The King & The Moon Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is the statue of the Polish King Sigismund III Vasa.
It stands on the Castle's Square in The Old Town in Warsaw.
The moon was shining the other night and there was good opportunity to catch them both.
Here are the results of a 4 minute exposure...

The statue was destroyed during the World War II, so as the 85% of Warsaw.

King Sigismund III Vasa of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Sigismund of Sweden (June 20, 1566 – April 30, 1632 N.S.), was the son of Sweden's King John III (1537 – 1592) of the House of Vasa, and his first wife, Catherine Jagiellon (1526 – 1583).
(after Wikipedia, 2007)

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bantonbuju (48856) 2007-08-28 3:06

kapitalne,
dobre kompozycyjnie od d... strony, niezwykle nastrojowo zygmunt sie wypial na nas a pokazal pyska ksiezycowi...
ciekawa atmosfera tego zdjecia,
pozdr. j.

Jeppo (12258) 2007-08-28 3:10

Witam Michal,

dobra robota! it seems that King Sigismund is climbing to the moon....his figure is well shaped and the contrast is good

pozdrawiam
Silvio

KostasKon (0) 2007-08-28 9:58

Great composition.
The POV is excellent, the lightness is great and the sharpness is very good. The long exposure and the clouds gave a great result.
Congratulations!!!
Kostas.

s65 (123) 2007-08-28 13:40 [Comment]

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mark88 (5866) 2007-08-28 14:22

Bardzo podoba mi się klimat tej foty. Świetne wykonanie.
Pozdrawiam, Marek.

denizler (4506) 2007-08-29 7:24

Hi Michal,
Wonderful light and silhouette.Congrats!!
Best Wishes,
Deniz:)

agnieszqa (954) 2007-08-30 3:20 [Comment]

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Polonaise (5638) 2007-10-12 5:45

Absolutelybeautiful.
Funny thing...
Seeing one million times one million photos of this object - never ever have seen taken like this one !!!

Glory for Michal.

Czymsie sie lykendowo

j.

mdetay (4362) 2007-10-13 5:41

Hi Michal,
Excellent capture.
Great POV and colors.
Well done.
Cheers from Hong Kong.
Michel

zips (1941) 2007-10-17 0:36

Good sillhouette effect, bokeh and light. Well seen and shot.

Great Job.
Aloha, JB

abulafia (4802) 2008-11-18 0:27

Great stuff Michal
A really clever setup, looks very dramatic.
Harry

hubert (1566) 2008-11-29 4:30

Buon Giorno Michal,
a statuary dynamism.
Complimenti
Marco

Photo Information

Copyright: Michal Gierlinski (Gierlinski) (940)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-08-28
Categories: Castles, Daily Life, Nature, Architecture, Artwork, Ruins
Camera: Canon EOS 350D, Canon 70-200 f/4L, 1 GB SanDisk Ext.III, Hoya PL-CIR 67mm
Exposure: f/22
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-08-28 2:59