Triumphal Arch Photo

Photographer’s Note

North along tree-lined Soseaua Kiseleff is the Triumphal arch. Based on Paris' namesake monument, it was a symbol of cultural ties prior to WWI.
The 11m-tall arch, constructed from reinforced concrete, and granite mined in Deva, was built between 1935-36 to commemorate the reunification of Romania in 1918.
The sites of the WWI battles in which the Romanian front fought are inscribed inside the arch, and King Ferdinand and Queen Marie feature on its southern facade. A makeshift triumphal monument allegedly made from cardboard and wood had been erected on the site in 1878 to mark the achievement of Romanian independence the previous year. In 1922 a new wooden structure was hastily thrown up in time for King Ferdinand's triumphant entry into the city as the first king os a united Greater Romania.

Hope you like that.

thor68, teutza, Schultzy, photo_radoo, georgemoeciu, japiey has marked this note useful

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Kititit (813) 2006-06-21 9:53

Excelent photo, nice contrast and POV.
Rita

catalina (821) 2006-06-21 10:01

Hi Tatiana,
Very nice photo :)
Nice colors, clarity, good centered and framed.
I have to say the flag looks lovely :)

Mikos (4324) 2006-06-21 10:40

In terms of composition, light, perspective, it´s very intersting shot, and what´s more, I didn´t know Romania had a Triumphal Arch too¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ My best regards Tatiana ;-)

thor68 (5537) 2006-06-21 10:45

yeah, cool, this ain´t paris, which i had in mind. *g*
excellent shot, tatiana! :-)
good sharpness and pov, nice strong colors
and a superb composition with the colorful flag right in
the opening.
good, i learnt something new today.
well done & take care, thor.

teutza (10568) 2006-06-21 11:49

hy!very nice composition!the colours are great!and...actally the hole picture is very nice!

Schultzy (5428) 2006-06-21 12:43

Hello Tatiana,
Interesting historical subject, classical but efficient composition for this kind of place.
Nice colors and many sharp details.
Well done !

photo_radoo (265) 2006-06-21 13:17

poza e foarte clara si buna lumina! e o poza reusita.
incadrare ok deasemenea.

georgemoeciu (1148) 2006-06-21 13:46

great picture excelent simetry good compozition
good ligth
regards george

mikebv (0) 2006-06-21 20:00

Salut Kirych
beautifull shot
great colors cool building dhaa :)))
love it a lot !!
all my regards

Alin

aralda (1240) 2006-06-22 12:44

Hi Tatiana,
Nice POV on the Triumphal Arch in Bucharest. Your note is great as well.
You manage to both allow the arch to "breathe" in your photo and show its details to best advantage.
Raluca

rosaline (0) 2006-06-22 14:04

Hi Tatiana
Good shot with rich colour saturation and good sharpness. The pov is good and the catch of light is from a favourable angle. The right side is just a little overexposed but a polarizer or ND filter would have helped you there. Great shot.
Aubrey

macondo (13271) 2006-06-28 22:59

I thought it was Paris! But it's not. I couldn't see the flag clearly on the thumbnail. A very clear and well composed photo. The Rumanian flag adds delightful colour to this one. It might have been nice to capture some people or a vehicle in the foreground, but you can't always have everything.
Regards,
Andrew

turkamerikali (4772) 2006-07-10 17:25

Hi Tatiana,
Excellent Romanian Triumphal Arch photo.
I like your pov,dof,colors,focus,sharpness,,frame and composition.Well Done.TFS
Tolga

japiey (9521) 2007-06-23 19:20

Hi Tatiana .

Have seen many images of Romania.
This is a fantastic view of the Triumphal Arch.
Very similar to the GATE WAY OF INDIA..

Good in composition, colourfull, and the POV is really impressive.

jean paul