Melk Abbey Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

This is the cathedral of the Melk Abbey.
Melk Abbey or Stift Melk is an Austrian Benedictine abbey, and one of the world's most famous monastic sites. It is located above the town of Melk on a rocky outcrop overlooking the river Danube in Lower Austria, adjoining the Wachau valley.
The abbey was founded in 1089 when Leopold II, Margrave of Austria gave one of his castles to Benedictine monks from Lambach Abbey. A school was founded in the 12th Century, and the monastic library soon became renowned for its extensive manuscript collection. The monastery was also a major site for the production of manuscripts. In the 15th Century the abbey became the centre of the Melk Reform movement which reinvigorated the monastic life of Austria and Southern Germany.
Today's impressive Baroque abbey was built between 1702 and 1736 by architect Jakob Prandtauer. Particularly noteworthy is the abbey church with frescos by Johann Michael Rottmayr and the impressive library with countless medieval manuscripts.
Interior shown in WS.

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bema (9086) 2008-08-07 5:12

Hi Asa,

reading your travel-story to understand something about the route i only can congratulate you to this tour; on your way you must have seen a lots of castles and beautiful towns...
The today shown abbey i´ve seen some weeks ago in a tv-production and your picture shows it´s beauty as well...

best regards Bernd

jlynx (11380) 2008-08-07 5:38

I see that you had not here easy assignment exercible. Surely you had not other possibility directly a choice of this dynamic POV. Narrow picture , but in principle speaks many hereof to the place. There please to me well replete colours, contrast and the sharpness.
Best regards,
Jurek

jplebrun (17326) 2008-08-07 6:41

Bonjour Asa
très original comme couleur, cette église ressort bien dans ce ciel tout bleu, bravo, belle composition.
Amitiés
Jean-Pierre

izmirli (3285) 2008-08-07 6:50

merhaba dear asa
magnificent church and details.excellent colours and composition.well done.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

amaryllis (17826) 2008-08-07 9:23

bonjour,
un tres beau cadrage de cette cathédrale pas facile du tout car imposante et aux couleurs typiques de la région
superbe architecture
excellente réalisation
juliette

Nicou (45743) 2008-08-07 9:29

Hello,

mangigique cette cathédrale, quel belle couleur ce jaune foncé et de toute beauté, avec ce ciel, superbe.

bravo et amitié

Nicou

lucasgalodoido (16789) 2008-08-07 10:00

Hi Asa,
beautiful archicteture of this building, and interesting colors too. Great job my friend.
Congratulations and Hug

zhelach (3590) 2008-08-07 10:26

Hello Asa!
Wonderful architecture! Beautiful details, colors and sharp! lovely place!
TFS, best regards
Zorica

gunbud (28163) 2008-08-07 18:58

Hi Asa,
Wow what a well chosen vertical presentation that takes full advantage of the vivid blue wispy clouds sky that perfectly compliments the striking yellow archticture.
The twin clock towers meet the sky magistically while the gentleman and palm tree add attractive scale to this fine image.
Regards, Tom

PixelTerror (86853) 2008-08-08 0:29

Hi Asa,
So you've been there just a few days after me !
Nice close up image with good quality but too much distortion due to this closeness, for that reason I went further away.
Have a nice day JY

mikolaj_kawa (31287) 2008-08-08 2:07

Hello Asa! Wonderful church. Very interesting architecture. Beautiful light and bright, excellent colors. Original shot. Good luck!

jlbrthnn (38971) 2008-08-08 4:01

Hello Asa,
This frontage baroque, thus coloured is remarkable. The captured details are precise, like in the ws. It is a beautiful photograph of architecture for which I would have tried to correct the perspective a little. Good work and excellent note. Cheer.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

Budapestman (42844) 2008-08-08 4:15

Hi Asa,
Great architectural shot with splendid symetrical composition and beautiful colours. The details are rich and decorative, clarity is superb. Beautiful work, Very well done!
Have a nice weekend
George

Fis2 (46429) 2008-08-08 4:16

Witaj Asa!
Beautiful cathedral. Good vertical frame. I like the colors and light. Well done.
Regards
Krzysztof

jhm (83352) 2008-08-08 4:55

Hello Asa,

You chose for a vertical perspective cathedral of the Melk Abbey.
Splendid front of this Austrian Benedictine abbey, colours and composition are superb.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

Charo (31811) 2008-08-08 13:38

Hello Asa,
Very good symmetrical making this beautiful church.
Excellent colors, light and detail. Well done.
Best regards,
Charo

Vanessa132 (1840) 2008-08-09 4:36

Hi Asa,
beautiful cathedral...very colorful.
Good symmetry.
Pretty sky..
TFS
Vanessa

chinchini (27811) 2008-08-10 6:01

Bonjour Asa,
C'est une très belle cathédrale que tu as réussi à capturer en une seule photo super polarisée. La contre-plongée sur cet édifice que tu n'as pas redressée, crée une très grande perspective.
C'est une bonne photo que je découvre en ce dimanche, jour de publication pour de nombreuses "Papagolfades" ;o) par les membres de TE.
Excellent dimanche
Pierre

Clementi (45245) 2008-08-10 13:41

Ciao Asa,
one strange way of capturing this church. interesting the strong created distortion. the person's insertion give idea of the church majesty . nice colors and beautiful sky.
Giorgio

tedesse (13226) 2008-08-11 1:14

Hello!
Wonderful church and details.Excellent colours and composition.
Interesting note.
Tadeusz

papagolf21 (56749) 2008-08-11 1:21

Bonjour, Asa,
Quelle magnificence à travers ces deux photographies ! Style baroque très prononcé pour la cathédrale. Une gemme quant au maître autel, une véritable splendeur.
Merci, Asa, pour ces très belles prises de vue et de la note d'accompagnement richement documentée.
Amitiés.
Philippe

pierrefonds (26659) 2008-08-11 3:45

Hi Asa,

The point of view is allowing us to see the details and colors of the architecture of the cathedral. The presence of the person has an effect of scale. The picture is clear and sharp. The luminosity brings out the best of the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

dip (12850) 2008-08-11 13:42

Hi Asa,
beautiful architecture image of the cathedral,
very well framed and composed,
Greetings,
Dimitris.

UnTrained (0) 2008-08-12 0:39

Hi Asa,
clear, sharp and good depth but also the colours are amazing. I like to follow the fine details, also the ones in the workshop.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

danos (33300) 2008-08-12 5:29

Hello Asa,
nice presentation of the Melk Abbey' Cathedral,with this splendid architectural line and the color that create the details.I like the sharpness and the clarity of the scene,as the brilliant light that floodlight the facade of the church and the gorgeous contrasted colors of the photo.Well done.

Regards,Danos

feather (50154) 2008-08-12 5:35

Wonderful Baroque architecture which you have captured so well, showing lots of detail. The short shadows indicate this was taken at the full height of the sun, but you have handled the harsh conditions very well. The lone figure gives us a good idea of the size of the abbey. The interior shot is good too and would have made a main post for another day.
Kath

AiresSantos (42924) 2008-08-13 2:44

Hi Asa
Beautiful architecture in the Melk Abbey, great colours and contrast.
I like your POV and how you managed the light
TFS an d greetings
Aires

lrw1966 (1632) 2008-08-13 8:44

Asa Hi;
Marvelous POV, detail, color and texture in you very impressively present compositon.
Thanks for the note.
Congratulations, very nicely done.
Larry
USA-tfs

Bandit (2120) 2008-08-17 22:32

Beau point de vue de cette magnifique cathédrale !! La composition est très bien avec la personne qui donne l'echelle ! Juste le coin d'ombre à droite qui gène mais je chipote !!
Bravo !!

dareco (17104) 2008-08-20 19:17

This is a very nice addition to my theme!! Very nice pov, colors and detail. TFS and have a happy day!

jemaflor (39759) 2008-08-21 10:53

Hi Asa,
very nice this church with that colour, a good effect with the blue sky, well taken with that angle, the church is very impressive like that.

mikele_pl (2304) 2008-08-25 8:36

Hi Asa,
I like this shot. Sharpness is great and so are colours. Well done!
thaks for sharing
regards
michal

mikeo (12117) 2008-08-31 8:10

Hi Asa,

This is so cool! Great, strong composition with very dark - little dangerous sky in background - very like colours od walls and sky - great shot!

Congratulations and TFS,

Greetings,

mikeo

devimeuxbe (56370) 2008-09-06 5:59

Bonjur Asa
the perspective is beautifull on this church. You get very noce colors. The result is amazing.
Have a nice day
Bertrand

deano (178) 2008-09-19 13:44

Great shot, excellent sharp details and colours with good contrast. The person walking by is a nice touch and helps to provide some sort of scale to the building. Very well done and TFS.
Dean.

dcawker (5691) 2008-10-27 5:55

Excellent light and perspective here.. Well done! Regards, Doug