice pleasant change from your coastal shots, your country looks superb.
Regards
Jim

cyborg83 (3770) 2009-10-26 1:03

Czesc DArku,
interesujacy kadr, ladnie skapales ten zameczek w wodzie,
ciekawie pokazales piekno otaczajacej go natury,
sprawiasz ze czlowiek baardzo chce byc w miejscach, ktore pokazujesz,
pozdrawiam
Sewek

snunney (34538) 2009-10-26 2:07

Hello Darek,
A well chosen point of view to capture this castle with its lovely reflection. The image has a very pleasing mood to it; looks a peaceful and serene place. Very good colours and clarity.

raszid62 (2959) 2009-10-26 6:27

Cze¶æ
Piêkne musi byæ te miasteczko nad rzeczk±.
Bardzo ³adny ten budynek z lewej i ¶wietny efekt odbiæ w wodzie. Dobre naturalne kolory i perfekcyjna ostro¶æ.
Pozdrawiam
Józek

serp2000 (9305) 2009-10-26 7:16

Privet, Dariusz,
Lovely place! I like your composition with good colors and nice reflection. Well done! My compliments!
Pozdrawiam!
Serghei

sacimar (7325) 2009-10-26 11:00

Hi Darek,

beautiful place and wonderful picture, I like the tones and colours, the reflection is a plus, it's a peaceful composition, nice job my friend,

Best regards

Sergio

jemaflor (39167) 2009-10-26 13:18

Hi Dariusz,
Superb landscape with this church and of course waonderful reflections on water, well captured and presented.

alvaraalto (5229) 2009-10-26 14:31

Hi Darek,

Good information and attractive architecture in a beautiful ambience.
This must be a lovely place to walk around and take some pictures.

Groet Rob

ophelcia (5303) 2009-10-26 14:41

Hmmm...
Panie Darku...tragicznie, tragicznie! Tylko 56 punktów...
A to dorzucę coś od siebie - odbicia warte uwagi i niesamowite kolory, Olszanica zareklamowana!

danos (32116) 2009-10-27 1:56

Hi Dariusz,
Oh what a picturesque place is this! A very nice presentation with the pond on the foreground to creates depth and the castle to dominates on the back of the scene.I like the reflections as the trees that decorate this beautiful environment even more.Informative your note too.Well done.

Have a nice day,Danos

jafadabret (39263) 2009-10-27 3:24

Bonjour Darek.
Belle maîtrise de la composition et de la lumière sur cette photo ! Ce paysage est très beau avec cette architecture très élégante qui se mire dans ces douves.
Bonne journée !
Jacques

chawax (5861) 2009-10-27 12:38

Hi Dariusz,
A lovely place and a great shot ! Reflections are very nice, colours are wonderful, sharpness is excellent ! I love it !
Regards,
Olivier

anokutan (7491) 2009-10-27 22:55

Hello Dariusz,
A well composed view, transpiring a calm sunny autumn day.Great colors too.

bakes888 (18055) 2009-10-27 23:20

Hi Darek.
Wonderful photo, the calm water and reflections impart a wonderful serene mood to the scene. Wonderful colours and clarity. Well composed and thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

subhendu_bagchi (2832) 2009-10-28 4:08

Hi Dariusz,
it is just a masterpiece. The composing is brilliant using the symmetry due to reflection and light is so perfect. Nice colours. The castle is looking great from this POV. Lovely. Tfs.
Best regards
Subhendu

shevchenko (9854) 2009-10-28 21:52

Hi Dariusz,
Lovely traditional style's architectures, why not? The lake is reflecting well the view, good balancing between the real environment and reflection, good perspective, full in relaxing feel, thanks for sharing the historical architectures and the beautiful park.
Ally

Pablo25 (1695) 2009-10-29 8:14

witaj Darku,
bardzo mi sie podoba twoja kompozycja tutaj, wybrales znakomite miejsce i bardzo ladnie pokazales calosc. Swietne kolorki, super ostrosc i format troche inny niz zawsze - square? chyba tak to sie nazywa. Podoba sie.
pozdrawiam
Pawel

ilDottore (3996) 2009-10-31 11:17

Hej Darku,
A ja dalej będe punktował Twoje polskie zdjęcia.
Kolejny cukiereczek z Ojczyzny... Szczerze mówiąc to mało "polskie" to zdjęcie. Taki pałacyk mógłby stać wszędzie w Europie, za nic bym nie poznał, gdzie byłeś.
A gdzie strzechy, bociany, drewniane płoty z dzbankami, poczciwe krasule (nooo... holenderki...;) ) i takie klimaty? :)
Bardzo bym chciał zobaczyć coś takiego pokazane przez pryzmat Twojego obiektywu i talentu.
A to zdjęcie ujmuje staranną kompozycją, pięknymi kolorami i fajną formą kwadratu.
Pozdrawiam!
Krzysiek

Juntas (3131) 2009-11-06 8:52

Hi Dariusz. Very nice presentation. The colors and reflections are great. The castle looks great between the trees and I like also the curve of the river. Perfect sharpness, great job. Have a nice weekend. Paulo