Nothing Special in Sarajevo, a photo from Bosniak-Croat, West

Photographer's Note

An outdoor chess match in session in central Sarajevo. I thought I would add my contribution to the nothing special theme.

In the bg is the Cathedral Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, which perhaps is special? It was completed in 1874.

ikeharel, papagolf21, pajaran, pierrefonds, holmertz, cornejo, PiotrF, jhm, Cricri, COSTANTINO has marked this note useful

Critiques | Translate

Tue (92370) 2017-08-17 0:39

Hello Chris,
Excellent photo of the city and the chess match. The light was fantastic and added such a wonderful, golden hue to the church. The men in the foreground either playing or watching the match create a great, relaxed mood.
Lars

ikeharel (113353) 2017-08-17 0:54

Those chess players were so busy, indifferent to your presence of your camera and the beautiful sight of the cathedral, Chris.
Nicely combined.
Good afternoon,
Ike

Nicou (193806) 2017-08-17 1:01

Hlelo

quel ensemble avec ces joueurs d'échec sur le sol et quelle église quel ressort en fond et sa croix au sommet les arbres qui suivent tout la hauteur sueprbe.
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

snunney (130967) 2017-08-17 1:32

Hello Chris,
The foreground action with the chess players nicely complements the lovely background architecture. The vertical frame was the ideal choice. Pleasing warm lights and colours and excellent sharpness.

papagolf21 (152607) 2017-08-17 2:02

Bonjour, cher Chris,
Très belle mise en image avec une lumière très recherchée.
Le sujet est très bien mis en valeur.
Réussite totale.
Amitiés.
Philippe

pajaran (115911) 2017-08-17 3:19

Dobar dan.
Bio sam vise puta u Sarajevu u vreme Jugoslavije, ostao mi je u lepom secanju.
Interesantan pogled i trenutak, dobar tekst ...
Dobar rad i format fotografije, lepo pokazano mesto i trenutak, dobar kontrast i perspektiva, lepe boje, lepo uhvacen trenutak. Lepo mesto sa sahom na otvorenom, lepo zeleno drvece i arhitektura sa lepom fasadom.
Lepo mesto za druzenje.
Zelim vam lepo popodne, sve najbolje.
Paja.

Good day.
I was several times in Sarajevo at the time of Yugoslavia, he remained in my good memory.
Interesting look and a moment, good text ...
Good work and format of the photo, beautifully shown place and moment, good contrast and perspective, nice colors, nice moment. A nice place with open-air chess, nice green trees and architecture with a beautiful facade.
Nice place to socialize.
I wish you good afternoons, all the best.

pierrefonds (114470) 2017-08-17 4:28

Bonjour Chris,

Tu as bien capturé l'action des joueurs d'échec. Les arbres cadrent bien la cathédrale. La prise de vue permet de voir les détails de la cathédrale de la Nativité. La bonne luminosité fait ressortir la beauté des couleurs. Bonne journée.

Pierre

Sergiom (117241) 2017-08-17 5:41

Bonjour Chris,

La vie est tout de même belle à Sarajevo. Ville qui a beaucoup souffert mais qui se rétablit bien. Belle partie d'échecs sous une lumière exceptionnelle sur l'église en arrière plan.

Amicalement

Serge

Silvio1953 (221627) 2017-08-17 6:16

Ciao Chris, great perspective on fantastic architecture, fine details, excellent clarity, splendid light and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

Fis2 (170779) 2017-08-17 6:56

Witaj Chris!
Beautiful church, nice scene.
Chess game in place makes an impression.
Good POV, colors and light.
I like it.
Nice afternoon.
Krzysztof

holmertz (102708) 2017-08-17 7:32

Hello Chris,
Maybe this is the same chessboard that I photographed in 2008, but the weather and circumstances were totally different. The warm light and the beautiful church make this a very appealing photo. For a "nothing special" photo this is actually quite special.
Best regards,
Gert

dta (98848) 2017-08-17 8:09

Hello Chris ,
This is an excellent pictue of this beautiful church with the chess match in the Fg . I like especially how the yellow building stands out from other elements .
Regards

Royaldevon (85932) 2017-08-17 10:22

Hello Chris,

Playing chess outside is certainly the right way to do it!
We played on the deck of a cruiser on the Rhine and, believe me, it was much more fun, especially when bystanders have to add their suggestions!
The low light is very effective in the photograph.
Have you noticed how the tops of the cathedral towers resemble chess pieces?

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

cornejo (61504) 2017-08-17 12:07

Hello Chris, very good photo of this interesting scene of daily life with a nice background, very well captured in this interesting image, with good sharpness, light, color and quality. A great work perfectly done, my congratulations, my friend. Thank you for sharing this interesting work.

Good night and happy weekend.
All the best from the south of Spain.
Angel.

macjake (98456) 2017-08-17 13:15

Hi Chris
Sarajevo, this is a city i should visit at some point, lots of recent interesting history. Scanning the scene, its funny how that lime green bench stands out so strongly! haha
but of course the men playing chess wins the battle. love the warm sunlight striking the Cathedral, thats a bonus for sure. a fine street shot. cheers
craig

PiotrF (54698) 2017-08-17 16:42

Hello Chris,
A very nice street scene with beautiful architecture in background.I like a very interesting perspective, good composition, excellent clarity and natural colors.
Nice presentation
Regards
Piotr

rychem (72187) 2017-08-17 21:33

Great photo, fantastic warm light and beautiful view of the cathedral, the separate part of your photo are chess players, it seems they are not interested in the church and coming evening, very well captured
regards Ryszard

lousat (139286) 2017-08-18 1:55

Hi Chris,this fantastic orthodox cathedrale isn't nothing special...ehehe....truly beautiful,and beautiful too your choice of POV to have a view on the chess playground and the players too. Warm light and fine details for a lovely composition,i like it! Have a nice weekend and thanks,Luciano

jhm (211736) 2017-08-18 5:05

Hello Chris,

The men play in a lovely area with the church in background.
I like the enlightenment of the church wonderful.
Pleasant panorama too.
The fine architecture is a nice detail picture.
An excellent composition lovely presentation too.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

Cricri (176) 2017-08-18 7:02

Hi Chris
La première fois que j'ai vue ce grand échiquier c'était au Mexique, mais personne ne jouait ....ces une très belle scène partie ombre et de lumière, belle vue sur la cathédrale baigner par la lumière, très belle présentation
belle journée
cricri

abmdsudi (95869) 2017-08-18 19:49

Hi Chris
Nice street shot...
Love their intense concentration with a bonus of an enchanting architecture in the background. Speck of bold colours and gorgeous warm tones make this stand out and sing. A lovely find ..
Congrats
Best wishes

mkamionka (74447) 2017-08-20 0:59

Hi Chris,
beautiful architecture of this church, the towers behind have the characteristic Byzantine design while the front tower is so popular in former Austro-Hungarian empire.
Captured in a great light with fantastic foreground: these people playing chess make such a nice scene!
It feels so peaceful and quiet.
Excellent work,
M

carlo62 (81265) 2017-08-22 0:15

Ciao Chris
trovo la.foto molto bella, hai ripreso una scena tipica del luogo, con un'architettura molto bella sullo sfondo e una luce meravigliosa.
Saluti Carlo

COSTANTINO (116518) 2017-08-26 22:07

Hello dear friend and have a nice time
and a happy new day
it s the first time i see an outdoor chess match
welldone and wellseen
regards
Costantino

jmdias (115186) 2017-09-01 2:25

chris

very nice aspect of the square and the people enjoying the moment playing chess in the area. I liked the view of that beautiful church ahead too.

hugs

jorge